Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica
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Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc · Dec 2016
ReviewDoes the saline load test still have a role in the orthopaedic world? A systematic review of the literature.
The aim of this systematic review was to assess the efficacy of Saline load tests (SLTs) to evaluate extension of periarticular wounds into capsule in emergent settings. ⋯ Level II, Diagnostic study.
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Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc · Dec 2016
Flexor tendon complications in comminuted distal radius fractures treated with anatomic volar rim locking plates.
Anatomic volar rim locking plates are designed with the aim of treating intraarticular distal radius fractures. When used to treat comminuted distal radius fractures, these plates can damage the flexor tendons. In this study, we sought to determine the radiological and functional results and rate of complications of these plates. ⋯ Level IV, Therapeutic study.
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Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc · Dec 2016
Case ReportsRegression of a symptomatic thoracic disc herniation with a calcified intervertebral disc component.
There were only a few cases describing spontaneous regression of calcified thoracic disc herniation in the literature. We present a 38-year-old male office worker who had left paramedian-foraminal extruded disc at T7-T8 with calcifications of the T7-T8 and T8-T9 intervertebral discs. This case was unique in that the non-calcified extruded disc material regressed almost completely in 5 months while the calcified intervertebral discs remained the same during the process of regression. This report stresses that regression of the herniated material of the thoracic discs with subsidence of the symptoms is still possible even if the disc material is calcified.