Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Aug 2018
Fixation of medial malleolar fractures with magnesium bioabsorbable headless compression screws: short-term clinical and radiological outcomes in eleven patients.
The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate the outcome of medial malleolar fractures treated with magnesium (MgYREZr) bioabsorbable compression screw fixation. ⋯ Level IV, therapeutic, retrospective case series.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Aug 2018
The depth of the low-intensity band on the T1-weighted MR image is useful for distinguishing subchondral insufficiency fracture from osteonecrosis of the collapsed femoral head.
To verify the hypothesis that depth of the low-intensity band on T1-weighted MR image is useful for distinguishing subchondral insufficiency fracture (SIF) from osteonecrosis of the collapsed femoral head (ON). ⋯ The results of the study suggest that depth of the low-intensity band on T1-weighted MR image is useful for distinguishing SIF from ON in cases with collapsed femoral heads.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Aug 2018
A novel remaining tendon preserving repair technique leads to improved outcomes in special rotator cuff tear patterns.
The purpose of this study was to identify the tear pattern that could be anatomically repaired by preserving the remaining tendon on footprint and evaluate clinical outcomes of patients who underwent remaining tendon preserving cuff repair. ⋯ Patients who underwent rotator cuff repair with preservation of the remaining tendon on the footprint obtained satisfactory functional outcomes. Rotator cuff tears in patients who had posterior L-shaped tear extending between supraspinatus and infraspinatus tendons or transtendinous tear pattern with substantial remaining tendon could be repaired using remaining tendon preserving repair technique. Anatomic reduction of torn cuff tendon without undue tension could be achieved using the remaining tendon preserving repair technique.