Do magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities of the non-dominant wrist correlate with ulnar-sided wrist pain in elite tennis players?

Objective: Ulnar-sided injuries of the non-dominant wrist are common in elite tennis players that use the double-handed backhand technique. This study aimed to define the relationship between ulnar-sided wrist pain in symptomatic and asymptomatic elite tennis players, and the presence of abnormalities on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Materials And Methods: Fourteen symptomatic tennis players, 14 asymptomatic tennis players, and 12 healthy controls who did not play tennis, were analyzed prospectively, after undergoing MRI of their non-dominant wrist.

Current trends in the evaluation and treatment of SLAP lesions: analysis of a survey of specialist shoulder surgeons.

Background: Controversies exist in the classification and management of superior labral anterior and posterior (SLAP) lesions. Our aims were to assess the concordance rate of a group of specialist shoulder surgeons on the diagnosis of SLAP types and to assess the current trends in treatment preferences for different SLAP types.

Methods: Shoulder surgeons (N = 103) who are members of the Shoulder and Elbow Society of Australia were invited to participate in a multimedia survey on the classification and management of SLAP lesions.

Sensory Distribution of the Lateral Cutaneous Nerve of Forearm After Ultrasound-Guided Block: Potential Implications for Thumb-Base Surgery.

Surgery of the wrist and hand commonly involves regional anesthesia of the median nerve and superficial radial nerve within the forearm. In this sonographic study, the contribution of the lateral cutaneous nerve of forearm (LCNF) to thumb cutaneous sensation was studied. Patients scheduled for thumb suspension arthroplasty (n = 35) were examined by ultrasound, with LCNF, median nerve, and superficial radial nerve identified.

Interobserver and intraobserver variability of glenoid track measurements.

Background: A method of assessing combined glenoid and humeral bone loss in traumatic shoulder instability with an associated treatment protocol was recently published. The aim of this study was to investigate its reliability and reproducibility.

Methods: Seventy-one patients with unilateral anteroinferior shoulder instability underwent computed tomography scans, from which 3-dimensional images were derived.

Latissimus Dorsi and Teres Major Tendon Avulsions in Cricketers: A Case Series and Literature Review.

Introduction: Acute latissimus dorsi tendon injuries are uncommon, having not previously been described in cricketers. The leg spinner's stock ball bowling technique and the fast bowler's back-of-the-hand slow ball, which is used much more widely in T20 cricket, produce a significant eccentric contraction load on the latissimus dorsi muscle.

Methodology: A retrospective review of a case series of acute latissimus dorsi tendon injuries in 3 elite cricketers (2 fast bowlers and a leg-spin bowler).

A Rare Case of Bipolar Clavicle Fracture.

Segmental or bipolar fractures of the clavicle generally refer to a concomitant ipsilateral distal clavicle and midshaft clavicle fracture. These injuries are exceedingly rare and are generally secondary to higher energy injuries. We report a case of a 38-year-old male who sustained a left bipolar clavicle fracture after falling from a push bike while riding recreationally which unusually involved the medial and lateral ends of the clavicle and not the midshaft as previously reported in other patients.

Use of a Bone Graft Drill Harvester to Create the Fenestration During Arthroscopic Ulnohumeral Arthroplasty.

The Outerbridge-Kashiwagi procedure, or ulnohumeral arthroplasty, was described in 1978 as a method of treating elbow arthritis by creating a fenestration in the olecranon fossa. This fenestration diminishes the likelihood of recurrent spurs in the olecranon fossa and coronoid fossa, without loss of structural bony strength. Arthroscopic techniques have now been developed to perform this procedure.

Catastrophic failure of a low profile metal-backed glenoid component after total shoulder arthroplasty.

Context: The longevity of the glenoid component in total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) continues to be problematic. All polyethylene glenoid components have been most widely used, but loosening rates with time and the need for revision has resulted in high-profile metal-backed components with the potential for a more stable prosthesis bone interface and liner exchange. High revision rates in the high profile metal backed designs led us to evaluate a low profile metal backed component.

Shoulder Structure and Function Following the Modified Latarjet Procedure: A Clinical and Radiological Review.

Background: To evaluate the clinical and radiological outcomes of the modified Latarjet procedure for traumatic, antero-inferior glenohumeral joint instability.

Methods: Case series were used with a mean follow-up of 21.3 months for clinical and radiological review and 47.