Radiological long-term follow-up up to 12 years of initially ultrasound unstable hip types D, III and IV after treatment with the Tübingen splint worn as a plaster.

Introduction: The treatment of ultrasound unstable hips with the Tübingen splint is currently under discussion. However, there is a lack of long-term follow-up data. This study presents to the best of our knowledge first radiological mid-term to long-term data of the successful initial treatment with the Tübingen splint of ultrasound unstable hips.

Rifampicin has - Compared to clindamycin - A dose and time dependent effect on hMSCs during osteogenic differentiation .

Background: The effects of rifampicin and clindamycin on human mesenchymal stromal cell (hMSC) were examined.

Methods: hMSC were cultured with rifampicin and clindamycin (0.5 μg/ml, 5 μg/ml, 50 μg/ml) and examinations of proliferation (Bromodeoxyuridine), calcification (Alizarin red) and mineralization (alkaline phosphatase) were performed after 7th, 14th and 21st days.

Treatment of unstable hips with the Tübingen splint in early postnatal period: radiological mid-term results of 75 hips with mean follow-up of 5.5 years.

Purpose: For treatment of unstable hips, the Tübingen splint is a treatment option. After the initial treatment, regular radiological follow-up examinations are recommended but there is a lack of long-term outcome studies. Therefore, the further development of unstable hips treated with the Tübingen splint were evaluated.

Outcome after subtalar screw arthroereisis in children with flexible flatfoot depends on time of treatment: Midterm results of 95 cases.

Objectives: The subtalar screw arthroereisis (SSA) is a treatment option for painful pediatric flexible flatfeet (PFF). Hence, the optimal time point for a SSA is discussed controversially. Therefore the present study evaluates the influence of the patient's age at surgery on the radiological outcome to provide further evidence in this matter.

The association between a low critical shoulder angle and SLAP lesions.

Purpose: To evaluate the critical shoulder angle (CSA), acromion index (AI) and further acromion parameters in patients with isolated SLAP lesions compared with patients without SLAP lesions.

Methods: Between 2012 and 2016, the CSA, AI, lateral acromion angle (LAA) and acromion slope (AS) were radiologically examined in consecutive patients > 18 years having had a shoulder arthroscopy with isolated SLAP lesion types II-IV. These were compared to controls without SLAP lesions and without (control group I) or with (control group II) complete supraspinatus tendon (SSP) tears.

MRI reveals unrecognized treatment failures after application of Fettweis plaster in children with unstable hip joints.

We evaluated the success of treatment of unstable hip joints with the Fettweis plaster followed by MRI to detect potential treatment failures. A total of 132 ultrasound-detected unstable hips of type D, III, or IV according to Graf were treated with closed reduction and Fettweis plaster, followed by MRI. We examined 19 type D, 55 type III, and 58 type IV.

Osteochondritis dissecans shows a severe course and poor outcome in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a matched pair study of 22 cases.

Juvenile osteochondritis dissecans (JOCD) and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) are both common diseases which may affect joints and bony structures in pediatric patients. In some cases, JOCD and JIA occur at the same time. In this study, the course of JOCD in patients with JIA was therefore evaluated to provide possible recommendations for further treatment opportunities and control examinations.

Prevalence of Propionibacterium acnes in the glenohumeral compared with the subacromial space in primary shoulder arthroscopies.

Hypothesis: We hypothesized that the prevalence of Propionibacterium acnes in patients undergoing primary shoulder arthroscopy is equal in the glenohumeral space compared with the subacromial space.

Methods: Patients aged 18 years or older with shoulder arthroscopies were included. The exclusion criteria were prior shoulder operations, complete rotator cuff tears, systemic inflammatory diseases, tumors, shoulder injections within 6 months of surgery, and antibiotic therapy within 14 days preoperatively.

Development of unstable hips after treatment with the Tübingen splint: mid-term follow-up of 83 hip joints.

Introduction: Early diagnosis and treatment of hip dysplasia are widely accepted as major factors for beneficial outcome. However, modalities for reduction and retention as well as for imaging are currently under clinical investigation. Local and general risk factors, e.

Use of the Tübingen splint for the initial management of severely dysplastic and unstable hips in newborns with DDH: an alternative to Fettweis plaster and Pavlik harness.

Aim: Hip dysplasia is one of the most common skeletal disorders. As a late consequence 20-25% of the patients are at risk to develop secondary osteoarthritis and may require total hip replacement early in life. The treatment principles of hip dislocation are (1) concentric reposition, (2) retention, i.

Arthroscopic Autologous Chondrocyte Transplantation for Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Elbow.

Osteochondritis dissecans of the humeral capitellum is characterized by separation of a circumscript area of the articular surface and the subchondral bone in juvenile patients. In advanced lesions, arthroscopic fragment refixation or fragment removal with microfracturing or drilling can be successful. The purpose of this technical note is to describe an all-arthroscopic surgical technique for 3-dimensional purely autologous chondrocyte transplantation for osteochondral lesions of the humeral capitellum.

All-arthroscopic suprapectoral long head of biceps tendon tenodesis with interference screw-like tendon fixation after modified lasso-loop stitch tendon securing.

Arthroscopic suprapectoral techniques for tenodesis of the long head of the biceps tendon (LHB) are appropriate for the treatment of proximal biceps lesions. Several types of techniques and fixation devices have been described and evaluated in biomechanical studies regarding primary stability. In this technical note, we describe an all-arthroscopic suprapectoral technique using the 6.

Evidence and consensus based GKJR guidelines for the treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common rheumatic disease in children and adolescents. Immunomodulatory drugs are used frequently in its treatment. Using the nominal group technique (NGT) and Delphi method, we created a multidisciplinary, evidence- and consensus-based treatment guideline for JIA based on a systematic literature analysis and three consensus conferences.

Autologous conditioned serum in the treatment of orthopedic diseases: the orthokine therapy.

The common strategies for the treatment of patients with orthopedic diseases do not address the underlying pathogenesis. Several biologically based, local therapies aiming to influence the cytokine imbalance are either in development or in the initial stages of clinical use. A method based on exposure of blood leukocytes to pyrogen-free surfaces (e.

Ultrasound-guided botulinum toxin injection technique for the iliopsoas muscle.

Intramuscular botulinum toxin A injections are beneficial for the treatment of functional shortening of the iliopsoas muscle, but it is difficult to achieve precise needle positioning and injection. As a solution to this we present an ultrasound-guided injection technique for the iliopsoas muscle using an anterior approach from the groin. The procedure was performed 26 times in 13 patients (seven males, six females; mean age 11 years, SD 9 years 8 months; age range 4 to 31 years), 10 times bilaterally.

Atlantoaxial instability after minor trauma with os odontoideum in children.

An os odontoideum is mostly diagnosed coincidentally on the basis of either painful movement of the cervical spine or neurological symptoms, or both. Diagnostic and therapeutic options are subjects of controversial discussion in the literature.Our report is about an 11-year-old boy who developed neurological symptoms with transitory tetraparesis after a fall of 1.