Indications and Surgical Treatment of Acute and Chronic Tibiofibular Syndesmotic Injuries with and Without Associated Fractures.

Syndesmosis injury may occur in a wide variety of clinical scenarios. Accurate diagnosis and anatomic reconstruction are necessary for optimizing clinical outcomes. The management considerations of syndesmotic injuries with associated proximal fibula fractures are reviewed.

Late Treatment of Displaced Intra-Articular Calcaneus Fractures: Successful Management With Anatomic Reduction.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of displaced intra-articular calcaneus fractures treated more than 25 days after injury by open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) using a lateral extensile surgical approach.

Methods: Twenty patients identified by retrospective review of our trauma database were treated with ORIF for a displaced intra-articular calcaneus fracture more than 25 days after injury. OTA/AO 82-B and 82-C fracture patterns were included.

Surgical Treatment of Posteromedial Talus Fractures: Technique Description and Results of 10 Cases.

Background: The aim of this study is to describe a surgical technique for successful treatment of posteromedial talar body fractures and establish treatment recommendations for fractures of the posterior aspect of the talus.

Materials And Methods: Ten patients treated operatively for a posteromedial talar body fractures entering both the subtalar and ankle articulations with a minimum of 1-year followup were identified from a trauma database. Age, mechanism of injury, associated injuries, time to surgery, complications, the range of motion, secondary procedures, and need for arthrodesis were evaluated.

Late Treatment of Syndesmotic Injuries.

Normal syndesmosis anatomy and alignment are essential to ankle function. Although injuries to the syndesmosis are common with ankle injuries, accurate diagnosis and reduction continue to be a challenge. Late reconstruction for syndesmosis is reviewed.

Treatment of Peripheral Talus Fractures.

Peripheral talus fractures include injuries to the lateral process, posteromedial talar body, and talar head. These injuries are rare and are often missed. Nonunion with conservative treatment is high and excision can lead to joint instability, rapid arthrosis, and earlier need for arthrodesis.

Prognostic value of computed tomography classification systems for intra-articular calcaneus fractures.

Background: There are several published computed tomography (CT) classification systems for calcaneus fractures, each validated by a different standard. The goal of this study was to measure which system would best predict clinical outcomes as measured by a widely used and validated musculoskeletal health status questionnaire.

Methods: Forty-nine patients with isolated intra-articular joint depression calcaneus fractures more than 2 years after treatment were identified.

A comparison of forearm supination and elbow flexion strength in patients with long head of the biceps tenotomy or tenodesis.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the forearm supination and elbow flexion strength of the upper extremity in patients who have had an arthroscopic long head of the biceps tendon (LHBT) release with patients who have had an LHBT tenodesis.

Methods: Cybex isokinetic strength testing (Cybex Division of Lumex, Ronkonkoma, NY) was performed on 17 patients who underwent arthroscopic LHBT tenotomy, 19 patients who underwent arthroscopic LHBT tenodesis, and 31 age-, gender-, and body mass index-matched control subjects. Subjects were considered fully recovered from shoulder surgery, were released for unrestricted activities, and were at least 6 months after surgery before testing.

Leisure as a context for active living, recovery, health and life quality for persons with mental illness in a global context.

Globally, the mental health system is being transformed into a strengths-based, recovery-oriented system of care, to which the concept of active living is central. Based on an integrative review of the literature, this paper presents a heuristic conceptual framework of the potential contribution that enjoyable and meaningful leisure experiences can have in active living, recovery, health and life quality among persons with mental illness. This framework is holistic and reflects the humanistic approach to mental illness endorsed by the United Nations and the World Health Organization.

In praise of sport: promoting sport participation as a mechanism of health among persons with a disability.

Background: Achieving and maintaining health are no less important to people with a disability than they are to anyone else; it is just typically more challenging. This report explores sport as a mechanism of health for people with a disability. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is used to frame the analysis and discussion of the narratives of 12 women and men with a disability who participate in sport.

Syndesmosis fixation: a comparison of three and four cortices of screw fixation without hardware removal.

Background: Great variability exists in methods of stabilization for syndesmotic disruptions of the ankle. We hypothesized that syndesmotic screw fixation with 3.5-mm fully threaded cortical screws through either three or four cortices would have similar strength and rate of mechanical failure and that retention of screws after fracture healing would not result in adverse clinical symptoms.

Bilateral peroneal nerve palsy following emergent stabilization of a pelvic ring injury.

External noninvasive compressive devices are becoming popular for emergent stabilization of pelvic ring disruptions. The ease of application utilizing available materials such as sheets, the noninvasive nature of such measures, and perceived absence of complications has made this a popular stabilization modality. The authors report a case of bilateral peroneal nerve palsy related to the use of external compressive wraps in a patient with pelvic ring injury.