Correlation of morphological parameters of the knee affecting the functional outcome in patients with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Objectives: The literature does not show any studies that correlate between the morphological parameters of knee and functional outcome after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. The purpose of this study was to establish a correlation of morphological parameters of the knee in (magnetic resonance imaging) MRI with functional outcome in patients who underwent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Material And Methods: This was an observational study which included 63 patients who underwent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Effect of pedicle screw placement into the fractured vertebra in management of unstable thoracolumbar and lumbar fractures.

Background: Pedicle screw insertion at the level of the fractured vertebra has been shown to improve clinical and radiological outcomes in unstable thoracolumbar and lumbar fractures, albeit this requires further evidence. The study aims to evaluate the effect of pedicle screw placement on the fractured vertebra in such cases.

Methods: A prospective study included adult patients with thoracolumbar and lumbar fractures treated with short-segment posterior instrumentation with a pedicle screw into the fractured vertebra.

ACL reconstruction using femoral Rigid-fix and tibial Bio-intrafix devices.

Objectives: The objective of this study is to report the clinical and functional outcomes of Hamstring graft ACL reconstruction fixed with femoral Rigid-fix and tibial Bio-intrafix devices.

Methods: In a prospective study, the clinical (Lysholm score) and functional outcomes (International Knee Documentation Committee, IKDC) of 44 patients who underwent autologus hamstring graft ACL reconstruction using femoral Rigid-fix and tibial Bio-intrafix devices, were evaluated at the end of one year. Joint laxity was assessed with KT-1000 arthrometer (MEDmetric, San Diego, CA).