We investigated thumb joint stability and patient-reported and functional outcomes a minimum of 1 year after flexor digitorum superficialis opponensplasty and ligament reconstruction in 23 thumbs of 20 consecutive children with radial longitudinal deficiency. In total, 15 thumbs had preoperative multidirectional instability in the metacarpophalangeal joint. We reconstructed 22 ulnar and 16 radial collateral ligaments. At follow-up, all the metacarpophalangeal joints were stable ulnarly. Seven metacarpophalangeal joints were unstable radially despite ligament reconstruction but had no related complaints. We recommend the flexor digitorum superficialis opponensplasty as a safe and reliable procedure in hypoplastic thumbs to create stability and augment thumb strength. IV.
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SICOT J
January 2025
Ngudi Waluyo General Hospital, Blitar 65142, East Java, Indonesia.
Introduction: Knee joint stability is influenced by force distribution and ligament structures. High Tibial Osteotomy (HTO) treats knee deformities and redistributes load, reducing further invasive procedures. High Tibial Osteotomy (HTO) is a well-established procedure for addressing knee instability, particularly in cases involving ligament deficiencies such as ACL and PCL insufficiencies.
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January 2025
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA.
Background: Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (UCLR) is a common elbow procedure in baseball pitchers. Previous studies of Major League Baseball pitchers identified the weather as a potential risk factor, as warmer climates enable more annual playing time and increase overuse injury risks.
Purpose: To determine whether weather conditions play a role in UCLR rates and timing for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I (D1) collegiate pitchers in the United States.
Cureus
December 2024
Department of Neurosurgery, Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Seattle, USA.
Background: Adjacent segment disease (ASD) is a degenerative condition at the segment adjacent to a previously fused segment. Potential risk factors for ASD, such as posterior ligamentous complex (PLC) integrity between the upper instrumented vertebra (UIV) and the first unfused segment (UIV+1), have not been addressed. The objective of this study is to assess the PLC integrity between the UIV and UIV+1 following posterior lumbar decompression and fusion (PLDF).
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January 2025
Inova Sports Medicine, Fairfax, Virginia, USA.
Background: Asymmetric landing kinetics 6 months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) are associated with higher risk of second anterior cruciate ligament injury. Little is known about landing kinetics after ACLR with an all-soft tissue quadriceps tendon (QT) autograft despite its increasingly common use in young, active patients.
Purpose/hypothesis: The purpose of this study was to compare landing kinetics during a bilateral drop vertical jump (DVJ) 6 months after ACLR in participants who had undergone primary ACLR with a QT or bone-patellar tendon-bone (BTB) autograft.
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc
January 2025
Sportrehab Sports Medicine Clinic, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Purpose: The aims of this study were to compare (1) the rate of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) revision and (2) subjective knee function using the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) between isolated ACL reconstruction (ACL-R) and ACL-R and concurrent meniscal injury, based on graft selection and meniscal treatment.
Methods: Data from the Swedish National Knee Ligament Registry were extracted in November 2022 for patients who underwent primary ACL-R. Patients were divided into two main groups based on graft choice: hamstring tendon (HT) or patellar tendon (PT) autograft, with four meniscal sub-groups: no injury, resection, repair or left in situ.
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