Health-related quality of life in patients with anterior cruciate ligament insufficiency undergoing arthroscopic reconstruction: a practice-based Italian normative group in comorbid-free patients.

Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) insufficiency has not been assessed in comorbid-free patients to date. An observational study was therefore conducted on a practice-based sample to test the hypothesis that SF-36 scoring in patients with chronic ACL insufficiency differs from the age- and gender-matched Italian norm.

Materials And Methods: Chronically ACL-insufficient patients with or without meniscal and/or focal chondral lesions were enrolled in the study.

Resurfacing versus nonresurfacing the patella in total knee arthroplasty: a critical appraisal of the available evidence.

A systematic literature search for evidences comparing treatment effect and harm of resurfacing versus nonresurfacing the patella in total knee arthroplasty was conducted and yielded five meta-analysis (MA), one systematic review (SR) and six randomized controlled trials not included in previous MAs/SR. The evidence suggests that patellar resurfacing would reduce the risk of anterior knee pain, as well as the risk of patella-related reoperation. Furthermore, patients not undergoing patella resurfacing would experience more knee pain during stair climbing and be less satisfied with surgery.

C-reactive protein changes in the uncomplicated course of arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

The diagnosis of septic arthritis following arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is often elusive and can only be confirmed by joint aspiration, although arthrocentesis carries a risk for superinfection. C-reactive protein (CRP) may prove a useful laboratory test to substantiate clinical suspicion. The present study investigated the post-operative variations of CRP in 58 patients (age range 15-52, median age 25) undergoing ACL reconstruction with either bone-patellar tendon-bone (BPTB) or hamstring tendon (HT) who did not develop infection at 6 months follow-up.

Comorbidity-related quality of life in anterior cruciate ligament insufficiency: a cross-sectional study involving 282 candidates for arthroscopic reconstruction.

Background And Purpose: Comorbidity-adjusted health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in anterior cruciate ligament insufficiency (ACLI) has not been assessed to date. A cross-sectional study was conducted to test the hypothesis that HRQoL in ACLI is comorbidity-related and differs from the Italian norm.

Methods: 282 chronically ACL-insufficient candidates for arthroscopic reconstruction with or without meniscal and/or focal chondral lesions were studied.

Subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum following shoulder arthroscopy with brachial plexus block: a case report and review of the literature.

A number of complications are associated with shoulder arthroscopic surgery. However rare, respiratory complications such as pneumomediastinum and related tension pneumothorax as well as spontaneous pneumothorax in patients undergoing shoulder arthroscopy by endotracheal intubation have been reported in the literature. Although the exact pathogenetic mechanisms remain undetermined, surgery-related factors as well as associated respiratory comorbidity have been hypothesized to intervene in the onset of respiratory complications.