Purpose: Osteochondral lesion of talus (OLT) is one of the common causes of ankle pain. This disorder is common in young athletes after ankle injury. There are various therapeutic options.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRotator cuff tear stands as one of the major origins of shoulder discomfort and disability, especially in elderly patients over 60 years. Improvement of performance and reduction of pain hardly occur in patients with contracted rotator cuff tear. Despite therapeutic advances, yet there are many discussions over choosing the best type of treatment for major rotator cuff tear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Wound dehiscence is one of the most common complications of surgical ulcer, involving the breaking open of the surgical incision along the stitch. This condition is a severe complication of total knee arthroplasty.
Presentation Of Case: We report a case of a 59-year-old female patient with diabetes who underwent a total knee arthroplasty in which all layers of wounds were dehiscence and prosthetic was exposed.
In this report we describe a 78-year-old man whose total knee arthroplasty showed the symptoms of infection with brucella with radiographic signs of loosening 5 years after the index surgery. The patient was treated successfully after a 2-stage revision arthroplasty surgery along with using rifampicin and doxycycline for 8 weeks.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study describes all-arthroscopic fixation of the posterior cruciate ligament avulsion fracture using 'suture bridge technique'. We used this technique in 3 consecutive patients. All were satisfied and returned to the activities prior to injury.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPatellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is one of the most frequent causes of anterior knee pain in adolescents and adults. This disorder can have a big effect on patients' ability and quality of life and gait. This review included all articles published during 1990 to 2016.
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