OBJECTIVE The purpose of our study was to evaluate the overall prevalence and clinical significance of interposition of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) into the medial compartment of the knee joint in coronal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 317 consecutive patients referred for knee MRI at our institution between October 2009 and Decem...

LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Understand the pathomechanical and biochemical basis for thumb trapeziometacarpal joint degeneration. 2. Diagnose and grade trapeziometacarpal joint disease based on presentation, physical examination (including provocative testing), and radiographic evidence. 3. Understand the principles of ligament reconstr...

We reviewed 98 children (133 hips) with developmental dysplasia of the hip who underwent arthrography immediately after closed reduction by overhead traction. We followed the patients to skeletal maturity to investigate whether soft-tissue interposition influences acetabular development and avascular necrosis over the long term. The shape of the limbus and the thickness of the soft-tissue inter...

Objective: If the colon cannot be used for reconstruction after total esophago-gastrectomy, alternatives have to be sought. Methods: From 1990 to 2001, retrosternal jejunum loop interposition was performed in 35 patients (male/female: 29:6; mean age 59.2, range 16–83 years) due to cancer in 32 cases and to esophageal perforation in three cases. In all patients reconstruction with stomach or col...

Abstract Background We report an adult patient with features of VACTERL - oesophageal and anal atresia, cardiac malformation. In infancy he underwent colonic interposition for atresia using the transverse colon as a conduit. As teenager formation Koch continent ileostomy after previous stoma atresia. Eventual failure pouch nipple valve necessitated laparotomy attempted refashioning. Unfortunate...

OBJECTIVES In this study, we compared the functional results of incus interposition and the use of bone cement in patients who underwent type 2 tympanoplasty due to isolated incus defects. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 47 patients including 12 patients with incus interposition and 35 patients with bone cement were enrolled in the study. The middle ear risk indices (MERI) of the patients wer...

BACKGROUND Free jejunal interposition has been one of the standard reconstructive options for patients undergoing total laryngopharyngoesophagectomy. Tracheoesophageal puncture (TEP) done primarily is a well-accepted means of voice restoration. The rapid recovery of swallowing and communication in patients who have advanced cancer of the upper aerodigestive tract is a valid goal. The objective ...

BACKGROUND Peripheral vascular injury associated with lower limb trauma is a well-known emergency. The experience for the management of popliteal artery trauma have mainly come from managing the traumas of military personnels during Iran-Iraq war. The present study compared the effects of two currently-used surgical techniques in the management of popliteal trauma, namley femoropopliteal bypass...

Total gastrectomy is one of the most common operative procedures for gastric malignancy, but therecommended method of gastrointestinal reconstruction after gastrectomy is still controversial. Significantweight loss has been noted by many observers following gastrectomy. The Roux-en-Y method is the mostfrequent reconstructive technique performed after gastrectomy. This technique is easy to perfo...

BACKGROUND Vasectomy techniques have been the subject of relatively few rigorous studies. The objective of this analysis was to compare the effectiveness of two techniques for vas occlusion: intraluminal cautery versus ligation and excision with fascial interposition. More specifically, we aimed to compare early failure rates, sperm concentrations, and time to success between the two techniques...