Novel Axillary Block Management for Tendon Transfer Surgery: A Case Report.

The outcome of upper limb tendon transfer surgery is improved when the patient is able to voluntarily contract specific muscles during the surgical procedure. Tumescent local anesthesia is suitable, but we describe an alternative option that involves the novel management of an axillary block. A 47-year-old man, injured in a motor vehicle crash, exhibited a thumb extensor deficit because of severe muscular trauma to the forearm.

Isolated arthroscopic Bankart repair vs. Bankart repair with "remplissage" for anterior shoulder instability with engaging Hill-Sachs lesion: A meta-analysis.

Introduction: Arthroscopic "remplissage" of a Hill-Sachs lesion (HSL) associated with a Bankart repair (BR) has been recently introduced as a surgical option to treat chronic anterior shoulder instability. The purpose of this study was to analyze the current literature comparing results of isolated BR versus BR+remplissage in the treatment of anterior shoulder instability with engaging HSL.

Hypothesis: BR+remplissage are superior to isolated BR in the management of anterior shoulder instability with engaging HSL.

Periprosthetic shoulder infection: an overview.

Periprosthetic shoulder infection (PSI) is rare but potentially devastating. The rate of PSI is increased in cases of revision procedures, reverse shoulder implants and co-morbidities. One specific type of PSI is the occurrence of low-grade infections caused by non-suppurative bacteria such as or .

Complications and revisions after semi-constrained total elbow arthroplasty: a mono-centre analysis of one hundred cases.

Background: The complication rate after total elbow arthroplasties is higher than for other arthroplasties.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the complications and revision rate after 100 semi-constrained total elbow arthroplasties from various types of aetiologies performed in our university hospital.

Methods: One hundred linked semiconstrained total elbow arthroplasties were performed and were reviewed with 24-months minimum follow-up.

Complications of radial head prostheses.

Radial head prostheses are indicated for treatment of complex radial head fractures not amenable for fixation. After the initial experience with silastic implants, metallic or pyrocarbon arthroplasty have been used for 20 years. Little is known about complications related to these implants.