Heterotopic Ossification After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Quadriceps Tendon Autograft: A Case Report.

Case: A 32-year-old healthy woman tore her right anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and underwent reconstruction with quadriceps tendon autograft. Twelve weeks postoperatively, she had anterior thigh pain limiting knee flexion and a palpable mass in the anterior thigh. Imaging revealed a calcified mass near the graft site, concerning for heterotopic ossification (HO).

Intrasubstance Patellar Tendon Repair with the Addition of a Bio-inductive Implant.

Intrasubstance patellar tendon ruptures are an uncommon injury that can have devastating long-term effects for patients. Operative intervention to repair the ruptured tendon is the gold standard treatment for these injuries and can be performed using a variety of techniques. Unlike the more common patellar tendon ruptures at the level of the patella, repairs of intrasubstance ruptures are often challenging because of the poor quality of the remaining tendon fibers.

Anterior Compartment Neurovascular Bundle Entrapment in a Minimally Displaced Distal Tibial Fracture: A Case Report.

Case: A 29-year-old woman presented with a low-energy, minimally displaced pilon fracture with progressive pain and paresthesias in the affected foot, ultimately requiring open reduction and internal fixation. Intraoperatively, the deep peroneal nerve and anterior tibial artery and vein were entrapped within the fracture. After freeing the bundle and fixing the fracture, the paresthesias improved and ultimately resolved.

The Evolution of the Walch Classification for Primary Glenohumeral Arthritis.

Our understanding of the pathology of and treatment for glenohumeral arthritis (GHA) has grown dramatically in the past few decades. Original observations regarding patterns of glenoid erosion, glenoid retroversion, and posterior humeral head subluxation in patients with primary GHA were documented in the 1980s and early 1990s. In the late 1990s, Walch et al proposed what is now the most widely used classification system to describe the characteristic pathology of GHA.

Patient-Reported Outcomes After Multiple-Revision ACL Reconstruction: Good but Not Great.

Purpose: To evaluate the patient-reported and objective functional outcomes of patients undergoing multiple-revision anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery. The secondary purpose was to determine failure rates and factors associated with failure, with a focus on posterior tibial slope.

Methods: All patients who underwent a repeat revision ACL reconstruction with a single surgeon over a 13-year period were identified.

Treatment Outcomes in Septic Arthritis of the Foot and Ankle in People Who Inject Drugs.

Background: Although injection drug use (IDU) is a known risk factor for septic arthritis (SA) of the foot and ankle (F&A), disease and hospitalization outcomes are poorly characterized. We evaluated national trends, demographic characteristics, and hospitalization outcomes of SA of the F&A in people who inject drugs vs those who do not.

Methods: Using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, we identified all patients aged 15-64 with a principal discharge diagnosis of SA of the F&A from 2000 to 2013 and evaluated if they were related or unrelated to IDU.

The challenge of Propionibacterium acnes and revision shoulder arthroplasty: a review of current diagnostic options.

Background: Propionibacterium acnes is the most common cause of infection after shoulder arthroplasty. Whereas there are several methods that can aid in the diagnosis of P. acnes infection, there is not a single "gold standard" because of the difficulties inherent in identifying this bacterium.

Single-port laparoscopic colorectal surgery shows equivalent or better outcomes to standard laparoscopic surgery: results of a 190-patient, 7-criterion case-match study.

Introduction: Single-port (SP) surgery has been characterized as having limited applicability regarding procedure, disease, and patient characteristics. There is a question if SP procedures offer disadvantages or advantages to multiport (MP) colorectal surgery. We hypothesize that SP is equivalent to MP and is a safe alternative in the full spectrum of colorectal disease and procedures.

Phacomatosis pigmentovascularis of cesioflammea type in 7 patients: combination of ocular pigmentation (melanocytosis or melanosis) and nevus flammeus with risk for melanoma.

Objective: To describe the features of phacomatosis pigmentovascularis (cesioflammea type).

Design: Noninterventional retrospective case series composed of 7 patients.

Results: Nevus flammeus combined with ipsilateral ocular melanocytosis or melanosis was seen in all 7 patients.

Iridocorneal endothelial syndrome masquerading as iris melanoma in 71 cases.

Objective: To describe the clinical features of iridocorneal endothelial (ICE) syndrome in a group of patients referred because of suspected iris melanoma.

Methods: In a noncomparative case series, we performed medical record review for clinical features of ICE syndrome in 71 patients.

Results: At presentation, the median patient age was 54 years.