Long-term results of total knee arthroplasty for valgus knees: soft-tissue release technique and implant selection.

Purpose: To report long-term results of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for valgus knees.

Methods: 34 women and 19 men aged 39 to 84 (mean, 74) years with valgus knees underwent primary TKA by a senior surgeon. Of the 78 knees, 43, 29, and 6 had type-I, type-II, and type-III valgus deformities, respectively.

Ultrasonographic evaluation of the shoulder in elite wheelchair tennis players.

Context: Wheelchair tennis has been identified as a high-risk sport for shoulder injury, so understanding shoulder pathology in these athletes is important.

Objective: This study investigated the incidence and pattern of shoulder injuries in wheelchair tennis players using high-resolution ultrasonography.

Design: Descriptive study.

Clinical result of operative treatment for scaphoid non-union in the skeletally immature: percutaneous versus open procedure.

This article is a retrospective study of 13 cases of scaphoid non-union in skeletally immature patients. For the fracture fixation, three cases of stable fibrous union with minimal sclerosis, without deformity or cystic changes were considered for the percutaneous Herbert screw fixation. Ten cases were managed with the open reduction and internal fixation with or without bone grafting.

Percutaneous screw fixation for scaphoid nonunion in skeletally immature patients: a report of two cases.

Nonunion of the scaphoid waist in skeletally immature patients is rarely diagnosed. We report 2 cases of scaphoid nonunion in skeletally immature patients who underwent percutaneous screw fixation without bone graft. In stable nonunions with minimal sclerosis, percutaneous screw fixation without bone graft can be an alternative to the conventional open procedure in skeletally immature patients, with successful union and clinical outcome.