Current Trends in Intra-articular Knee Injections Among Family Physicians.

Introduction: Family physicians use a variety of medications and techniques to perform intra-articular knee injections in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. Currently, there is no consensus in the literature among the various specialties that perform joint injections for osteoarthritis of the knee regarding frequency of injections and injectate. The purpose of this study is to examine (1) the types of intra-articular knee injections used by family physicians for arthritis, (2) the most commonly used injectate, (3) the procedural approach, and (4) the maximum number of times the majority of family physicians would inject a single knee.

Use of Ultrasonically Interdigitated Anchors in Haglund's Deformity Correction Surgery.

Haglund's deformity is a common cause of foot pain, with high success rates of surgical intervention. Because early weightbearing rehabilitation correlates with better surgical results, the integrity of anchors employed in these surgeries needs to be evaluated for proper fixation strength, leading to improved postoperative outcomes. The ultrasonically interdigitated anchor is a biodegradable suture anchor that is melted into bony trabeculae using ultrasound, leaving a small biological footprint and less interference on computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging scans, without loss of fixation strength.

Arthroscopic Treatment of Synovial Chondromatosis in the Ankle Joint.

Synovial chondromatosis of the ankle is rare and sparsely documented. Traditional surgical intervention is open loose body excision and synovectomy. Upon literature review, only two other cases were found to be managed arthroscopically.