Knotless anatomic double-layer double-row rotator cuff repair: a novel technique re-establishing footprint and shape of full-thickness tears
NULL Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2008 Apr 5 [Epub ahead of print] Hepp P, Engel T, Osterhoff G, Marquass B, Josten C. The standard technique for restoring footprint after full-thickness tears of the rotator cuff includes double-row or transosseous-equivalent techniques. However, the anatomically typical bird’s beak shape and profile of tendon insertion may not be […]
Success of Lumbar Microdiscectomy in Patients With Modic Changes and Low-back Pain: A Prospective Pilot Study
NULL J Spinal Disord Tech. 2008 Apr;21(2):139-44. Chin KR, Tomlinson DT, Auerbach JD, Shatsky JB, Deirmengian CA. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective case controlled. OBJECTIVE: To determine the outcome after microdiscectomy in patients with disc herniation, concordant sciatica, and low-back pain with Modic I and II degenerative changes compared with similar patients without Modic changes. SUMMARY OF […]
Perthes’ or Perthes’ resembling disease in 13-month-old boy
NULL J Pediatr Orthop B. 2008 May;17(3):120-4. Maus U, Andereya S, Ihme N, Gravius S, Niedhart C, Ohnsorge JA, Niethard FU. Onset of Perthes’ disease is reported frequently from the age of 2 years. Latest publications showed cases with onset of this disease in infancy at ages of 17 and 18 months. We report the […]
Potent anticoagulants are associated with a higher all-cause mortality rate after hip and knee arthroplasty
NULL Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2008 Mar;466(3):714-21. Epub 2008 Feb 10. Sharrock NE, Gonzalez Della Valle A, Go G, Lyman S, Salvati EA. Anticoagulation for thromboprophylaxis after THA and TKA has not been confirmed to diminish all-cause mortality. We determined whether the incidence of all-cause mortality and pulmonary embolism in patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty […]
The efficacy of continuous bupivacaine infiltration following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair
NULL Arthroscopy. 2008 Apr;24(4):397-402. Epub 2008 Jan 7. Banerjee SS, Pulido P, Adelson WS, Fronek J, Hoenecke HR. Purpose: This prospective, randomized, double-blind study with a placebo group and 2 experimental groups evaluated the efficacy of continuous low-dose bupivacaine infiltration by infusion pump after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. METHODS: Sixty patients undergoing arthroscopic rotator cuff […]
Efficacy of gabapentin in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome
NULL Med Clin (Barc). 2008 Mar 22;130(10):371-3. Taverner D, Lisbona MP, Segalés N, Docampo E, Calvet J, Castro S, Benito P. BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the analgesic efficacy and safety of gabapentin in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), as well as the electromyographic (EMG) evolution after 6 months. PATIENTS AND METHOD: A […]
Intra-articular block compared with conscious sedation for closed reduction of ankle fracture-dislocations. A prospective randomized trial
NULL J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008 Apr;90(4):731-4. White BJ, Walsh M, Egol KA, Tejwani NC. BACKGROUND: Ankle fracture-dislocations require urgent reduction to protect the soft tissues, to minimize articular injury, and to allow swelling to decrease. Conscious sedation is commonly used to provide analgesia for closed reduction of this injury. We hypothesized that an […]
A Comparison of Two Retroperitoneal Surgical Approaches for Total Disc Arthroplasty of the Lumbar Spine
NULL Spine 2008, Volume 33, Number 2 John A. Bendo, MD; Martin Quirno, MD; Thomas Errico, MD; Jeffrey M. Spivak, MD; Jeffrey Goldstein, MD Abstract Study Design: Retrospective outcome data analysis. Objective: To evaluate if there is a significant difference between the midline rectus (MR) and the paramedian lateral rectus (PLR) approaches with regard to […]
The long-term effectiveness of steroid injections in primary acromioclavicular joint arthritis: A five-year prospective study
NULL J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2008 Mar 21 (Epub ahead of print) Hossain S, Jacobs LG, Hashmi R. We evaluated the long-term benefits of steroid injection in 25 shoulders in 20 consecutive patients (average age, 55 years) with primary acromioclavicular arthritis. Minimum follow-up was 5 years. The mean preinjection Constant score (61 points) improved at […]
Infection after knee arthroplasty a prospective study of 1509 cases
NULL J Arthroplasty. 2008 Apr;23(3):355-9. Chesney D, Sales J, Elton R, Brenkel IJ. We report a prospective study of 1509 consecutive total knee arthroplasties looking at risk factors for infection in modern surgical practice. The overall deep infection rate was 1%. A further 51 patients had a superficial infection (3.3%). Statistical analysis revealed no correlation […]