Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Aug 2023
Comparison of balance and function in the long term after all arthroscopic ATFL repair surgery.
We compared the balance, ROM, clinical scores, kinesiophobia and functional outcomes of patients after all-arthroscopic ATFL repair surgery with the non-operated side and healthy control group. ⋯ Level III.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Aug 2023
Are we getting better at cementing femoral stems in total hip arthroplasty? A 5-year institutional trend.
Femoral stem cementation provides excellent implant longevity with a low periprosthetic fracture rate among patients with compromised bone quality or abnormal anatomy. We radiologically evaluated the quality of the femoral cement mantle in patients undergoing THA to examine whether cementation quality improved with increased institutional experience. ⋯ III, retrospective cohort study.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Aug 2023
Subspine femoroacetabular impingement: retrospective study of a series of patients treated by hip arthroscopic resection.
Femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS) is a common hip pathology that causes pain and functional limitation in young patients. subspine femoroacetabular impingement (SFAI) is an increasingly diagnosed extra-articular subtype that occurs from mechanical conflict of the anteroinferior iliac spine (AIIS) with the cervico-diaphyseal junction during hip flexion, which is poorly described in the literature. ⋯ Arthroscopic decompression of AIIS in SFAI patients is a safe procedure that provides satisfactory short-term functional results, improving clinical symptoms, function, sports performance, and range of motion in our study.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Aug 2023
Coronoid tip fractures in terrible triad injuries can be safely treated without fixation.
The optimal treatment of terrible triad injuries of the elbow (TTI) remains topic of ongoing discussion. The aim of this study was to determine whether different treatment strategies for coronoid tip fractures in terrible triad injuries influences the clinical and radiological results in a mid-term follow-up. ⋯ Level III, retrospective comparative study.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Aug 2023
Retrospective analysis of mortality and quality of life after hip disarticulation or hemipelvectomy: a report on 15 patients.
Hip disarticulation and hemipelvectomy are defined as major ablative amputations of the lower limb. Due to the small number of patients, little is known about the outcome and follow-up. ⋯ Hip disarticulation and hemipelvectomy are followed by a high postoperative mortality. Quality of life of the affected patients is impaired in long-term follow-up. Especially amputations performed due to infections show high mortality within one month after surgery despite average young age and low CCI. Surgeons should be aware of this devastating outcome and extraordinary vigilant for these vulnerable patient cohorts.