Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Aug 2009
Clinical TrialPercutaneous suturing of the ruptured Achilles tendon with endoscopic control.
A prospective study of modified percutaneous Achilles tendon repair performed between 1999 and 2005 under local infiltration anesthesia is presented; the study evaluated the results of percutaneous repair technique by visualization of the synovia under endoscopic control, followed by early functional postoperative treatment for surgical intervention of acute Achilles tendon ruptures. ⋯ The proposed method offers a reasonable treatment option for acute total Achilles tendon rupture with a low number of complications. The rerupture rate and return to preinjury activities are comparable to open and percutaneous without endoscopic control procedures.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Aug 2009
Arthroscopic removal of proud metallic suture anchors after Bankart repair.
This study presents an arthroscopic removal technique for proud metallic suture anchor after Bankart repair and analyzes the cause of anchor failures. ⋯ Despite small numbers of patients, a successful removal of proud metal suture anchors was achieved using a large empty suture anchor screw driver, which is a simple and reproducible method to remove a proud metallic suture anchor arthroscopically.