Publications by authors named "A Cuellar-Avaroma"

Introduction: distal biceps tendon injury commonly occurs in male patients between the fifth and sixth decade of life. The mechanism of the injury is an eccentric contraction with the elbow in flexion of 90 degrees. For its surgical treatment, several options have been described in the literature with different approaches, type of suture to be used and various methods of fixing the repair of the distal biceps tendon.

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Introduction: The hallux valgus is a very frequent and complex orthopedic pathology. It involves the bone and soft tissue structures of the first toe. There are multiple techniques described for the alignment of the first toe.

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Introduction: The anterior ankle impingement is a common pathology. It is mostly seen in athletes. Pain in the anterior portion of the ankle and limitation in the ankle's dorsiflexion are the most common symptoms.

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Background: Chronic pain on the posterior portion of the ankle is often due to posterior impingement between bony or soft tissue structures. The presence of an os trigonum or a prominent posterior apophysis of the talus can produce this impingement. The purpose of this study was to assess the outcome of hindfoot endoscopy in patients with a diagnosis of posterior ankle impingement.

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Background: The lesions to the lateral ligaments of the ankle are a common sports related injury. There are multiple surgical technics to address the problem all with a common goal: achieve a proper stability of the ankle. The improvements in the minimal invasive technics as well as those in the materials to fixate bone-tissue have also impacted the technics for lateral stabilization of the ankle.

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