Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Jul 2013
Return to play following ACL reconstruction: survey among experienced arthroscopic surgeons (AGA instructors).
There is a lack of consensus regarding appropriate criteria attesting patient's unrestricted sports activities after ACL reconstruction. The purpose of this study was to perform a survey among experienced arthroscopic surgeons regarding their return to play guidelines in these patients. ⋯ In conclusion, the majority of surgeons do not consider muscle function, jump tests, alignment tests, and proprioception as relevant return to sports criterion. However, these are two crucial parameters for return to sports.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Jul 2013
Intraosseous correction of misdirected cannulated screws and fracture malalignment using a bent tip 2.0 mm guidewire: technique and indications.
Percutaneous pelvic screw placement is a technically demanding procedure. A precise intraosseous pathway must be prepared before screw placement into any osseous fixation pathway of the pelvis. ⋯ This technique also allows for manipulation and reduction of certain malaligned pelvic fractures prior to percutaneous cannulated screw placement. This technique does not substitute for poor surgical technique but is used to optimize the position of percutaneously placed pelvic screws.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Jun 2013
Double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with split Achilles allograft and single tibia tunnel for small ACL tibial footprint : technical note with clinical results.
We describe a surgical technique of double-bundle ACL reconstruction with a single tibia tunnel and report the clinical outcome. ⋯ Level IV, therapeutic study.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Jun 2013
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyThe effects of corticosteroid injection versus local anesthetic injection in the treatment of lateral epicondylitis: a randomized single-blinded clinical trial.
This study seeks to compare two treatment methods of lateral epicondylitis: corticosteroid injection (CSI) and a local anesthetic injection (LAI). ⋯ For lateral epicondylitis, CSI has the best short-term treatment results yet the highest recurrent rates. The combination of CSI with other treatment option or with a change in injection technique from single injection to peppering injection may be promising.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Jun 2013
Comparative StudyJoint line changes in cruciate-retaining versus posterior-stabilized computer-navigated total knee arthroplasty.
This study compared joint line changes and functional outcomes between cruciate-retaining (CR) and posterior-stabilized (PS) computer-navigated total knee arthroplasties (TKAs). With the increased precision offered by computer navigation, we hypothesized that there should be minimal differences in the joint line changes between the groups and thus no significant differences in the clinical outcomes. ⋯ III.