Predictors of failure after conservative treatment of symptomatic partial-thickness rotator cuff tear.

Background: Further studies are required to determine the effectiveness of conservative treatment of partial-thickness rotator cuff tear (PTRCT). Here, we aim to identify the predictors of failure after conservative treatment in a large series of patients with symptomatic PTRCT.

Methods: The outcome of conservative treatment in a retrospective cohort of 272 patients with symptomatic PTRCT was evaluated.

Single-incision Eden-Lange procedure in trapezius muscle paralysis: A report of 11 cases.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of single-incision Eden-Lange procedure in trapezius muscle paralysis.

Methods: The medical records of 11 patients (3 females and 8 males); mean age: 41 (25-59) years with trapezius muscle paralysis who underwent Eden-Lange procedure in our Center, between February 2009 and April 2013, were retrospectively analyzed. The clinical outcomes were evaluated with the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Shoulder (ASES) score and visual analogue scale (VAS).

Surgical Treatment of Tennis Elbow; Minimal Incision Technique.

Background: When non-operative treatment of tennis elbow fails; a surgical procedure can be performed to improve the associated symptoms. Different surgical techniques for treatment of lateral epicondylitis are prescribed. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes of surgical treatment for tennis elbow based on small incision techniques.

The comparison of Ethibond sutures and semitendinosus autograft in the surgical treatment of acromioclavicular dislocation.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the results of the surgical reconstruction of the acromioclavicular joint (ACJ) dislocations using No. 5 Ethibond suture or semitendinosus autograft.

Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study was conducted on the medical records of 39 patients (35 males and 4 females; mean age: 32.