Post-traumatic total wrist arthrodesis: Satisfaction study of 42 cases at a mean 97months' follow-up.

Introduction: Total wrist arthrodesis is effective in reducing pain in osteoarthritic wrist, but at the cost of range of motion. The aim of the present study was to assess patient satisfaction after post-traumatic total wrist arthrodesis, complications and risk factors.

Hypothesis: Post-traumatic total wrist arthrodesis provides a high rate of satisfaction.

Positioning of the Tibial Tunnel After Single-Bundle ACL Primary Reconstruction on 3D CT scans: A New Method.

Purpose: To assess intra-articular tunnel aperture positioning after primary anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with either the reference standard method or the intercondylar area method in a single center using 3-dimensional (3D) computed tomography (CT) scans and to evaluate the intra-articular position of the tibial tunnel relative to the ACL footprint.

Methods: 3D CT scans were performed after 120 single-bundle primary ACL reconstruction cases. The center of the tibial tunnel aperture and the center of the ACL footprint were referenced on axial views of the tibial plateau in the anteroposterior (AP) and mediolateral (ML) planes according to a centimetric grid system including the whole plateau (reference standard).

Postoperative pain after arthroscopic versus open rotator cuff repair. A prospective study.

Introduction: Although the arthroscopic technique is becoming the gold standard for rotator cuff tendon repair, there is no proof that this technique results in less postoperative pain compared to open repair. The aim of this study was to prospectively compare the postoperative pain level after arthroscopic or open rotator cuff repair and to define factors that could influence its course.

Materials And Methods: Between January 2012 and January 2013, 95 patients were operated for a rotator cuff tear: 45 using an arthroscopic technique and 50 an open technique.

Bacterial colonization status of cystic fibrosis children's toothbrushes: A pilot study.

Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus toothbrush contamination in cystic fibrosis (CF) is unknown. This pilot study aimed to determine their prevalence and the potential involvement of toothbrushes in pulmonary infection.

Methods: Toothbrush bacteriological analysis for children aged 8-18 years was conducted on 27 CF patients, 15 healthy siblings, and 15 healthy children from the general population.

The role of the meniscotibial ligament in posteromedial rotational knee stability.

Purpose: Tears of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus (PHMM) are very common in the ACL-deficient knee. Specific lesions of the PHMM have been described in the setting of ACL rupture: ramp lesions and injuries to the meniscotibial ligament. There are little data available regarding the role these lesions play in knee instability.