Superior capsular reconstruction for management of massive irreparable rotator cuff tears: current concepts
Irreparable massive rotator cuff tears in active middle-aged patients result in significant shoulder dysfunction and challenge surgeons in their treatment selection. Superior capsular reconstruction (SCR) is a joint-preserving surgical option that restores glenohumeral stability and prevents superior humeral head migration, thereby improving shoulder function, lessening pain, and limiting development of rotator cuff arthropathy. Indications for SCR are irreparable supraspinatus and/or infraspinatus tears with persistent shoulder pain and/or dysfunction for which conservative treatment has failed in a patient who is not an ...
Source: Current Orthopaedic Practice - January 1, 2022 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Special Focus: Upper Extremity Source Type: research
Response to critique of “The debit side of stem-cell joint injections: a prospective cohort study”
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Source: Current Orthopaedic Practice - November 1, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: research
Letter to the Editor in response to “The debit side of stem-cell joint injections: a prospective cohort study” by James Pritchett MD
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Source: Current Orthopaedic Practice - November 1, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: research
Response to “A novel universal medial approach for difficult posteromedial tibial plateau fractures: a prospective case series”
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Source: Current Orthopaedic Practice - November 1, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: research
Radial head excision in the treatment of congenital radial head dislocation: a case report
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Source: Current Orthopaedic Practice - November 1, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research
Posterior femoral head dislocation with ipsilateral posterior wall and anterior column acetabular fracture: a case report and review of the literature
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Source: Current Orthopaedic Practice - November 1, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research
Forearm mass dilemma during a pediatric hand surgery medical mission: a case report
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Source: Current Orthopaedic Practice - November 1, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Practical Orthopaedic Pathology Source Type: research
Avoid blood splash with inexpensive plastic packaging in hip replacements
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Source: Current Orthopaedic Practice - November 1, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Innovations in Practice Source Type: research
Cat’s eye screws for nailing distal tibial fractures
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Source: Current Orthopaedic Practice - November 1, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Innovations in Practice Source Type: research
Core needle biopsy diagnosis of musculoskeletal tumors at a small regional treatment center and at sarcoma referral centers are equally effective and accurate: a retrospective case series
Conclusions:
The data in this study show that CNB and IB performed at a small treatment center are effective and accurate for diagnosis of musculoskeletal tumors.
Level of Evidence:
Level IV. (Source: Current Orthopaedic Practice)
Source: Current Orthopaedic Practice - November 1, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
Five-year follow-up of endoscopic resection of symptomatic os trigonum: a prospective interventional cohort study of a possible cause of ankle and big toe pain
Conclusions:
Posterior endoscopic excision of a symptomatic os trigonum is safe, feasible, and has excellent results in patients with various sporting or occupational activities. The degree of improvement is greater for patients without os trigonum fracture.
Level of Evidence:
Level IV. (Source: Current Orthopaedic Practice)
Source: Current Orthopaedic Practice - November 1, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
Outcome of correction of complex femoral rotational deformities using Taylor Spatial Frame in skeletally immature patients: a retrospective case series
Background:
Although the incidence of rotational lower-limb deformity caused by malunited femoral fractures is low, it can alter the force transition across lower limb joints. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Taylor Spatial Frame (TSF) in the treatment of severe rotational lower-limb deformities that were caused by neglected malunited femoral fractures in pediatric and adolescent patients.
Methods:
Fifteen skeletally immature patients, six boys and nine girls with mean age of 10.17 yr (range: 7 to 14 yr), who had rotational deformities of the lower limbs and had osteotomi...
Source: Current Orthopaedic Practice - November 1, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
Cost-effectiveness analysis of short versus long cephalomedullary nails for treatment of stable intertrochanteric femoral fractures: a theoretical cohort study
Conclusions:
Given the current reported failure ranges, short nails are the more cost-effective approach for the treatment of stable intertrochanteric femoral fractures. These conclusions are highly sensitive to the secondary fracture rate, which could confound our analysis because of limitations in length and quality of follow-up in the available primary literature.
Level of Evidence:
Level III. (Source: Current Orthopaedic Practice)
Source: Current Orthopaedic Practice - November 1, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
Comparison of the immediate effects of prefabricated soft medical insoles and custom-molded rigid medical insoles on plantar pressure distribution in athletes with flexible flatfoot: a prospective study
Background:
The aims of this quasi-experimental study were to compare the effect of prefabricated soft medical insoles and custom-molded rigid medical insoles on plantar pressure distribution in athletes with flexible flatfoot.
Methods:
Eighteen amateur athletes with flexible flatfoot participated in this study. All participants received custom-molded rigid medical insoles and prefabricated soft medical insoles. Mean peak pressure (kPa), maximum force (N), and contact area (cm2) were calculated for the heel, medial and lateral midfoot, first metatarsal head, second and third metatarsal heads, fourth and fifth me...
Source: Current Orthopaedic Practice - November 1, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
Injury rates and patterns in professional American rugby: a prospective observational study
Conclusions:
The overall injury rates in this study correspond with previous amateur and international rugby literature showing a trend toward increased injury risk during gameplay at a professional level.
Level of Evidence:
Level IV. (Source: Current Orthopaedic Practice)
Source: Current Orthopaedic Practice - November 1, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
