Impact of Septated First Dorsal Compartments on Symptomatic de Quervain Disease.

Background: The authors conducted this study to determine whether septation of the first dorsal compartment is more prevalent in de Quervain tenosynovitis, and whether this contributes to failure of corticosteroid injection therapy.

Methods: A retrospective review of 79 consecutive patients (85 wrists) with symptomatic de Quervain tenosynovitis treated with surgical release was performed. The number of corticosteroid injections performed preoperatively and the presence of first dorsal compartment septation determined intraoperatively were recorded.

Breast reconstruction with tissue expanders: implementation of a standardized best-practices protocol to reduce infection rates.

Background: Periprosthetic infection remains a frustrating and costly complication of breast reconstruction with tissue expanders. Although some specific steps have been previously shown to reduce periprosthetic infections, no comprehensive protocol addressing all aspects of preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative patient management has been evaluated in the literature. The authors' goal was to evaluate the effectiveness of their protocol at reducing periprosthetic infections.