ABSTRACT The operative treatment of displaced intraarticular calcaneal fractures has been a controversial topic. Soft tissue conditions and concomitant disease must be considered in these patients. The minimally invasive sinus tarsi approach is a valid therapeutic solution that guarantees stability, anatomic reduction of the fracture and soft tissue preservation. Twenty-five closed calcaneal fr...

Autologous bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft is a common choice for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and from both biologic and biomechanical perspectives is well-suited for this purpose. A centrally harvested, 10 mm wide patellar tendon graft has an estimated initial load-to-failure of 2977 N, and interference screw fixation of associated bone blocks provides initial pull-out streng...

• Intraarticular lengths of semitendinous autografts change intraoperatively during double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Anterior reconstructions with semitendinosus and suspensory femoral fixation devices induce intraarticular length changes the grafts. A posterolateral bundle is larger than that anteromedial intraoperative knee flexion. The (AMB) (PLB) motion in (ACL) Howe...

Introduction: Multiple intraarticular loose bodies are pathognomonic for the Synovial chondromatosis. This disorder affects a wide age range from adults to childhood with no sex dominance. Malignant transformation is rare to date, and there are approximately 34 cases in literature about the transformation of synovial chondromatosis to chondrosarcoma. Case: We present case of a 27-year-old patie...

AIMS The purpose of this prospective randomised study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety and the appropriate dose of the ropivacaine in the control of post-knee arthroscopy pain. METHODS We randomised 60 patients in two groups to receive 10 ml/7.5 mg/ml ropivacaine (Group B) or 20 ml/7.5 mg/ml (Group A) at the end of a routine knee arthroscopy. We monitored the patient's blood pressure, hear...

A 46-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis had been on non-steroidal antiinflammatory agents for eighteen years until she developed cushingoid features and hypertension resistant to antihypertensive drugs. She had high plasma cortisol and 24 h urinary 17-hydroxycorticosteroids (17HCS) which were not suppressed by 8 mg dexamethasone per day for two days. The circadian rhythm of plasma cortiso...

Local injection of glucocorticosteroid (GCS) is an effective treatment of painful conditions in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). GCS can be administered using anatomical landmarks for orientation or by the use of simultaneous radiographic imaging. In the image guided technique the corticosteroid is mixed with a contrast medium and the injection visualized using radiography. The aim of this pr...