Long-term outcomes following isolated arthroscopic Bankart repair: a 9- to 12-year follow-up.

Background: The long-term outcomes following arthroscopic Bankart repair have been rarely reported. Because of its relative novelty, little is known about recurrent instability, postoperative arthritis, and patient satisfaction, particularly for well-established modern procedures. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the long-term outcomes following arthroscopic Bankart repair.

Full-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears: What Is the Rate of Tear Progression? A Systematic Review.

Purpose: To systematically review the literature and determine the rate of radiographic tear progression of nonoperatively treated full-thickness rotator cuff tears.

Methods: The PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases were systematically reviewed to identify all articles related to nonoperatively treated rotator cuff tears. English-language studies of Level I through IV evidence examining chronic, full-thickness rotator cuff tears in adults were included.

The importance of regulatory data protection or exclusive use and other forms of intellectual property rights in the crop protection industry.

In order for a chemical plant protection product to be authorised for sale a registration dossier has to be assembled to demonstrate safety and efficacy to the satisfaction of government regulators. These studies and tests are protected for a period of 10 years in Europe, North America and some other jurisdictions from the date of first product authorisation so that only the data owner can gain commercial benefit from the data. Subsequent regulatory reviews which require new studies should not result in further periods of regulatory data protection exclusive use for the new data but compensation should be payable to the data generator.

A comparison of normal and osteoarthritic humeral head size and morphology.

Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate and to compare the size and morphologic patterns among normal and osteoarthritic (OA) humeral heads.

Methods: This comparative anatomic imaging study evaluated 150 humeral heads that were separated into 3 cohorts: normal, OA with symmetric glenoid erosion, and OA with asymmetric (type B2) glenoid erosion. Three-dimensional models were created of the humeral head from computed tomography data, and point coordinates were extracted for evaluation.

Capitellar and Trochlear Fractures.

Fractures of the capitellum and trochlea account for a small proportion of elbow trauma. Clinicians need to be vigilant in their assessment as they are commonly associated with other injuries about the elbow. To optimize outcomes, the goals of management include a stable, anatomic reduction and early range of motion.

Tribocorrosion in shoulder arthroplasty humeral component retrievals.

Background: Tribocorrosion at the modular taper connections of total hip implants has been associated with trunnionosis and adverse local tissue reactions. Modularity is also widely used in shoulder arthroplasty implants, but little information exists about the potential for tribocorrosion. This study hypothesized that there would be mild or no tribocorrosion in a series of retrieved shoulder implants.

Transtendon rotator-cuff repair of partial-thickness articular surface tears can lead to medial rotator-cuff failure.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate clinical and anatomic outcomes of patients following transtendon rotator-cuff repair of partial articular supraspinatus tendon avulsion (PASTA) lesions.

Patients And Methods: Patients in the senior author's practice who had isolated PASTA lesions treated by transtendon rotator-cuff repair were included (n=8) and retrospectively reviewed. All patients were evaluated preoperatively and at a mean of 21.

Neurologic complications of distal biceps tendon repair with 1-incision endobutton fixation.

Functional outcomes of biceps tendon rupture may be optimized with operative treatment. We conducted a retrospective study to determine the neurologic complications of using 1-incision Endobutton fixation to repair distal biceps tendon ruptures. Patients with distal biceps tendon ruptures treated with a 1-incision technique and Endobutton fixation were included.

The use of an intra-articular depth guide in the measurement of partial thickness rotator cuff tears.

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to compare the accuracy of the conventional method for determining the percentage of partial thickness rotator cuff tears to a method using an intra-articular depth guide. The clinical utility of the intra-articular depth guide was also examined.