Osteotomies about the knee for tibiofemoral malalignment in the athletic patient.

Osteotomies have a role in the active patient with degenerative joint disease of the medial or lateral knee who, for reasons of age or activity level, is not yet a good candidate for prosthetic arthroplasty. Recognition and treatment of malalignment associated with ligamentous instability is essential if long-term good outcomes are to be expected from ligamentous reconstruction. Also, treatment of concomitant malalignment and the unloading of the operative site is now recognized as an important adjunct to any cartilage-preserving surgery.

[Open surgical treatment in post-traumatic elbow stiffness].

Purpose: To show how open treatment of the elbow stiffness offers an improvement in the range of motion, pain control, and patient's satisfaction.

Methods: We present a case series analysis of patients who suffer elbow stiffness and were treated with open surgery. We analyzed the range of motion (ROM), visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain and satisfaction, and the Mayo Score.