Return to full duty after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: is the second time more difficult?

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries occur repeatedly in Special Operations Forces (SOF). In this study, we sought to determine whether military patients requiring a second (i.e.

Acetabular rim reduction for the treatment of femoroacetabular impingement correlates with preoperative and postoperative center-edge angle.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to quantify the change in degrees in the center-edge (CE) angle for each millimeter of acetabular rim resected in hips undergoing arthroscopic acetabular rim trimming.

Methods: Preoperative and postoperative CE angle and millimeters of rim reduction were prospectively collected in 58 hips that underwent arthroscopic rim reduction. There were 35 women and 23 men.

Double compared with single-bundle open inlay posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in a cadaver model.

Background: There is considerable controversy regarding whether a double-bundle reconstruction of the posterior cruciate ligament is superior to single-bundle techniques. The purpose of this study was to compare posterior tibial translation and external rotation following double and single-bundle tibial inlay reconstruction of the posterior cruciate ligament in both a posterolateral corner-deficient and a repaired cadaver model.

Methods: Posterior drawer testing, dial testing, and stress radiography were performed on nine cadaver knees.

A clinically relevant assessment of posterior cruciate ligament and posterolateral corner injuries. Evaluation of isolated and combined deficiency.

Background: The treatment of symptomatic posterior cruciate ligament injuries of the knee is controversial. Identification of concomitant injuries of the posterolateral corner is important to optimize surgical and clinical outcomes, although this diagnosis is sometimes difficult. The purpose of this study was to determine the physical examination and stress radiography parameters of isolated injuries of the posterior cruciate ligament and combined injuries of the posterior cruciate ligament and posterolateral corner.

Comparison of a double bundle arthroscopic inlay and open inlay posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using clinically relevant tools: a cadaveric study.

Purpose: The ideal surgical management of isolated and combined posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injuries is controversial. One active debate concerns the advantages of an open tibial inlay technique versus an arthroscopic transtibial tunnel technique. Therefore, the goal of this study is to biomechanically compare arthroscopic and open double-bundle PCL tibial inlay procedure with and without posterolateral corner (PLC) deficiency.

Coaptation splinting for humeral shaft fractures in adults and children: a modified method.

Coaptation splinting is an accepted form of treatment for humeral shaft fractures in both children and adults. However, application may be difficult when working alone or with an uncooperative patient. We describe a modified method, involving supplies easily found in most emergency departments and cast rooms, that mitigates these problems.