Publications by authors named "Bekerom M"

Background: The terrible triad injury involves an ulnohumeral dislocation, radial head fracture, and coronoid process fracture. According to traditional teaching, these injuries are strongly associated with anterolateral coronoid tip fractures and can be addressed via a lateral approach to the elbow. However, recent small clinical series suggest that some terrible triad injuries have larger coronoid fractures involving the anteromedial facet.

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  • - This study aimed to create a convolutional neural network (CNN) to detect and classify fractures, focusing on specific characteristics like greater tuberosity displacement and neck-shaft angle, using plain X-rays.
  • - The CNN was trained with over 1,700 X-rays from Australia and validated with data from the Netherlands, comparing results with CT scans evaluated by experts.
  • - The CNN demonstrated a high detection accuracy of 94% for fractures, but less effectiveness in identifying specific fracture characteristics, particularly showing lower performance for greater tuberosity displacement and neck-shaft angles.
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  • The study aims to determine the prevalence of distal biceps tendinopathy (DBT) in both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients who underwent elbow MRIs.
  • Out of 1,180 MRIs analyzed, 23% showed signal changes, but only 10% were diagnosed with tendinopathy, with many being incidental findings.
  • While the prevalence of DBT tendinopathy increases with age, there's no significant link between age and incidental cases, suggesting that older adults may experience more symptomatic issues rather than just incidental findings.
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Purpose: To assess the applicability and safety of elbow arthroscopy in the pediatric population at our institution by analyzing the indications and complications in a large pediatric patient series.

Methods: We retrospectively identified all patients who underwent elbow arthroscopy at age 18 years or younger from 2006 to 2017 performed by a single fellowship-trained surgeon. The exclusion criteria were follow-up shorter than 8 weeks and open surgical procedures (not fully arthroscopic).

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  • The systematic review aimed to identify criteria for determining return to sport (RTS) following treatments for superior labral pathophysiology, analyze how many patients fail to return to sport, and evaluate reasons for not returning.
  • A review across 5 databases included 45 studies with 1857 patients, revealing that the majority of studies did not provide RTS criteria and showed significant variability in the rates of patients unable to return to sport (nRTS) or return to pre-injury levels (nRTPL).
  • Reasons for not returning to sport involved a mix of physical issues (like pain and instability), psychological concerns (such as fear of re-injury), personal factors (like lifestyle changes), and other injuries.
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  • * After three rounds of surveys, 18 out of 68 factors were identified as influential, with stable consensus on factors that favor operative treatment including professional athlete status and specific fracture characteristics.
  • * Most disagreement arose regarding treatment for certain injuries, especially those involving an anterolateral coronoid tip fracture, indicating a need for more clarity in treatment guidelines among surgeons.
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Purpose: To (1) evaluate surgeon agreement on plating features (position and screw length) in virtual 3D planning software, (2) describe outcomes (fracture reduction, plate position, malpositioning of calcar screws and screw lengths) of plate fixations planned with routine pre-operative assessment (2D- and 3D CT imaging) and those planned with dedicated virtual 3D software of the same proximal humerus fracture.

Methods: Fourteen proximal humerus fractures were retrospectively reduced and fixed with virtual planning software by eight attending orthopaedic surgeons and compared to the true surgical fixation with post-operative computed tomography (CT) scans. Reduction differences were quantified using CT micromotion analysis.

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  • This study aimed to create a machine learning algorithm that would help estimate the likelihood of recurrence after an arthroscopic Bankart repair (ABR) for shoulder instability.
  • The researchers analyzed data from 14 studies involving 5,591 patients and identified risk factors for recurrence, finding that certain factors like age and type of sport increased risk, while a single dislocation reduced it.
  • However, the machine learning model struggled to accurately predict recurrence rates due to inconsistent data across studies, highlighting the need for better data standardization in future research.
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Background: The aims of this study are 1) to assess whether open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) techniques for fractures of the proximal radius are associated with the range of motion (ROM), 2) to determine the incidence of hardware-related complications and removal following plate and screw fixation of the proximal radius, and 3) to evaluate whether the safe-zone definition is described in the literature and its relation to the ROM.

Methods: A literature search was performed in the PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane databases. Studies reporting ROM in patients undergoing ORIF for radial head or neck fractures were included.

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  • The study examined the long-term effects of mental and physical health on capability and pain intensity in military patients who underwent arthroscopic Bankart repair after shoulder dislocations, analyzing data from 80 participants at least two years post-surgery.
  • Results showed that higher kinesiophobia (fear of movement) was significantly linked to increased incapability and pain intensity, while the need for repeat surgeries also affected incapability scores.
  • The findings suggest that mindset, particularly mental factors like fear and unhelpful thinking, plays a crucial role in recovery and musculoskeletal health following shoulder surgery, rather than solely physiological issues.
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This multicenter observational study aimed to assess how pain reduction, induced by local anesthesia, affects the relative angular contributions of the shoulder girdle and trunk to the maximal angular performance during a semi-constrained overhead reach task in patients with ongoing shoulder pain. Twenty-nine individuals (age 59.0 SD 12.

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  • Evidence indicates that mental health factors, such as anxiety and depression, significantly impact comfort and capability levels in patients with shoulder osteoarthritis more than the severity of the condition itself.
  • A study involving 1,342 patients showed that higher pain intensity and lower capability were linked to worse mental health symptoms and specific demographic factors, including gender and age.
  • The research concluded that comfort and capability variations were not influenced by the severity of the disease (Walch classification) or social health factors, emphasizing the importance of addressing mental health in treatment.
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Purpose: To compare patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) at 1-year and 2-year follow-up after treatment for anterior shoulder instability.

Methods: Randomized controlled trials and prospective studies that evaluated and reported PROMs after a capsulolabral repair (with or without remplissage), bone augmentation, or nonoperative treatment to treat anterior shoulder instability at both 1-year and 2-year follow-up were included. PROMs were compared between 1-year and 2-year follow-up; forest plots with mean difference were created to compare baseline, 1-year, and 2-year follow-up; and scatterplots were created to visualize clinical improvement over time.

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  • The study investigates how surgical versus nonoperative treatments for acromioclavicular dislocations affect the development of osteoarthritis in the shoulder.
  • It analyzed data from 94 articles, including 7 for meta-analysis, involving 3,812 patients over an average follow-up of about 2 years, revealing OA prevalence between 6.7% and 29.3% based on treatment type.
  • The findings indicate no significant difference in OA prevalence between the injured shoulder and the opposite one, but the overall study quality was deemed low, raising questions about the reliability of the results.
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Background: Standardized consensus-based radiological reports for shoulder instability may improve clinical quality, reduce heterogeneity, and reduce workload. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine important elements for the x-ray, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) arthrography (MRA), and computed tomography (CT) report, the extent of variability, and important MRI views and settings.

Methods: An expert panel of musculoskeletal radiologists and orthopedic surgeons was recruited in a three-round Delphi design.

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Background: Professional athletes navigate a multitude of unique challenges associated to sport-specific factors (e.g., training, travel and competition) and non-sport factors (e.

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Background: There is mounting evidence that, among musculoskeletal patients, variation in capability has more notable associations with variations in mental and social health factors than with variation in pathophysiology severity. This study sought factors that could limit the integration of this evidence into more comprehensive care models.

Methods: In two scenario-based experiments, surgeon participants in an international collaborative, the Science of Variation Group, reviewed scenarios of (a) nontraumatic (83 participants) and (b) trauma-related (130 participants) pathophysiologies for which tests and treatments were discretionary.

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Background: In baseball, repetitive pitching leads to medial elbow injuries, particularly to the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL). To prevent pitchers from UCL injuries, it is important to quantify the response to elbow stress. Repetitive elbow external valgus torque and muscular fatigue induced by repetitive pitching could affect markers of the response, that is, humeroulnar joint gap and UCL morphology.

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Background: This study aims to compare the range of motion (ROM) of reverse shoulder arthroplasty lateralised by bony increased offset (BIO-RSA) using a standard 38-mm (mm) component to regular reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) lateralised by using a 42-mm glenoid component. The secondary aims are to compare patient-reported and radiographic outcomes between the two groups.

Materials And Methods: All patients with a BIO-RSA and size 38 glenosphere were retrospectively identified and matched to patients with a regular RSA and size 42 glenosphere.

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Eponymization serves as a means of paying tribute to individuals who have made significant contributions to our culture. Each eponym is often linked with a story for everyone to discover. To aid in the retention of these stories, this review offers readers an overview of the individuals behind the eponymous terms, as well as their original descriptions, within the context of acromioclavicular joint pathology and orthopaedic surgery.

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We aimed to develop a consensus-based rehabilitation guideline specifically designed to reduce apprehension following arthroscopic Bankart repair after traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation. Delphi-based consensus. A comprehensive list of interventions for potential inclusion in a postoperative rehabilitation guideline was developed.

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Background: The extent of measurement errors of statistical shape models that predict native glenoid width based on glenoid height to subsequently determine the amount of anterior glenoid bone loss is unclear. Therefore, the aim of this study was to (1) create a statistical shape model based on glenoid height and width measured on 3-dimensional computed tomography (3D-CT) and determine the accuracy through measurement errors and (2) determine measurement errors of existing 3D-CT statistical shape models.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study included all consecutive patients who underwent CT imaging before undergoing primary surgical treatment of traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation between 2007 and 2022 at the Tohoku University Hospital and affiliated hospitals.

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