High Rates of Return to Play and Low Recurrence Rate After Arthroscopic Latarjet Procedure for Anterior Shoulder Instability in Rugby Players.

Purpose: To analyze the rate of return to play, changes in athletic level, and recurrence rate and to report subjective outcomes in a series of rugby players with anterior shoulder instability who underwent an arthroscopic Latarjet procedure.

Methods: A multicenter retrospective study done in 2 centers on rugby players who were operated on between January 2011 and December 2020 was performed. Rugby players who underwent arthroscopic Latarjet procedure for anterior shoulder stabilization with a minimum follow-up period of 2 years were included.

Arthroscopic Latarjet yields better union and prevention of instability compared to arthroscopic bony Bankart repair in shoulders with recurrent anterior instability: a systematic review.

Purpose: To determine whether arthroscopic Latarjet procedure or arthroscopic bony Bankart repair provide better outcomes in terms of rates of recurrent instability, non-union and complications, as well as clinical scores and range of motion.

Methods: An electronic literature search was performed using PubMed, Embase®, and Cochrane databases, applying the following keywords: "Arthroscopic bony Bankart" OR "Arthroscopic osseous Bankart" AND "Arthroscopic Latarjet" OR "Arthroscopic coracoid bone block".

Results: The systematic search returned 1465 records, of which 29 were included (arthroscopic bony Bankart repair, n = 16; arthroscopic Latarjet, n = 13).

A new self-assessment tool following shoulder stabilization surgery, the auto-Walch and auto-Rowe questionnaires.

Purpose: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMS) are increasingly used for patient evaluation, as well as for scientific research. Few are used for practical purposes in the clinical setting, and few are reliable enough to allow proper feedback to physicians. Two of the most commonly used assessment tools in shoulder instability are the Walch-Duplay and the Rowe scores.

Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: Is healing enough?

Hypothesis/background: Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair most commonly results in good clinical outcomes, however understanding of predictive factors influencing the final clinical outcome is limited.

Aim: The purpose of our study was to evaluate clinical outcomes of patients with healed supraspinatus tendon after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and to identify its pre- and peri-operative predictive factors of good clinical results.

Methods: A multi-center prospective study followed up 188 patients, who had a healed tendon after an arthroscopic repair of isolated supraspinatus tear.

Failure of coracoid bone-block.

The rate of recurrence of anterior unidirectional instability is lower after coracoid bone-block than with other techniques, even if failures still occur with this difficult procedure. Failure may consist in recurrent instability (dislocation, subluxation, unstable painful shoulder) or despite absence of obvious clinical signs, in radiologic failure (non-union, fracture), biologic failure (osteolysis) or infection, all of which may require revision surgery or lead to late instability or subclinical chronic apprehension. Clinical, X-ray and CT assessment identifies the type of failure and may lead to a second surgery being discussed with the patient according to functional demand.

Prospective study of tendon healing and functional gain after arthroscopic repair of isolated supraspinatus tear.

Introduction: In case of failure of non-operative treatment of isolated supraspinatus tear, tendon surgery can improve shoulder function and alleviate pain. The present study hypothesis was that isolated supraspinatus repair shows good healing, with improved clinical results.

Materials And Methods: A prospective multicentre study followed up 199 patients (mean age, 57 years) for one year.

Benefits of distal clavicle resection during rotator cuff repair: Prospective randomized single-blind study.

Introduction: Rotator cuff tears often occur in combination with acromioclavicular (AC) arthropathy. But it can be difficult to separate pain caused by the rotator cuff tear from pain caused by the AC joint, despite clinical and other examinations. Distal clavicle resection (DCR) is increasingly being done at the same time as arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.

Screw Removal Can Resolve Unexplained Anterior Pain Without Recurrence of Shoulder Instability After Open Latarjet Procedures.

Background: Anterior shoulder instability can be successfully treated using Latarjet procedures, although a small proportion of patients report unexplained pain.

Purpose/hypothesis: The purpose was to report the prevalence and characteristics of patients with unexplained pain without recurrent instability after open Latarjet procedures and to determine whether screw removal can alleviate pain. The hypothesis was that unexplained pain without recurrent instability might be due to soft tissue impingements against the screw heads and that the removal of screws would alleviate or reduce pain.

Revision of failed Latarjet with the Eden-Hybinette surgical technique.

Introduction: The outcomes of the Latarjet procedure for anterior shoulder instability are highly satisfactory although recurrences are possible. Surgical revision is challenging, and often requires an iliac crest bone graft as described by Eden and Hybinette. The aims of our study were to analyze the outcomes of the Eden-Hybinette technique after failed Latarjet procedure, determine the failure and complication rates, and analyze the risk of osteoarthritis.

Learning Curves in the Arthroscopic Latarjet Procedure: A Multicenter Analysis of the First 25 Cases of 5 International Surgeons.

Purpose: To analyze the learning curves of 5 experienced, fellowship-trained shoulder surgeons and their respective 25 first arthroscopic Latarjet cases in regard to surgical time, graft placement, complication rates, and recurrent instability.

Methods: The first 25 arthroscopic Latarjet procedures of 5 surgeons were retrospectively analyzed in an international multicenter setting, and thus 125 patients were included in this study. The surgical time, intraoperative and postoperative events out of the ordinary, and graft positioning were examined.

Ultrasound Evaluation of Anterior Acromioclavicular Relationship in the Horizontal Plane on 40 Healthy Subjects. A New Possibility for Differential Diagnosis of Acromioclavicular Disjunctions Rockwood Stage 3 and 4? A Pilot Study.

Objective: To evaluate the repeatability and reproducibility of an ultrasound examination of the acromioclavicular joint (ACJ) performed by an orthopaedic surgeon to analyze anterior ACJ relationship in the horizontal plane.

Design: Prospective observational study on healthy subjects.

Setting: The study was conducted in 2017 in a university department of orthopaedic surgery and traumatology.

Arthroscopic Latarjet Techniques: Graft and Fixation Positioning Assessed With 2-Dimensional Computed Tomography Is Not Equivalent With Standard Open Technique.

Purpose: To analyze graft and fixation (screw and EndoButton) positioning after the arthroscopic Latarjet technique with 2-dimensional computed tomography (CT) and to compare it with the open technique.

Methods: We performed a retrospective multicenter study (March 2013 to June 2014). The inclusion criteria included patients with recurrent anterior instability treated with the Latarjet procedure.

Posterior shoulder instability managed by arthroscopic acromial pediculated bone-block. Technique.

Unlabelled: In posterior shoulder instability (recurrent dislocation, involuntary posterior subluxation or voluntary subluxation that has become involuntary), surgery may be considered in case of failure of functional treatment if there are no psychological contraindications. Acromial bone-block with pediculated deltoid flap, as described by Kouvalchouk, is an alternative to iliac bone-block, enabling triple shoulder locking by the blocking effect, the retention hammock provided by the deltoid flap and posterior capsule repair. Arthroscopy allows shoulder joint exploration and diagnosis of associated lesions, with opening and conservation of the posterior capsule; it greatly facilitates bone-block positioning and capsule reinsertion.

Retroverted glenoid reconstruction using glenoid plate in reverse shoulder arthroplasty.

Purpose: The objective of this study is to evaluate the clinical and radiological results of reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) with glenoid plating in a consecutive series of patients affected by cuff tear glenohumeral arthropathy with glenoid retroversion >15°. We hypothesized that autologous humeral head graft may be better stabilized between the baseplate and the native glenoid surface with the use of a glenoid plate.

Methods: Twenty consecutive patients affected by cuff tear arthropathy with glenoid retroversion >15° (B2 or C according to Walch classification) were enrolled in this study.

Preliminary clinical outcomes of Latarjet-Patte coracoid transfer by arthroscopy vs. open surgery: Prospective multicentre study of 390 cases.

Background: The Latarjet-Patte procedure consisting in transfer and screw fixation of the coracoid process to the anterior glenoid is a treatment of reference for anterior shoulder instability. Over time, surgical innovations translated into a number of improvements and, in late 2003, an arthroscopically assisted variant of the procedure was described.

Objective: To evaluate and compare clinical outcomes of the modified Latarjet-Patte procedure performed by open surgery, arthroscopy with screw fixation, or arthroscopy with endobutton fixation.

Is anterior glenoid bone block position reliably assessed by standard radiography? A cadaver study.

Background: Standard radiography with an antero-posterior view and Bernageau's glenoid profile view is the method most widely reported in the literature to assess coracoid bone block position and fusion.

Objective: The aim of this cadaver study was to determine whether the antero-posterior and Bernageau's radiographs provide a reliable and reproducible evaluation of the position of a coracoid bone block and its fixation screws.

Method: An isolated scapula showing no evidence of osteoarthritis or other abnormalities was used.

Functional outcomes after open versus arthroscopic Latarjet procedure: A prospective comparative study.

Introduction: The Latarjet procedure provides effective stabilization of chronically unstable shoulders. Since this procedure is mainly performed in a young athletic population, the functional impact is significant. Published data does not shed light on the time needed to recover work-related or sports-related function.

Modified Margin Convergence: Over-Under Lacing Suture Technique.

The principle of margin convergence can be applied to rotator cuff repair to enhance the security of fixation by decreasing the mechanical strain at the margins of the tear. We describe a suture technique, over-under lacing, that reproduces the same margin convergence, with equal tissue tension across the entire surface area of the cuff. A consecutive series of patients affected by massive U-shaped rotator cuff tears were treated by this repair technique.

3-(2,4-dimethoxybenzylidene)-anabaseine: a promising candidate drug for Alzheimer's disease?

3-(2,4-dimethoxybenzylidene)-anabaseine is an analog of the paralytic alkaloid, anabaseine, from the ribbon worms Amphiporus sp., that shows numerous properties, in particular an agonist activity on alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. This article reviews these properties and explains to what extent they could be valuable to control symptomatology and/or neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease.

Doubling of serum creatinine in clinical trials, cost-effectiveness studies, and individual patients: adequate use in renal transplantation.

Background: The predictive value of doubling of serum creatinine (DSC) has never been assessed in renal transplantation. We evaluated it in terms of its use for clinical trials, cost-effectiveness studies, and individual patients.

Methods: Retrospective longitudinal study in 896 renal transplant recipients.

[Risk of deep venous thrombosis during an air flight: prevention and counselling at the counter].

Worldwide air traffic reaches about 2.3 billion passengers per year. The increasing number of persons at thrombo-embolic risk, together with potentially severe or fatal complications of deep venous thrombosis, suggests community pharmacists can give basic preventive advice to persons identified as at risk.