The arthritic, cuff-deficient shoulder--when is hemiarthroplasty enough?

This article outlines the role of hemiarthroplasty in the treatment of cuff-tear arthropathy. Rotator cuff tear arthropathy, kinematics, and classification are reviewed.

Complications of endoscopic and open carpal tunnel release.

Purpose: To compile the major complications of carpal tunnel surgery and compare reported complications for open and endoscopic techniques.

Methods: A literature assessment was performed for published complications of open and endoscopic carpal tunnel release procedures; 80 publications, representing a period from 1966 through 2001, were reviewed. Complications were identified as neurapraxia; nerve, tendon, or artery injury; and wound infection or dehiscence that required antibiotics or additional operative care.

Dog and cat bites to the hand: treatment and cost assessment.

Purpose: To assess the demographic patterns, clinical morbidity, and treatment costs associated with domestic animal bites to the hand.

Methods: A retrospective review was performed on 111 patients who suffered either a dog or cat bite to the hand. Demographic data were collected for both the patient and the animal involved.

Accuracy of office-based ultrasonography of the shoulder for the diagnosis of rotator cuff tears.

Background: This prospective multi-institutional study was designed to define the accuracy of ultrasonography, when performed in an orthopaedic surgeon's office, for the diagnosis of rotator cuff tears.

Methods: An anatomic diagnosis and a treatment plan were made on the basis of office-based shoulder ultrasonography, physical examination, and radiographs for ninety-eight patients (ninety-nine shoulders) with a clinical diagnosis of a rotator-cuff-related problem. The results of the ultrasonographic studies were then compared with the results of magnetic resonance imaging and the operative findings.