Endoscopic carpal tunnel release with or without suture: Does it make a difference? A case-control study.

A case-control study was conducted to compare wound healing with or without skin suture after endoscopic carpal tunnel release. The primary endpoint was esthetics on the Manchester Scar Scale (MSS). Patients were recruited between April 2016 and April 2017.

The significance of the clavicle on shoulder girdle function.

Background: Patients with cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) can have a congenital partial or total absence of the clavicle. The aim of this study was to evaluate the functional shoulder score in these patients.

Material And Methods: Patients with CCD who were members of a social media group were invited to take part in an Internet-based survey.

Relationship of the Medial Clavicular Head to the Manubrium in Normal and Symptomatic Degenerated Sternoclavicular Joints.

Background: Clavicular prominence is common in patients with symptomatic degenerative sternoclavicular arthritis. It is unclear if this is caused by enlargement or subluxation of the clavicle. The aim of this report is to describe a reproducible measurement technique to evaluate the relationship of the medial clavicular head to the manubrium.

A glenoid reaming study: how accurate are current reaming techniques?

Background: Correct reaming of a degenerative glenoid can be a difficult procedure. We investigated how the quality of the reamed surface is influenced by different reamers, by the surgeon's experience, and by glenoid erosion patterns.

Material And Methods: Three shoulder surgeons performed reaming procedures with different types of reamers (flat, convex, K-wire guided, and nipple guided) on a series of similarly sized uniconcave and biconcave glenoids.

Evaluation of the muscle volumes of the transverse rotator cuff force couple in nonpathologic shoulders.

Background: The balance between the subscapularis muscle and the infraspinatus/teres minor muscles, often referred to as the rotator cuff transverse force couple (TFC), has been proposed to be a critical component for normal shoulder function. The relationship between the muscle volume and the power means that TFC can be evaluated with the measurement of the muscle volume of the subscapularis muscle and the infraspinatus/teres minor. The aim of this study is to evaluate an innovative computed tomography (CT)-based technique to measure the muscle volume and to evaluate if there is a significant difference between muscle volumes of both the subscapularis muscle and the infraspinatus/teres minor in nonpathologic shoulders.