Long-Term Outcomes of Thompson's Hip Hemiarthroplasties: Literature Review.

The procedure of Thompson's hip hemiarthroplasty has been well established since the 1950s and is still widely used for neck of femur fractures. Symptomatic acetabular erosion is a concern, shown to be particularly present after long-term follow-up of active patients. We review the literature and present a unique 47 year follow-up of neck of femur fracture treated with Thompson's hemiarthroplasty.

Magnifying loupes versus microscope for microdiscectomy and microdecompression.

Study Design: Consecutive case series of 51 patients in each group--single-surgeon experience.

Objective: Comparing magnifying loupes and microscopes for microdiscectomy and microdecompression.

Summary Of Background Data: Prospective peroperative data and retrospective outcome data.

Role of the juncturae tendinum in preventing radial subluxation of the extensor communis tendons after ulnar sagittal band rupture: a cadaveric study.

Background. Radial subluxation of the extensor communis tendons at the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints is a rarely reportedvinjury. These injuries have proved difficult to reproduce in cadaveric studies and have a low biomechanical likelihood of occurrence due to the ulnar direction of pull of the extensor communis tendons.