Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Feb 2023
The clinical outcomes of scaphoid nonunion treated with a precisely processed autologous bone screw: a case series.
Metal implants and bioabsorbable implants are frequently used in orthopaedic surgery, but they have some disadvantages. The usefulness of autologous bone has been described, and a method to precisely process autologous bone into implants such as screws and apply the implants clinically has been desired. We created a new system for manufacturing autologous bone screws during surgery and report five cases of scaphoid nonunion treated with precise autologous bone screws made from the tibial cortex using the new system. ⋯ IV.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Feb 2023
Changes in the femoral varus and rotational profiles are correlated in women with varus osteoarthritic lower limbs.
Previous studies have reported the relationship between coronal alignment of the lower limbs and the rotational profile of the femur and tibia. However, the relationship between coronal alignment of the femur and tibia and their rotational profiles in patients with varus osteoarthritic knees is unclear. ⋯ Femoral anteversion and the rotational profile of the distal femur were negatively correlated with the degree of femoral varus in Asian women with varus osteoarthritic knees. This study enhanced the understanding of the relationship between changes in coronal alignment of the femur and tibia and their rotational profiles in patients with varus osteoarthritic lower limbs, although this study was limited by the small sample sizes and methodological quality.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Feb 2023
Current practice of concomitant surgeries in cartilage repair of the femorotibial compartment of the knee: baseline data of 4968 consecutive patients from the German cartilage registry (KnorpelRegister DGOU).
The treatment of underlying comorbidities is a field of rising interest in cartilage repair surgery. The aim of this study was to analyze the current practice of concomitant surgeries in cartilage repair of the knee especially in the medial or lateral femorotibial compartment. Type, frequency and distribution of additional surgeries for correction of malalignment, knee instability and meniscus deficiency should be evaluated. ⋯ II.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Feb 2023
A windows technique for sustentaculum tali screw fixation using the sinus tarsi approach for calcaneal fractures: a cadaveric study.
The minimally invasive approach for displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures is significantly reducing postoperative wound complications. One minimally invasive method, the sinus tarsi approach (STA) has been increasingly widely used. STA is, however, challenging due to its technical demands and the risk of injury to the sural nerve (SN). The purpose of this study was to identify the SN and its branches including their anatomical relationship to the STA as well as to describe an anatomical windows technique for STA including determination of the safe angle for screw insertion into the sustentaculum tali fragment. ⋯ The distal window is the safest for surgical approach and for calcaneal surgery screw fixation in terms of avoiding sural nerve injury. In addition, that window provides a wide working angle for screw fixation.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Feb 2023
A retrospective analysis of controlled active motion (CAM) versus modified Kleinert/Duran (modKD) rehabilitation protocol in flexor tendon repair (zones I and II) in a single center.
The aim of this study was to analyze primary flexor tendon repair results in zones I and II, comparing the rupture rate and clinical outcomes of the controlled active motion (CAM) protocol with the modified Kleinert/Duran (mKD) protocol. ⋯ The gut feeling that lead to change in our rehabilitation protocol could be explained by the heterogenous bias. A precise outcome analysis of group 1 could underline that in patients with complex hand trauma, nerve reconstruction, oedema or early extension deficit, an even more intensive and individual rehabilitation has to be performed to achieve better TAM at 6 or 12 weeks. Our study explicitly demonstrated a significant better outcome in the modK/D group compared to CAM group. This monocenter study is limited by its retrospective nature and the low number of patients.