Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica
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Although conventional suture techniques yield satisfactory results in the treatment of meniscal ruptures, they are inherent with long operative time and high complication rates. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the results of meniscal repair with the use of the RapidLoc device. ⋯ Our findings suggest that the RapidLoc meniscal repair device may be an appropriate choice in selected cases because of satisfactory short-term clinical results, ease of applicability, short operation time, and low complication rate.
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The aim of this study was to evaluate long-term clinical and functional results of major upper extremity replantations. ⋯ Lower DASH scores show increased satisfaction of the patients and improved use of their replanted extremities as the helper arm whereby functional deficiency is somewhat compensated.
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Thoracic pedicle screw fixation has many advantages over other methods of spinal fixation in treating various conditions. We evaluated the safety and efficacy of pedicle screw fixation in the thoracic spine. ⋯ The high accuracy of thoracic pedicle screw placement (94.3%) using the free-hand technique suggests that pedicle screw fixation of the thoracic spine is safe, reliable, and useful in the treatment of all types of spinal diseases.