Does Kinesiology Taping Improve the Early Postoperative Outcomes in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction? A Randomized Controlled Study.

Objective: The efficacy of kinesiology taping in arthroscopic knee surgery has not been reported. The objective of this study is to investigate the efficacy of kinesiology taping in the early postoperative phase after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). We hypothesized that kinesiology taping reduces knee pain and swelling and improves knee range of movement and functional outcome.

Comparative study of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) parameters in a Southeast Asian population with symptomatic patellofemoral instability.

Background: MRI is performed for evaluation of soft tissue injuries associated with patellar instability.

Methods: Retrospective review of MRI parameters from a study group of 64 patients with symptomatic patellofemoral instability and a control group of 64 patients with acute knee injury without concomitant patellofemoral instability was performed.

Results: The study group demonstrated statistically significant increase (P<0.

Comparative study of the use of computer assisted navigation system for axial correction in medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.

The aim of our study was to compare the use of the Orthopilot Navigation system with conventional non-navigation technique for medial UKA with respect to the intraoperative mechanical limb alignment measurements and correlation with the postoperative radiological measurements. The postoperative mechanical limb alignment axes of 51 consecutive medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty performed by a single surgeon over a 12-month period were measured. The cases were randomly assigned to two groups of which 21 cases were performed using conventional non-navigation based technique and 30 cases were performed using the Orthopilot Navigation System.

Living related donor allograft for revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in a child: a case report.

Revision ACL reconstruction poses several challenges for the surgeon in terms of the timing of surgery and the limited graft choices. To our knowledge, there is currently no published data with regards to revision ACL reconstruction in a child. We describe the case of a 12-year-old girl who had a re-injury 4.

Anatomical study of the human anterior cruciate ligament stump's tibial insertion footprint.

The aim of this study is to define the topographical relationship of the anatomical bundles of the human anterior cruciate ligament's (ACL) stump over the tibial insertion site. Between January and April 2007, a total of 36 resected tibial plateaus were retrieved from patients who underwent total knee replacements. These samples had intact cruciate ligaments with no major osteophyte around the ACL tibial insertion footprint.

Arthroscopic management of superior labral anterior and posterior (SLAP) and associated lesions: clinical features and functional outcome.

Introduction: The superior labral anterior and posterior (SLAP) lesion is a cause of chronic shoulder pain and significant disability. This study aims to review the distribution of types of SLAP lesions, associated lesions and the outcome of arthroscopic management.

Materials And Methods: This series involved all 33 patients who underwent arthroscopic management of SLAP and associated lesions by a single surgeon.