Opponensplasty using the extensor indicis proprius tendon for severe carpal tunnel syndrome in 40 patients.

The aim of this study was to assess the clinical results after extensor indicis proprius opponensplasty in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome and severe thenar muscle atrophy. Forty patients who underwent this procedure during open carpal tunnel releases. The mean follow-up period was 17 months (range 10 to 36).

Short- to Mid-Term Clinical Outcomes of Posterior-Stabilized Cementless Total Knee Arthroplasty with Trabecular Metal Components.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the short- to mid-term clinical results of posterior-stabilized trabecular metal total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with cementless fixation of all components and investigate the radiographic changes of tibial and patellar components and cut bone surfaces over time.

Methods: We retrospectively collected the data of 128 knees from 88 consecutive patients who had undergone initial TKA with NexGen LPS-Flex TM implants. A total of 66 knees from 45 patients (mean ± standard deviation age: 70.

The incidence and risk factor of deep venous thrombosis after arthroscopically assisted anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Purpose: To retrospectively analyze the incidence and risk factors of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) detected by ultrasonography after arthroscopically assisted Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (ACLR).

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed medical records of arthroscopically assisted ACLR surgery performed at our institution between 2012 and 2015. Revision ACLR, bone patella tendon bone (BTB) graft reconstruction, and concomitant multiple ligament reconstructions were excluded.

Elastic modulus of the femoral trochanteric region measured by scanning acoustic microscopy in elderly women.

Purpose: We have devised a method that can obtain continuous detailed distributions of the elastic modulus along the measurement line in a non-decalcified specimen of human bone tissue. The aim of this study was to determine whether local variations exist in the distribution of mechanical properties within the trochanteric region of the femur of elderly females using a newly developed form of scanning acoustic microscopy (SAM) technology.

Methods: Human proximal femurs were harvested from seven female cadavers aged between 67 and 88 years at death.