Postoperative Comparative Evaluation of Patients Undergoing Surgical Treatment for Acute Versus Chronic Acromioclavicular Dislocations [PDF]
Objectives The present study evaluates and compares the surgical treatment of acute and chronic acromioclavicular dislocations (ACDs) to define the most effective therapeutic plan. Methods A retrospective study consisting of 30 patients submitted to the
Thiago Medeiros Storti+5 more
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Arthroscopic study of injuries in articular fractures of distal radius extremity [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the incidence of wrist ligament and cartilage associated fractures of the distal radius, through arthroscopy, correlating with AO/ASIF classification.
Marcelo Araf, Rames Mattar Junior
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Isolated Anterior Dislocation of the Radial Head with Atypical Presentation in an Adult: A Case Report [PDF]
Isolated anterior dislocation of the radial head is rarely reported. To date, only five cases have been reported in the world literature. In all of these cases, the patients presented with restricted supination-pronation movements of the forearm with ...
Rajeev Kansay+4 more
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Neglected elbow dislocation is an uncommon condition and its treatment remains challenging. We present a case of a middle-aged woman presenting with neglected elbow dislocation and multi-direction instability in whom open reduction of the elbow joint and
Sathya Vamsi Krishna+3 more
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Finite element model creation and stability considerations of complex biological articulation : the human wrist joint [PDF]
The finite element method has been used with considerable success to simulate the behaviour of various joints such as the hip, knee and shoulder. It has had less impact on more complicated joints such as the wrist and the ankle.
Gislason, M.K.+2 more
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In traffic accidents, the medial collateral ligament (MCL) injury of the knee joint of pedestrians is common. Biofidelic material is important to realize MCL’s native biomechanics in simulations to clarify the injury mechanisms of pedestrians ...
Wentao Chen, Qing Zhou
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Common mistakes and pitfalls in magnetic resonance imaging of the knee [PDF]
This pictorial review presents an overview of common interpretation errors and pitfalls in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the knee. Instead of being exhaustive, we will emphasize those pitfalls that are most commonly encountered by young residents ...
De Vos, Nicolas+2 more
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A blast of mistakes: undiagnosed cervical ppondylolisthesis following a bomb explosion [PDF]
Background: A case of spinal trauma had an unusual clinical course due to medical mistakes, from which we can learn some important lessons. Case Report: We report a case of spondylolisthesis following a bomb explosion, which went undiagnosed for a long
Caruso, Riccardo+3 more
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EXTRA-ARTICULAR RECONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT IN BRAZIL [PDF]
ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the knowledge and technical preferences of Brazilian knee surgeons in relation to the treatment of Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries using intra-articular reconstruction in combination with extra-articular reconstruction. Methods: A questionnaire consisting of 16 questions about intra-articular ACL reconstruction
Camilo Partezani Helito+5 more
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Histological evidence for a supraspinous ligament in sauropod dinosaurs [PDF]
Supraspinous ossified rods have been reported in the sacra of some derived sauropod dinosaurs. Although different hypotheses have been proposed to explain the origin ofthis structure, histological evidence has never been provided to support or reject any
Abdalla O+37 more
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