Five years of clinical and radiological results with biplanar tibial open-wedge osteotomy: feasible option to prevent patella infera?

Introduction: High tibial osteotomy (HTO) was a treatment option for relatively young active patients with isolated medial compartment arthritis of the knee. This report showed clinical and radiological results of a new HTO technique, that uses a particular open-wedge high tibial osteotomy by incorporating the tibial tubercle into osteotomy line (TT-OWHTO) to preserve patella height.

Materials And Methods: Preoperative and postoperative function was recorded on the IKDC score, Kujala PF score, EQ-VAS and Tegner activity scale.

Combination of High Tibial Osteotomy and Autologous Bone Marrow Derived Cell Implantation in Early Osteoarthritis of Knee: A Preliminary Study.

Background: High tibial osteotomy (HTO) is a recommended treatment for medial compartment knee osteoarthritis. Newer cartilage regenerative procedures may add benefits to the results of HTO. In this prospective study we have investigated the safety and also results of HTO associated with autologous bone marrow derived cells (BMDC) implantation in relatively young and middle aged active individuals with early osteoarthritis of the knee.

High tibial osteotomy for the treatment of medial osteoarthritis of the knee with new iBalance system: 2 years of follow-up.

Background: A new system for performing open-wedge high tibial osteotomy (HTO), the iBalance HTO System-Arthrex, has been recently developed in order to make the surgery more reproducible and safe. The aim of this study was to determine the short-term outcomes of the iBalance technique in medial compartment osteoarthritis and varus malalignment of the knee.

Methods: Fifteen patients with a mean age of 50.

Arthroscopic Treatment and Prognostic Classification of Anterior Soft Tissue Impingement of the Ankle.

Background: Anterior soft tissue impingement of the ankle has been described based on the etiology and location, but no classification has been reported. Arthroscopic treatment is usually considered effective, even if the behavior of the different forms of impingement is not clear. The purpose of this study was to analyze the factors affecting long-term results.

Arthroscopic treatment of ankle anterior bony impingement: the long-term clinical outcome.

Background: Arthroscopic treatment of anterior ankle bony impingement provides good results, with a tendency to decrease over time. The purpose of this study was to analyze the factors affecting long-term results.

Methods: Eighty consecutive patients with a mean age of 37.

Partial ACL tears: anatomic reconstruction versus nonanatomic augmentation surgery.

Treatment of partial anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears requires ACL remnant preservation. The goal of this study was to compare the outcome of anatomic reconstruction of the torn bundle with nonanatomic augmentation using the over-the-top femoral route. Fifty-two athletes (mean age, 23.

Anatomic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using distally inserted doubled hamstrings tendons.

Many surgical techniques aimed to obtain an anatomical anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using the hamstrings tendons are described in the literature. All of these techniques encompass the detachment of the tibial insertion of the hamstrings tendons, thus damaging the neurovascular supply of the tendons and resulting in lower residual proprioceptivity and worse ligamentization of the graft. This article describes a new technique that permits an anatomic single-bundle ACL reconstruction using distally inserted doubled hamstrings tendons fixed at the femoral level with a second-generation cortical suspensory device.

Posterior ankle impingement.

Posterior ankle impingement is a common cause of chronic ankle pain and results from compression of bony or soft tissue structures during ankle plantar flexion. Bony impingement is most commonly related to an os trigonum or prominent trigonal process. Posteromedial soft tissue impingement generally arises from an inversion injury, with compression of the posterior tibiotalar ligament between the medial malleolus and talus.

Adherence to Calcium and Vitamin D supplementations: results from the ADVICE Survey.

Objective: The ADVICE (ADherence in VItamin-D and Calcium Embedded or not) survey was aimed to evaluate the effect of a patient-focused motivation strategy on the adherence to calcium and vitamin D supplementation. The survey also intended to identify possible factors being able to influence the compliance (i.e.