Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA
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Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc · Dec 2016
Randomized Controlled TrialBlind suprascapular and axillary nerve block for post-operative pain in arthroscopic rotator cuff surgery.
The goal of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of additional axillary nerve block (ANB) with suprascapular nerve block (SSNB) and patient-controlled anaesthesia (PCA) with no device assistance after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. The hypothesis is that patients with intravenous (IV) PCA and the blockade of the two main nerves (SSNB + ANB) experienced lesser pain than patients with IV PCA or IV PCA + SSNB. ⋯ II.
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Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc · Dec 2016
Effect of soft tissue laxity of the knee joint on limb alignment correction in open-wedge high tibial osteotomy.
Open-wedge high tibial osteotomy (HTO) cannot always accurately correct limb alignment, resulting in under- or over-correction. This study assessed the relationship between soft tissue laxity of the knee joint and alignment correction in open-wedge HTO. ⋯ II.
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Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc · Dec 2016
Comparative StudyAnterior shoulder instability with engaging Hill-Sachs defects: a comparison of arthroscopic Bankart repair with and without posterior capsulodesis.
The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical results of isolated arthroscopic Bankart repair and those of arthroscopic Bankart repair with posterior capsulodesis for anterior shoulder instability with engaging Hill-Sachs lesions. ⋯ Case-control study, Level III.
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Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc · Dec 2016
Anatomical study of the articular branch of the lateral pectoral nerve to the shoulder joint.
The purpose of this study was to document the distribution of the articular branch of the lateral pectoral nerve (LPN) to the shoulder and to identify a suitable point for its blockade. ⋯ The articular branch of the LPN to the shoulder, as well as the muscular and cutaneous branches of the LPN, covers a portion of the shoulder joint with suprascapular and axillary nerves. Surgeons might consider a peripheral block of the suprascapular, axillary, and LPNs to provide maximum block coverage after shoulder joint surgery.