Tendon transfers for the management of irreparable subscapularis tears.

Rotator cuff pathology is the main cause of shoulder pain and dysfunction in older adults. When a rotator cuff tear involves the subscapularis tendon, the symptoms are usually more severe and the prognosis after surgery must be guarded. Isolated subscapularis tears represent 18% of all rotator cuff tears and arthroscopic repair is a good alternative primary treatment.

Microbial Colonization of Explants after Osteosynthesis in Small Animals: Incidence and Influencing Factors.

Despite recent advancements in antibiotics, hygienic measures, and peri-operative systemic antibiotics, post-operative infections in osteosynthesis remain prevalent and continue to be among the most common surgical complications, leading to delayed fracture healing, osteomyelitis, implant loosening, and loss of function. Osteosynthesis implants are routinely utilized in veterinary medicine and the current study investigates the microbial colonization of implants following osteosynthesis in small animals, along with its incidence and influencing factors. The results are analyzed in regard to correlations between infection, patient, disease progression, and radiographic images, as well as other factors that may promote infection.

Anatomic acromioclavicular and Coracoclavicular ligament reconstruction with allograft is effective for the management of non-acute acromioclavicular dislocations.

Objective: to analyze the short-term outcomes of an anatomical technique that reconstructs both the acromioclavicular and coracoclavicular ligaments with the help of a tendon allograft for the management of non-acute acromioclavicular dislocations.

Methods: this is a prospective longitudinal study of a case series of subjects with symptomatic non-acute (>3 weeks) acromioclavicular dislocations surgically managed with an anatomical reconstruction of both the acromioclavicular and coracoclavicular ligaments using tibial tendon allografts. Outcomes were assessed with simple standardized radiographs and with the Constant-Murley, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES)-shoulder and Quick-DASH (Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand) scales; also, the acromioclavicular joint stability and the scapulothoracic kinematics were assessed.

Indications for the removal of implants after fracture healing: A comparison between human and veterinary medicine.

Indications for implant removal after fracture healing are still under debate in both human and veterinary medicine. Although hardware removal is a common procedure, it should not be undertaken lightly. Intra and post-operative complications are common and a thorough evaluation of the risks and benefits should be performed.

Assessment of isolated glenohumeral range of motion in patients with adhesive capsulitis can help predict failure of conservative treatment: a pilot study.

Purpose: To prospectively evaluate a cohort of patients with adhesive capsulitis and identify predictors of failure of conservative treatment in the first 2 months of therapy.

Methods: This was a single-cohort, prospective observational study that included 20 participants (13 females/7 males; median age of 51.8 years [interquartile range: 8.

Footprint preparation with nanofractures in a supraspinatus repair cuts in half the retear rate at 1-year follow-up. A randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: To evaluate if adding nanofractures to the footprint of a supraspinatus tear repair would have any effect in the outcomes at one-year follow-up.

Methods: Multicentric, triple-blinded, randomized trial with 12-months follow-up. Subjects with isolated symptomatic reparable supraspinatus tears smaller than 3 cm and without grade 4 fatty infiltration were included.