Publications by authors named "Vytautas Ringus"
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- Insertional Achilles tendinopathy (IAT) was treated surgically in 42 patients using a method that included partial tendon detachment and augmentation with acellular dermal matrix (ADM), without suture anchors.
- The study found significant improvement in pain levels, with a decrease in the visual analog scale (VAS) score from 5.1 to 1.9, and an average recovery time to weightbearing of 4.4 weeks.
- Complications occurred in 26.2% of patients, including one rupture and some cases of delayed wound healing, indicating a generally low risk of serious postoperative issues with this treatment approach.
Background: Tranexamic acid (TXA) is a medication that has been shown to decrease blood loss and risk of blood transfusion in total knee and total hip arthroplasty. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of TXA in patients undergoing total ankle arthroplasty (TAA). We hypothesized there would be less blood loss and wound complications in patients receiving TXA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe goal of this study was to determine if the degree of lateral tibial plateau fracture depression on computed tomography (CT) images predicted the presence of lateral meniscus tears. The study group comprised 85 patients who sustained a lateral tibial plateau fracture and underwent open reduction and internal fixation by the same surgeon. Degree of plateau depression was measured in millimeters by CT.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Over the past decade, wrong-site surgery has been a popular topic of discussion, not only in medical and legal journals but also in the mainstream press. Marking of the surgical site according to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) Universal Protocol was implemented at our institution to help reduce the number of wrong-site operations. In this study, we determined whether marking of the site affected the sterility of the surgical field.
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