Effect of Cigarette Smoking on the Clinical Outcomes of ACL Reconstruction.

Background: We compared the clinical outcomes of nonsmokers, current smokers, and former smokers following reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and investigated the association between the amount of smoking and outcomes following ACL reconstruction.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the records of 251 patients who underwent unilateral ACL reconstruction with use of bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft between January 2002 and August 2009. Patients were divided into three groups according to smoking history: Group 1, nonsmokers; Group 2, current smokers; and Group 3, former smokers.

Treatment of digit ulcers in a patient with Buerger's disease by using cervical spinal cord stimulation -a case report-.

Buerger's disease (thromboangiitis obliterans) is known as a segmental inflammatory vasculitis that involves the small-sized and medium-sized arteries, veins, and nerves. Most effective treatment for Buerger's disease is smoking cessation. Except for the cessation of tobacco use, surgical revascularization is available in severe ischemia and a distal target vessel.

Effect of pretreatment with gabapentin on withdrawal movement associated with intravenous rocuronium injection.

Background: The major disadvantage of rocuronium is the withdrawal movement associated with its injection. The analgesic effect of perioperative gabapentin has been evaluated. We investigated the effects of gabapentin on the withdrawal movement induced by rocuronium injection.

Airway obstruction by extrinsic tracheal compression during spinal surgery under prone position -A case report-.

Tracheal compression by vascular anomalies in adults is uncommon and most related reports are of children. A 79-year-old woman without any respiratory history underwent a lumbar spine surgery under general anesthesia. She suddenly developed airway obstruction after a position change from supine to prone.

Effects of arthroscopic meniscectomy on the long-term prognosis for the discoid lateral meniscus.

This study compared the long-term clinical and radiological outcomes, according to the extent of arthroscopic meniscectomy, of complete and incomplete types of the discoid lateral meniscus. A total of 125 discoid menisci (74 complete and 51 incomplete types) without significant cartilage erosion at the time of surgery were included. The extent of meniscectomy was decided along with tear patterns and the stability of the discoid meniscus.

MPP test in the diagnosis of medial patellar plica syndrome.

Abstract Clinical features of the symptomatic mediopatellar plica (MPP) are nonspecific and the diagnosis has been troublesome for orthopaedic surgeons. We present a diagnostic test for symptomatic MPP.

Double-bundle technique: endoscopic posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using tibialis posterior allograft.

Abstract Recently, attention has been given to the double-bundle technique for treating the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL)-deficient knee. We present an arthroscopic PCL reconstruction using a double-bundle technique with 3-stranded tibialis posterior (TP) allograft that has not been described before. The anterolateral bundle of the PCL is reconstructed using 2-stranded TP allograft and the posteromedial bundle using 1-stranded TP allograft.

New technique for chronic posterolateral instability of the knee: posterolateral reconstruction using the tibialis posterior tendon allograft.

Posterolateral instability of the knee is known as one of the most challenging injuries. Although several procedures have been designed for the posterolateral instability, there is no gold standard management as yet. We present a technique for posterolateral instability of the knee using a tibialis posterior tendon allograft, which reconstructs the lateral collateral ligament and popliteal tendon with its attachment to the tibia.