BACKGROUND Numerous surgical techniques have been described to address injuries to the coracoclavicular ligaments. PURPOSE To compare the biomechanical properties of tendon graft reconstructions with those of the native coracoclavicular ligaments and various other repair methods. STUDY DESIGN Controlled laboratory study. METHODS Eleven fresh-frozen human cadaveric shoulders were tensile t...

OBJECTIVE To analyse the bone-ligament integration «ligamentization» of the tendon graft in the reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) performing tunnels of different diameter. MATERIAL AND METHODS We performed the same reconstruction procedure using an autologous tendon graft taken from the superficial tendon of the hoof in 41 adult sheep. In Group A the tibial and femoral tunnel...

Capacity is a helpful term in clinical practice to indicate to clients that they (and more importantly their musculoskeletal tissues) are either able or unable to complete a task or participate in physical activity. In the context of injury—having exceeded the capacity of the tissue—the term has immediacy for muscle and ligament: a musculotendinous or ligament strain is an acute injury due to a...

Introduction The palmaris longus muscle is one of the most variable muscles in the human body [1] . It usually arises from the common flexor origin at the medial epicondyle of the humerus, and from the intermuscular septum. It inserts into the central palmar surface of the palmar aponeurosis. The palmaris longus is an important muscle for hand surgeons as it is commonly used in tendon graft and...

In the present study the stiffness of the superficial ligaments of 14 human cadaver wrist joints have been determined. In these experiments the tested, fresh-frozen carpal joints are divided into a number of bone-ligament-bone complexes, which are loaded in a tensile testing machine at a rate of 66% of the ligaments' initial length per second to a maximal strain of 15%. From the force-elongatio...

©2006 British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery doi:10.1302/0301-620X.88B8. 17555 $2.00 J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 2006;88-B:988-92. Tendon allografts play an important role in tendon and ligament reconstruction, particularly where there is a shortage of suitable available local tissue. Although currently used predominantly for ligament reconstruction around the knee, 1-8 they have occasi...

The giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath is regarded as one of the most common neoplasms of the hand. This tumor usually manifests itself as a localized, solitary, painless and palpable subcutaneous nodule on the palmar aspect of a digit. A multifocal origin of the tumor has rarely been reported in the literature before. In this article we present a case of a giant cell tumor of the tendon she...

Acquired flatfoot deformity after injury is usually due to partial or complete tearing of the tendon of tibialis posterior, with secondary failure of the other structures which maintain the medial longitudinal arch. We describe a patient in whom the rupture of the plantar calcaneonavicular (spring) ligament resulted in a clinical picture similar to that of rupture of the tendon of tibialis post...

PREFACE 3 Preface It is indeed a pleasure to present our report of research activities 2001-2002. We thank you for your interest and your support during the last two years. We hope that this information is of use to you and look forward to continuing what has become excellent cooperation. Biomechanical analysis of biodegradable interbody fusion cages augmented with Poly(propylene glycol-co-fuma...

Background: Rupture of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) would cause instability and disability and if left untreated. Reconstruction is performed by different techniques including patellar bone graft, as the strongest device. Application of brace after ACL reconstructions has revealed doubtful results. Methods: One hundred ACL ruptured patients randomized into two groups were reconstructed with...