Publications by authors named "Giannis Kotsalis"

Purpose: We present the functional and clinical results of a combined surgical technique that functionally restores chronic Acromioclavicular Joint Instability (AJI). The method combines a double-looped suture fixation augmented with a semitendinosus autograft.

Methods: Between 2017 and 2021, 15 patients were treated using the surgical technique.

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Posterior shoulder dislocation is a relatively rare injury representing only 5% of all shoulder dislocations. It is usually the result of a high-energy trauma or an epileptic seizure. Diagnosis is challenging with half of these injuries missed in the emergency room (ER).

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 The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical and functional results of 67 patients with distal radius fracture (DRF), treated with a modified surgical technique that allows three-column fixation through the same palmar approach.  Between 2014 and 2019, we treated 67 patients using a particular surgical technique. All patients suffered DRF, classified using the universal classification system.

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