Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
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Medial knee instability is a key clinical parameter for assessing ligament injury and arthroplasty success, but current methods for measuring stability are typically either qualitative or involve ionizing radiation. The purpose of this study was to perform a preliminary analysis of whether ultrasound (US) could be used as an alternate approach for quantifying medial instability by comparing an US method with an approach mimicking the current gold standard fluoroscopy method. ⋯ Ultrasound shows promise as a suitable alternative for quantifying medial instability without radiation exposure. However, the outstanding limitations of existing approaches and lack of true ground-truth data require that further validation work is necessary to better understand the clinical viability of an US approach for measuring medial knee gap width.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Aug 2017
An alternative technique for greater tuberosity fractures: use of the mesh plate.
Isolated greater tuberosity (GT) fractures (AO 11-A1) tend to occur in the younger patient population and are poorly managed by most precontoured proximal humerus locking plates. The goal of this study was to identify and assess an alternative treatment strategy for greater tuberosity fractures. ⋯ We have identified a viable alternative treatment option for the surgical management of isolated greater tuberosity fractures using a mesh plate that can be contoured to the patient's anatomy. Surgeons should be aware of this option for select patients.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Aug 2017
Comment LetterBiomechanics and indications for application of the method of BDSF. Answer to manuscript draft number AOTS-D- 17-00378, Letter to the Editor concerning ''Femoral neck fracture osteosynthesis by the biplane double-supported screw fixation method (BDSF) reduces the risk of fixation failure: clinical outcomes in 207 patients'' by Filipov O, Sommer C, et al. (2017) Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. Apr 8. [Epub ahead of print].
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Aug 2017
Comment LetterLetter to the Editor concerning "Femoral neck fracture osteosynthesis by the biplane double-supported screw fixation method (BDSF) reduces the risk of fixation failure: clinical outcomes in 207 patients" by Filipov O, Sommer C et al (2017). Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. Apr 8. (Epub ahead of print).