ASSESSEMENT OF BONE AGE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SAUVEGRAIN AND GREULICH AND PYLE METHODS.

Objective: To evaluate the intra and inter observer agreement of the Sauvegrain, Greulich and Pyle methods.

Material And Methods: This is an observational, retrospective and cross-sectional study ethically approved by opinion 6,192,391. 100 radiographic images of the elbow and 100 of the left wrist and hand were collected from children whose images were selected by a researcher who did not carry out the evaluations.

Arthroscopy With Adipose-Derived Stromal Vascular Fraction Using a Selective Tissue Engineering Photo-Stimulation Technique for the Treatment of Mild to Moderate Knee Osteoarthritis.

Osteoarthritis (OA) is characterized by articular cartilage degeneration, synovial inflammation, and subchondral bone thickening, affecting the synovial joint as an organ and leading to pain and disability. Subcutaneous stromal vascular fraction is safe and relieves pain, improves function, and repairs cartilage defects in patients with knee OA. Our goal is to describe step-by-step the arthroscopic treatment of mild to moderate knee OA with photo-stimulated stromal vascular fraction harvested from the thigh using a selective tissue engineering photo-stimulation ("One S.

Outcomes of lower trapezius transfer with hamstring tendons for irreparable rotator cuff tears.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of the transfer of the lower trapezius with a graft from hamstring tendons in the treatment of irreparable rotator cuff tears . Level IV; Case Series; Treatment Study.

Methods: Ten patients diagnosed with irreparable tears of the supraspinatus and infraspinatus tendons, were evaluated retrospectively -preoperatively, 6 and 12 months postoperatively.

OSTEOSYNTHESIS OF A SCAPHOID NECK FRACTURE WITH A CANNULATED COMPRESSION SCREW: EVALUATION OF 52 PATIENTS.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of the dorsal fixation technique with a cannulated compression screw (CCS) for transverse scaphoid neck fractures.

Methods: A case series study was carried out with patients treated with a CSS between April 2014 and May 2021. The main outcome was the healing of the fracture, verified by radiographic evaluation that used images of the wrist in anteroposterior, lateral, radial deviation, ulnar deviation and oblique views, obtained in the postoperative period.

CORRELATION OF OSTEONECROSIS RATES IN THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF PROXIMAL HUMERAL FRACTURES ACCORDING TO THE NEER AND HERTEL CLASSIFICATIONS.

Objective: To predict the risk of osteonecrosis (ON) according to the Neer and Hertel et al. classification for surgically treated proximal humeral fractures after at least one year of follow-up.

Methods: This is a retrospective, cross-sectional, and observational cohort study.

INCIDENCE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ADHESIVE CAPSULITIS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

Objective: To evaluate a possible increase of adhesive capsulitis incidence during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: A total of 1,983 patients with shoulder disorders were retrospectively analyzed regarding gender, age, development of adhesive capsulitis and comorbidities (systemic arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, depression, and anxiety) in two different periods: from March 2019 to February 2020 and from March 2020 to February 2021. Descriptive and quantitative variables were statistically analyzed.

INTRA- AND INTER-OBSERVER AGREEMENT OF PROXIMAL HUMERAL FRACTURES CLASSIFICATIONS IN ADULTS.

Objective: Evaluating intra- and inter-observer agreement of the Neer, AO, and AO/OTA proximal humerus fractures classification systems in adults.

Methods: In total, 100 X-rays of patients with proximal humerus fractures were selected according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria established in this study. They were evaluated by four evaluators with different levels of expertise.

EFFICIENCY OF DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS PREVENTION IN PROXIMAL FEMUR FRACTURES.

Objective: To determine the efficiency of the deep venous thrombosis (DVT) prophylaxis protocol in postoperative patients due to proximal femoral fractures and to assess any statistical difference between the types of fractures.

Methods: A retrospective observational study based on the analysis of patients' medical records who underwent to a surgical intervention due to proximal femoral fractures in 2017 and 2021 at Hospital IFOR . These patients were selected according to previously determined inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate Improves Outcomes in Adults With Osteochondral Dissecans of the Talus and Achilles Rupture.

Purpose: The objective of this systematic literature review was to investigate the effects of the clinical application of bone marrow aspirate (BMA) and/or bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) in tendon and cartilage injuries in the foot and ankle.

Methods: A search of the Embase, MEDLINE/PubMed, CINAHL, and Cochrane databases was performed in January 2021. The risk of bias of the studies was assessed using the tool "A Cochrane Risk of Bias Assessment Tool for Non-Randomized Studies.

BENEFITS OF THE WALANT TECHNIQUE AGAINST THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

Objective: Evaluate the experience of private and public health services with the WALANT procedure in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: This is a retrospective, multicenter longitudinal study gathering cases of hand surgery subjected to the WALANT technique in the Hospitals Dr. Radamés Nardini and IFOR during the COVID-19 pandemic (August 2020).

INTERPOSITION-ARTHROPLASTY OF THE ELBOW: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW.

Objective: To perform a systematic review of the main methods and indications of interposition arthroplasty in the rigid elbow.

Methods: The research was carried out by three independent researchers, in the databases PubMed, Medline and Embase, according to the descriptors selected as a research strategy and filters selected in the inclusion criteria.

Results: In total, 21 studies were found with the afore mentioned descriptors and which were considered adequate according to the design and relevance according to the type of study and inclusion filters.

Interobserver Agreement of the Static Methods of Evaluating the Types of Footprint in Runners.

 To evaluate the accuracy of interobserver diagnostic methods of the type of footprint among running athletes using three evaluation methods: physical examination, podoscopy, and baropodometry compared with radiographic measurement of Meary angles and calcaneal pitch.  This is a cross-sectional study of athletes who practice running. The inclusion criteria were: individuals with minimum age of 18 years and maximum age of 65, male or female, healthy and without comorbidities that interfere with running performance; regular practitioners who run at least twice a week; body mass index between 18.

Cross-sectional study of Gartland II and III humerus supracondylar fracture treatment in childhood: Brazilian orthopedists' opinion.

Objective: This study is aimed at determining, through a cross-sectional study, the preferred therapeutic method in Brazil considering the approach to Gartland type II and III supracondylar humerus fractures during childhood.

Methods: The research project was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Plataforma Brasil and the material was collected during the 46th Brazilian Orthopedics and Traumatology Congress. A questionnaire was developed to analyze two clinical scenarios about Gartland type II and III fractures.

ORTHOPEDIC INJURIES IN SOCCER - AN ANALYSIS OF A PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT IN BRAZIL.

Objective: To analyze the incidence of orthopedic injuries which occurred during a professional soccer championship in São Paulo, Brazil in 2010.

Methods: This assessment collected data from the pre-season until the final stage of the championship.

Results: We analyzed 227 professional players from eight of the top teams in this championship.

ANALYSIS OF THE PATTERN AND MECHANISM OF ELBOW INJURIES RELATED TO ARMBAR-TYPE ARMLOCKS IN JIU-JITSU FIGHTERS.

Objective: The objective of this study was to analyze elbow injuries and their probable mechanism in Jiu-Jitsu fighters resulting from the armbar-type armlock.

Methods: We evaluated 5 high-performance Jiu-Jitsu fighters from the Gracie Elite gym who were injured during a tournament. All were healthy males with a mean age of 28.

Surgical treatment of acromioclavicular dislocation using the endobutton.

Objective: To evaluate the clinical and radiographic results of 23 patients diagnosed with acute type III acromioclavicular dislocation treated with the Endobutton.

Methods: Twenty-three patients with a diagnosis of type III acromioclavicular dislocation were treated surgically.

Results: Twenty-one patients were male (91.

PREFERED SURGICAL TECHNIQUE USED BY ORTHOPEDISTS IN ACUTE ACROMIOCLAVICULAR DISLOCATION.

Objective: To determine whether training on shoulder and elbow surgery influences the orthopedist surgeons' preferred technique to address acute acromioclavicular joint dislocation (ACD).

Methods: A survey was conducted with shoulder and elbow specialists and general orthopedists on their preferred technique to address acute ACD.

Results: Thirty specialists and forty-five general orthopedists joined the study.

Osteosynthesis of mallet finger using plate and screws: evaluation of 25 patients.

Objectives: To evaluate the results from surgical treatment of patients with mallet finger injury using a hook plate and screw.

Methods: Twenty-five patients (19 males and six females) between the ages of 20 and 35 years were analyzed between May 2008 and December 2012. They were evaluated in accordance with Crawford's criteria and the mean follow-up was 18 months.

Technique and results after distal braquial biceps tendon reparation, through two anterior mini-incisions.

Objective: Evaluation of postoperative results of repair of distal biceps brachii ruptures through a two anterior mini-incisions.

Methods: Nine patients with clinical and imaging (MRI) diagnosis of total lesion of the biceps brachii at its insertion were operated with a surgical technique with two mini-incisions between 2008 and 2011. The patients were evaluated after three months of evolution and all of them recovered the fully flexion-extension arch.

Treatment of chronic plantar fasciitis with extra corporeal shock wave therapy: ultrasonographic morphological aspect and functional evaluation.

Objective: This paper has the purpose to analyze prospectively the treatment results in patients with chronic plantar fasciitis resistant to conservative treatment who underwent extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT).

Methods: We evaluated 30 patients (36 feet); 16 (53.3%) patients were male and 14 (47.

Results evaluation of the use of intra-articular sodium hyaluronate in the post-operative knee arthroscopy.

Objective: to evaluate the efficacy of hyaluronic acid in the post-operative of knee arthroscopy.

Methods: we have evaluated 49 patients undergoing arthroscopic procedure with the use of intra-articular hyaluronic acid (Group 1) and 49 patients undergoing arthroscopic procedure without the use of hyaluronic acid (Group 2). Patients were evaluated based on the Visual Analogue Scale, household analgesia, assessment of the Range of Motion with a goniometer, and the Lysholm questionnaire.

ISCHIOFEMORAL IMPINGEMENT - AN ETIOLOGY OF HIP PAIN: CASE REPORT.

An association between hip pain and quadratus femoris muscle abnormality on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with concurrent narrowing of the ischiofemoral space has been reported in the recent literature. This raises the possibility that the muscle damage observed is due to ischiofemoral impingement. This diagnosis has been noted in middle-aged females either with or without a history of trauma or surgery, is a rarely described feature.