Modified tension band wiring technique by safely inserting K-wires in olecranon fracture osteosynthesis.

Aim: The present study presents the results of a modified tension band technique by surgically inserting K-wires to treat olecranon fractures.

Materials And Methods: The modification includes inserting the K-wires from the olecranon's upper tip and directing them to the ulna's dorsal surface. Twelve patients (three males and nine females) from 35 to 87 years of age were operated for olecranon fracture.

Biomechanical testing of a shape memory alloy suture in a meniscal suture model.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the biomechanical results of meniscal repair in vitro by a nitinol suture and compare them with Ethibond (Ethicon, Somerville, NJ) and nylon.

Methods: The 6 testing groups consisted of nitinol, Ethibond, and nylon sutures (No. 2-0 and No.

Repair of achilles tendon rupture under endoscopic control.

Purpose: To evaluate the functional outcomes and complications after endoscopically assisted percutaneous repair of Achilles tendon rupture.

Methods: An arthroscopically assisted percutaneous repair was performed in 20 patients between the ages of 28 and 47 years. Two patients were suffering from a long-standing rupture.

Rejection reaction to stabilizing bolts after ACL reconstruction: a case report.

A case of an adverse reaction to the stabilizing bolts after an ACL reconstruction is presented. A 21-year-old patient had an ACL reconstruction using the Mark II system. Six months post op, he presented to clinic having formed a pretibial swelling with serous discharge.