Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association
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The present study was performed to determine the extent to which physicians and patients rate preoperative and postoperative knee pain and function differently, and to determine whether physicians or patients more accurately predict postoperative knee pain and function. ⋯ Level II, Prospective Longitudinal Study.
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This study was performed to review and compare the outcome of a consecutive series of 96 rotator cuff repairs performed with an open versus arthroscopic technique. The arthroscopic repairs include the beginning of the learning curve. ⋯ Level IV.
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This article presents uncommon cases of neuropraxia of the lesser occipital nerve and the greater auricular nerve after arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder in the beach-chair position under general anesthesia. The lesser occipital nerve and the greater auricular nerve are superficial ascending branches of the cervical plexus. ⋯ We recommend that during surgery in the beach-chair position, the auricle be protected and covered with cotton and gauze to avoid direct compression and the position of the head and neck be checked and corrected frequently. We hope for a new design of the headrest of the beach-chair device to prevent neuropraxia and to attach the head firmly and safely.
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Injury to the saphenous nerve accounts for the majority of neurovascular complications during arthroscopic meniscal repairs. Although the anatomy of the infrapatellar branch has been studied, the location of the sartorial branch at the level of the joint line has not been defined adequately. The purpose of this study was to define the location of the sartorial branch in relation to surrounding structures at the level of the knee joint/meniscus. ⋯ Understanding the anatomy of the sartorial branch at the level of the joint line and its relationships to surrounding structures will help to minimize the risk of injury to the nerve during common surgical procedures at the posteromedial corner of the knee.
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To determine joint fluid temperatures at different time intervals during treatment with radiofrequency energy (RFE) applied in intermittent and continuous treatment manners under flow or no-flow conditions using a simulated shoulder joint model. ⋯ Articular cartilage of the humeral head may suffer potential thermal injury from heating of joint fluid during RFE thermal capsulorrhaphy.