Discrimination between pain and contracture in limited passive motion patients with rotator cuff tear: A STROBE-compliant cross-sectional study.

Either pain or contracture may limit shoulder passive range of motion (PROM) in patients with rotator cuff disease, and an appropriate treatment may be determined according to its cause. If there is no change in PROM under general anesthesia, contracture, rather than pain, may be the underlying condition. Our goal was to devise a physical examination that would help discriminate between pain and contracture in limited PROM patients with rotator cuff tear.

Preoperative evaluation of left common iliac vein in oblique lateral interbody fusion at L5-S1.

Purpose: Oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF) L5-S1 is essentially to perform an anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) in the lateral position. Because the surgical procedures are performed "obliquely" over the left common iliac vein (LCIV), ensuring that the vein is protected which is particularly important. We aimed to evaluate the configuration of LCIV and its risk of mobilization during anterior approach at L5-S1 segment.

Stepwise Percutaneous Leverage Technique to Avoid Posterior Interosseous Nerve Injury in Pediatric Radial Neck Fracture.

Objectives: To introduce a stepwise percutaneous leverage technique to avoid posterior interosseous nerve (PIN) injury in pediatric patients with radial neck fractures and to evaluate the clinical outcome and the predisposing factors affecting the outcome.

Design: Retrospective case series study.

Setting: University level 1 trauma center.