Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Apr 2020
Tactile techniques are associated with a high variability of tunnel positions in lateral extra-articular tenodesis procedures.
The purpose of this study was to determine the variability of femoral tunnel positions applying two different lateral extra-articular tenodesis (LET) techniques, guiding on the tactile identification (1) of the lateral epicondyle (Lemaire procedure) and (2) of the Kaplan fibre attachments on the distal femur (MacIntosh procedure) and to analyse whether one of these procedures is more suitable for reliable femoral tunnel positioning in LET procedures. ⋯ Femoral tunnel positions in LET procedures have a high degree of variability and inaccuracy. Palpating anatomic landmarks appears to be insufficient to generate reproducible tunnel positions. Radiographic landmarks may enable more reproducible identification of isometric femoral tunnel positions and reduce malpositioning.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Apr 2020
Pre-operative templating in THA. Part II: a CT-based strategy to correct architectural hip deformities.
Pre-operative templating for total hip arthroplasty (THA) remains inaccurate due to improper magnification and alignment. We aimed to describe an improved templating strategy using computed tomography (CT) to predict component sizes and offsets with greater accuracy. ⋯ We described a strategy for pre-operative templating in THA. Despite the accuracy of CT, the authors found significant variations between planned and post-operative reconstructions, which suggest that pre-operative templating should only be used as an approximate guide.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Apr 2020
Dual-energy CT as an innovative method for diagnosing fragility fractures of the pelvic ring: a retrospective comparison with MRI as the gold standard.
As the average age of society increases, so does the number of cases of fragility fractures of the pelvis (FFP). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can visualise associated oedema and is thus the gold standard for diagnosing such fractures. MRI, however, is costly, not always available, and involves certain exclusion criteria. Dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) appears to be a promising alternative. It is unclear, however, whether it could be used for diagnosing FFP with similar sensitivity/specificity. The aim of our study was thus to compare conventional CT and DECT with MRI in cases of suspected FFP. ⋯ Our study shows DECT to be reliable and superior to conventional CT in terms of oedema detection and specific fracture classification in FFP. DECT thus combines the advantages of conventional CT (good visualisation of bone matter) and MRI (medullary cavity and visualisation of occult fractures).
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Apr 2020
Patients with anteromedial osteoarthritis achieve the greatest improvement in patient reported outcome after total knee arthroplasty.
The osteoarthritic (OA) disease pattern of the knee is one of the determinants for choice of arthroplasty concept when knee replacement is indicated, but whether the disease pattern has a direct effect on postoperative outcome has not previously been investigated. The aim was to investigate if different OA disease patterns have an effect on postoperative outcome after receiving total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Apr 2020
Radiation exposure in the treatment of pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures.
To determine the factors that influence radiation exposure during repair of supracondylar humerus fractures. ⋯ We found no significant difference in direct radiation exposure or fluoroscopy time when comparing biplanar to uniplanar C-arm use, resident participation, preoperative neurovascular compromise, or for comorbid ipsilateral fractures. Both outcomes increased significantly as fracture type increased from II to III and as the number of pins used during CRPP increased. Both outcomes were significantly different between the surgeons performing CRPP.