Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Feb 2024
Injections prior to hip arthroscopy are associated with increased risk of repeat hip arthroscopy at 1 and 5 years.
Previous studies have shown that intra-articular hip injections prior to hip arthroscopy (HA) can be a helpful diagnostic tool. However, local anesthetic and corticosteroid injections can be chondrotoxic and corticosteroid injections have been shown to increase the risk of infection during subsequent surgical intervention. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether preoperative injections adversely affect outcomes of HA using a national database. ⋯ Intraarticular hip injections prior to hip arthroscopy, particularly corticosteroid injections, are associated with increased risk of repeat hip arthroscopy at 1 and 5 years. Additional studies are needed to elucidate this risk.
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Humeral shaft fractures are common fractures of the diaphysis of the humerus. The aim of this study was to evaluate factors affecting the clinical outcomes of humeral nonunions surgically treated with open reduction and single- versus double-plate fixation with grafting. ⋯ Although the double-plate fixation technique has similar clinical, radiological, and functional results to single-plate fixation, it is a more invasive and expensive technique with a longer operation time. Therefore, it should not be used as the first-line treatment option for all humeral shaft nonunion. Nevertheless, the double-plate technique may be preferred to achieve in cases requiring high stability, such as hypertrophic nonunion, osteopenia and comminuted fractures.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Feb 2024
Staged vs concurrent hardware removal in total ankle arthroplasty.
Ankle osteoarthritis is more commonly posttraumatic. Consequently, dealing with hardware removal is quite frequent when performing a total ankle arthroplasty (TAA). The purpose of this study is to compare outcomes regarding either a staged or concurrent hardware removal when performing TAA. ⋯ III.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Feb 2024
Are Cutibacterium acnes delivered from skin to deep tissues in primary reverse shoulder arthroplasty? A prospective study.
The objective of this study is to determine whether the deep tissues are inoculated during surgery with the Cutibacterium acnes still present in the skin after the surgical preparation in reverse shoulder arthroplasties. ⋯ The C. acnes present in the skin at the beginning of the surgery are the same as those found in the deep tissues at the end of the surgery. This result strengthens the possibility that the C. acnes is delivered from the skin to the deep tissues.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Feb 2024
Relationship between pain and intra-articular pathology in patients with chronic lateral ankle instability.
Repeated ankle sprains can lead to chronic lateral ankle instability (CLAI). It is unclear whether CLAI causes pain unless complicated by intra-articular lesions. This study aimed to analyze the characteristics of pain and the relationship between pain and intra-articular pathology in patients with CLAI. ⋯ Intra-articular lesions such as synovitis and BML were associated with pain in patients with CLAI. Osteosclerotic changes in the medial gutter also induced ankle pain, indicating that osteoarthritic changes had already begun. Therefore, lateral ankle ligament injuries after ankle sprain should be appropriately treated to avoid secondary degenerative changes.