Treatment of Anterior Instability of the Shoulder.

Objectives: The aim of this study is to compare the long term results of the treatment of anterior instability of the shoulder.

Materials And Methods: The study included a total of 37 patients diagnosed with anterior instability of the shoulder, on the basis of clinical data (anamnesis, physical examination) and imaging (X-rays, MRI examination), operated in the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology - Emergency University Hospital Bucharest, Romania, between 2009-2012. They were divided in 3 groups, according to the surgical technique used (open Bankart, arthroscopic Bankart and Bristow procedure), and the results were evaluated at 2 years postoperatively using Rowe and Constant scores.

Great omentum plasty--original method of treatment of the septic complications of hip and pelvis surgery.

Unlabelled: The septic complications after hip arthroplasty are extremely severe due to frequent chronicity and prosthesis looseness, despite the expensive long-term antibiotic treatment. Starting from the well-know function of the greater omentum to isolate any septic intraperitoneal processes (an "extended lymph node"), we initiated a surgical technique which uses the greater omentum in the treatment of septic complications after hip surgery.

Method: The technique consist in mobilisation of the greater omentum along the right or left gastroepiploic artery according to the affected hip, and placing it in the septic area after passing it anterior or posterior of the inguinal ligament.