Validity and Reliability of the Thai Version of the Modified Harris Hip Score for Patients With Hip Abnormalities.

Background: The modified Harris Hip Score (mHHS) is one of the more commonly used patient-reported outcome measures to evaluate and monitor treatment in patients with hip abnormalities and has been translated into several languages.

Purpose: To develop a Thai version of the mHHS (TH-mHHS) and evaluate the validity and reliability of the measure.

Study Design: Cohort study (diagnosis); Level of evidence, 3.

Synovium removal from the articular side of the quadriceps tendon around the superior pole of patella reduces the crepitus after total knee arthroplasty.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether synovium removal from the articular side of the quadriceps tendon around the superior pole of the patella after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) reduced the incidence of patellar crepitus (PC) or not.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 134 consecutive patients who underwent primary posterior stabilized (PS)-TKA by one surgeon from 2010 to 2013. Sixty-seven patients performed without touching synovium at superior pole of patella and 67 patients performed with removing all synovium from superior pole of patella were compared; none had patellar resurfacing.

Open technique for supra-acetabular pin placement in pelvic external fixation: a cadaveric study.

Background: Standard supra-acetabular pin placement still needs fluoroscopic guidance, which is technically demanding for an untrained surgeon due to the unfamiliar fluoroscopic view and the risk of damaging some structures. The risks associated with the open technique without fluoroscopy have not yet been investigated, despite the palpable entry point and large bony corridor for rapid insertion in the limited time available for the management of unstable pelvic fracture patients. The aim of this study was to compare the open technique without fluoroscopy to the fluoroscopically assisted percutaneous technique for the positioning of supra-acetabular screws in cadavers without pelvic instability.

Acute closed traumatic sciatic nerve injury: a complication of heterotopic ossification and prominence of the femoral nail: a case report.

The report of a 27-years-old man with presence of heterotopic ossification (HO) after femoral nailing 7years ago who developed foot drop afterfalling to the ground on his buttocks. Radiographs revealed a prominence ofthefemoral nail with HO in his right hip. EMG confirmedperoneal nerve injury ofthe hip region.

The effect of infrapatellar fat pad excision on complications after minimally invasive TKA: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: The infrapatellar fat pad is one of the structures that obscures exposure in minimally invasive total knee arthroplasty (MIS TKA). Most MIS TKA surgeons (and many surgeons who use other approaches as well) excise the fat pad for better exposure of the knee. There is still controversy about the result of fat pad excision on patella baja, pain, and function.

A systematic review of intermediate-term outcomes and failure rates for total ankle replacements: an Asian perspective.

Background: There are few records for total ankle replacement (TAR) in Asia. We aimed to report the cumulative intermediate-term outcomes in terms of clinical scores, survivorship and failure rates for patients managed with TAR in Asia.

Methods: We conducted a systematic search for relevant articles published in English and other languages between January 1990 and February 2012.

Modified uniportal endoscopic plantar fasciotomy: a technical report.

Objective: Several authors have reported the benefits of the recent procedure of the dual portal endoscopic plantar fasciotomy (EPF). However, very little is known concerning its potential capability via the single portal EPF without special cutting device. The present study aimed to demonstrate the effectiveness of uniportal EPF in a patient with severe intractable plantar fasciitis following a failure of several conservative treatments.

Can a modified Robert Jones bandage after knee arthroplasty reduce blood loss? A prospective randomized controlled trial.

Background: A bulky compression dressing (Robert Jones bandage) is commonly used after TKA to reduce blood loss, pain, and swelling. However, it is unclear whether these dressings in fact reduce blood loss.

Questions/purposes: We compared postoperative blood loss, pain, knee swelling, and postoperative complications in two types of postoperative dressings after TKA: a modified Robert Jones dressing (MRJB) and a conventional wound dressing.