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Arthrosc Tech
December 2024
Orlin & Cohen Orthopedic Group, Smithtown, New York, U.S.A.
Direct repair of ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injuries with suture augmentation has been successful in properly selected patients lacking chronic attritional wear of the medial elbow. Described is a Speed-Fix technique for direct UCL repair using SutureTape, with Brace augmentation. The Speed-Fix repair technique uses an inverted mattress knotless repair with a knotless SwiveLock anchor and FiberTape suture, which allows for theoretical compression at the repair site.
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January 2025
College of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA, USA.
Cureus
November 2024
Trauma and Orthopaedics, Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital, Lahore, PAK.
Introduction: Conservative treatment options, such as rest, massage, cold and heat packs, wrist splints, braces, physical therapy, thumb spica casts, and local steroid injections, have been used with mixed results to treat De Quervain's tenosynovitis. Surgical treatment, like releasing the first dorsal wrist compartment, is the last resort for resistant cases of De Quervain's tenosynovitis, exhibiting an efficacy of 91%. However, complications and increased expenses have limited the use of surgical interventions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Orthop Case Rep
December 2024
Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Science, Deoghar, Jharkhand, India.
Introduction: Quadriceps tendon rupture is a traumatic injury where the quadriceps detaches from the patella, disrupting the knee's extensor mechanism. Bilateral ruptures, first documented in 1949, are rare, with an incidence of 0.17-2.
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December 2024
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sapporo Medical University, School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Introduction: Few studies have reported the treatment and rehabilitation of combined fractures of the femur, tibia, and ankle in the same lower limb.
Case Report: A 69-year-old man presented to our hospital with a fall injury due to high-energy trauma after falling from a 5 m ladder while painting and landing on both feet. Examination revealed right femoral supracondylar; left tibial plateau; right calcaneal; left ankle crush; first and third lumbar vertebrae burst; sacral; C7, Th1, and Th9 compression; and bilateral acetabular fractures.
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