Rheumatology
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Arthroscopic knee surgery offers no lasting pain benefit
Arthroscopic knee surgery in middle-aged or older patients with knee pain is associated with greater harm than good, according to a meta-analysis...
Case Reports
Knee Extensor Mechanism Reconstruction With Complete Extensor Allograft After Failure of Patellar Tendon Repair
Disruptions of the extensor mechanism of the knee may be bony or tendinous in nature. The consequences of such disruptions are not favorable...
Original Research
The Effect of Arthroscopic Rotator Interval Closure on Glenohumeral Volume
The role of rotator interval in shoulder pathology and the effect of its closure are not well understood.
Clinical Review
Rationale for Strategic Graft Placement in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: I.D.E.A.L. Femoral Tunnel Position
Original Research
Alignment Analyses in the Varus Osteoarthritic Knee Using Computer Navigation
Osteoarthritic (OA) knees with severe extension varus deformity seem to have correspondingly more severe flexion varus, especially beyond a...
Conference Coverage
OARSI: Predictors of crossover to surgery identified in patients with meniscal tears and OA
Key clinical point: Clinical factors can help identify patients with knee meniscal tears and osteoarthritis who will eventually opt for...
Case Reports
Arthroscopic Treatment of Tibial Spine Malunion With Resorbable Screws
Anterior tibial spine fractures are rare and were thought to occur mainly in children; however, recent literature indicates that the incidence in...
Case Reports
Recurrent Patellar Tendon Rupture in a Patient After Intramedullary Nailing of the Tibia: Reconstruction Using an Achilles Tendon Allograft
Various complications after intramedullary (IM) nailing of the tibia have been reported, the most common of which are anterior knee pain and...
Clinical Review
Polydactyly of the Hand
Polydactyly is considered either the most or second most (after syndactyly) common congenital hand abnormality. Polydactyly is not simply a...
Original Research
Long-Term Outcomes of Allograft Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Recent studies have found higher rates of failed reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) with use of allograft when compared with...
Original Research
Enhancement of Acute Tendon Repair Using Chitosan Matrix
Structural failure of rotator cuff repairs has been attributed to multiple factors, including poor repair tissue quality and poor tendon–bone...