Outcomes and complications after different surgical techniques for the treatment of chronic distal biceps tendon ruptures: a systematic review and quantitative synthesis.

Hypothesis: The purpose of this study was to perform a systematic review of the available literature evaluating surgical outcomes after chronic distal biceps tendon rupture. Surgical techniques, including primary repair, autograft reconstruction, and allograft reconstruction, were compared, as well as subjective and objective clinical outcomes and complication rates.

Methods: A systematic literature search of Level I-IV studies reporting outcomes of surgically treated chronic distal biceps tendon ruptures were performed via PubMed, Cochrane Collaboration, Science Direct, and Google Scholar databases.

Notable Racial and Ethnic Disparities Persist in Lower Extremity Amputations for Critical Limb Ischemia and Infection.

Introduction: The purpose of this study is to investigate the current disparities for major lower extremity amputation in patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI) and infection.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program's database for the years 2011 to 2017 was conducted. Multivariate models were used to isolate the effect of race and ethnicity on the likelihood of a below-knee or above-knee amputation (BKA and AKA, respectively) for CLI secondary to type 2 diabetes mellitus, atherosclerosis, peripheral vascular disease, chronic osteomyelitis, and deep soft-tissue infections.