Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA
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Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc · May 2007
Treatment of Jumper's knee: promising short-term results in a pilot study using a new arthroscopic approach based on imaging findings.
Sclerosing injections targeting the area with neovessels and nerves on the dorsal side of the patellar tendon has been demonstrated as giving promising clinical results in patients with chronic painful Jumper's knee-patellar tendinosis (PT). However, a mean number of three treatments with 6-8 weeks in between were needed for a good clinical result. This study aimed to evaluate a more radical removal of the area with neovessels and nerves by using arthroscopic shaving. ⋯ A telephone follow-up 13 months (mean) postoperatively showed that the same 13/15 were still satisfied and active in their sports, and that the 2/15 poor cases were still not satisfied with the treatment. Our short-term results indicate that arthroscopic shaving targeting the area with neovessels and nerves on the dorsal side of the patellar tendon has a potential to reduce the tendon pain and allow for the majority of patients to go back to full tendon loading activity within 2 months after surgery. Further studies evaluating this new technique for treating Jumper's knee-PT are in progress.
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Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc · May 2007
Dynamic measurement of patellofemoral kinematics and contact pressure after lateral retinacular release: an in vitro study.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of lateral retinacular release and medial and lateral retinacular deficiency on patellofemoral position and retropatellar contact pressure. Human knee specimens (n = 8, mean age = 65 SD 7 years, all male) were tested in a kinematic knee-simulating machine. During simulation of an isokinetic knee extension cycle from 120 degrees to full extension, a hydraulic cylinder applied sufficient force to the quadriceps tendon to produce an extension moment of 31 Nm. ⋯ In the deficient knee conditions the patella moved on a significant lateralised track (P = 0.04) through the entire extension cycle with a lateralised centre of patellofemoral pressure (P = 0.04) with a trend (P = 0.08) towards increased patellofemoral pressure. The results suggest that lateral retinacular release did not inevitably stabilise or medialise patellar tracking through the entire knee extension cycle, but could decrease pressure on the lateral patellar facet in knee flexion. Therefore lateral retinacular release should be considered carefully in cases of patellar instability.
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Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc · May 2007
Clinical, radiologic and arthroscopic assessment and treatment of bilateral discoid lateral meniscus.
The purpose of the study is to evaluate clinical, radiologic and arthroscopic features of bilateral discoid lateral meniscus and to assess the outcome of arthroscopic meniscectomy. Among the 177 arthroscopies performed for discoid lateral meniscus between January 1993 and January 2004, 12 were bilateral. The clinical and radiologic evaluation was done from the records. ⋯ This finding has not been described in the literature so far. Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy gives good results in symptomatic bilateral discoid meniscus. This to our knowledge is the largest series of bilateral discoid lateral menisci.
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Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc · Apr 2007
Randomized Controlled TrialArthroscopic or conservative treatment of degenerative medial meniscal tears: a prospective randomised trial.
In this prospective randomised study two treatments after non-traumatic medial meniscal tear diagnosed with radiological examination and magnetic resonance imaging were compared; arthroscopic partial meniscectomy followed by supervised exercise or supervised exercise alone. The aim was to evaluate knee function and physical activity. Ninety patients (mean age 56 years) were evaluated using the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score, the Lysholm Knee Scoring Scale, the Tegner Activity Scale and a Visual Analogue Scale for knee pain prior to the intervention, after 8 weeks of exercise and after 6 months. ⋯ After the intervention both groups reported decreased knee pain, improved knee function and a high satisfaction (P<0.0001). Forty-one per cent of the patients returned to their pre-injury activity level after 6 months. In conclusion, when evaluated with outcome scores, arthroscopic partial medial meniscectomy followed by supervised exercise was not superior to supervised exercise alone in terms of reduced knee pain, improved knee function and improved quality of life.
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Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc · Apr 2007
Results of treatment of septic knee arthritis: a retrospective series of 40 cases.
We studied a consecutive series of 40 patients presenting a septic knee arthritis, with a mean age of 49 +/- 20 (range 19-81) years. The aetiologies were: 18 postoperative arthritis, 12 haematogenous infections, 7 arthritis following aspiration or infiltration, and 3 articular wounds. The most common organisms were Staphylococcus aureus and epidermidis (23 cases). ⋯ Needle aspiration should be only performed at the very early stages. Arthroscopic debridement should be the routine treatment. Synovectomy should be considered even as a primary procedure when significant synovial hypertrophy is present (Gächter stage III and IV) or when a more conservative treatment did not lead to a fast improvement.