Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Feb 2024
Mid-term clinical and sonographic outcomes of minimally invasive acromioclavicular joint reconstruction: mini-open versus arthroscopically assisted.
The current literature describes various operative stabilization strategies which achieve good clinical outcomes after acute acromioclavicular joint (ACJ) dislocation. The aim of this study was to compare the mid-term clinical and sonographic treatment outcomes after minimally invasive mini-open and arthroscopic reconstruction. ⋯ Both minimally invasive techniques for acute ACJ stabilization achieved excellent clinical and sonographic outcomes without one technique being statistically superior to the other.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Feb 2024
Age-based comparison of meniscal dimensions between an asymptomatic complete discoid lateral meniscus and normal meniscus: MRI evaluation.
This study aimed to evaluate the meniscal size of asymptomatic discoid lateral meniscus (DLM) and compare it with that of normal lateral meniscus (LM) and to compare changes in meniscal dimensions with age among patients with asymptomatic DLM and those with normal LM using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). ⋯ III: Retrospective comparative study.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Feb 2024
Development of application and surgical technique of total knee arthroplasties: a systematic comparative analysis using worldwide registers.
The aim was to compare total knee arthroplasty (TKA) between countries with regard to epidemiologic data and surgical technique by the use of worldwide registers and compare findings with a previous report after one decade. ⋯ Comparison of arthroplasty registers revealed large differences regarding the annual number of primary TKAs per inhabitant as well as primary TKA procedure types with an increase of annual implantations, decrease of relative number of revisions, and a decrease of the use of cemented systems over the period of one decade.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Feb 2024
Staged vs concurrent hardware removal in total ankle arthroplasty.
Ankle osteoarthritis is more commonly posttraumatic. Consequently, dealing with hardware removal is quite frequent when performing a total ankle arthroplasty (TAA). The purpose of this study is to compare outcomes regarding either a staged or concurrent hardware removal when performing TAA. ⋯ III.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Feb 2024
Minimally invasive arthroscopy-assisted arthrodesis for thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis.
Arthrodesis is a reliable surgical procedure for treatment of thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) osteoarthritis that provides hand strength and pain relief. Locking plate fixation is a common technique that provides rigid fixation and a high rate of bone union; however, it requires extensive surgical exploration of the first metacarpal and trapezium. Here, we report the surgical outcome of minimally invasive arthroscopy-assisted thumb CMC arthrodesis that preserves soft tissue supplying the blood flow to the bones. ⋯ Arthroscopy-assisted arthrodesis is a valuable procedure for thumb CMC osteoarthritis. However, the learning curve for this procedure must be overcome before the operative time can be shortened and successful bone union and satisfactory outcomes achieved.