ScapuloThoracic Arthrodesis for Facio-Scapulo-Humeral Dystrophy: Outcomes at mean 7.3 years [3.5-13] follow-up. CT measurement of the fixation position of the arthrodesis and radioclinical correlations.

Introduction: Scapulothoracic arthrodesis may be proposed to patients having facio-scapulohumeral dystrophy to achieve gains in shoulder motion and pain relief. This study aimed to assess shoulder motion, pain and functional scores at last follow-up and to present a method of computed tomography measurements of the position of the scapulothoracic arthrodesis and study their correlations with shoulder motion.

Patients And Methods: Seven patients (11 arthrodesis) were included.

Arthroscopy training in France: A resident perception and self-assessment.

Background: Arthroscopic surgery is a steadily expanding component of orthopaedic practice that changes continuously as new techniques and indications develop. The many arthroscopy training activities offered to residents include fellowships, practice on cadaver specimens and simulators, and teaching in the operating room. Current practices for arthroscopy training of orthopaedic residents in France have not yet been evaluated.

Magnetic resonance arthrography is insufficiently accurate to diagnose biceps lesions prior to rotator cuff repair.

Purpose: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy between magnetic resonance arthrography (MRA) and arthroscopic examination for the assessment of pathologies of the long head of the biceps (LHB) prior to rotator cuff (RC) repair. The hypothesis was that MRA is suitable to identify biceps instabilities, due to improved visibility of the biceps pulley.

Methods: Sixty-six patients aged 58.