BACKGROUND When to allow an athlete to return to unrestricted sporting activity after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction remains controversial. PURPOSE To report the results of functional performance testing reported in the literature for individuals at differing time points following ACL reconstruction and to examine differences between graft types. STUDY DESIGN Systematic rev...

BACKGROUND Clinical outcomes of autograft and allograft anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions are mixed, with some reports of excellent to good outcomes and other reports of early graft failure or significant donor site morbidity. OBJECTIVE To determine if there is a difference in functional outcomes, failure rates, and stability between autograft and allograft ACL reconstructions....

OBJECTIVES The optimal prosthesis option for aortic valve replacement in adult patients<60 years of age with severe aortic stenosis (AS) remains controversial. The objective was to determine the long-term outcomes of the Ross procedure in this population. METHODS Between 1990 and 2013, 276 patients aged 18 years and above (mean 40.3±10.6) underwent an elective Ross procedure. Among them, 221 ...

Background: Chronic otitis media (COM) is defined as a perforation of the tympanic membrane with persistent drainage pus from middle ear lasting at least two weeks. Tympanoplasty surgical procedure in ENT practice which aims removal diseased pathology along reconstruction sound conducting mechanism by reconstructing ossicular chain various materials. Methods:All cases CSOM deformity were includ...

INTRODUCTION: Solid osseous posterolateral fusion is an integral component of surgical management of degenerative lumbar spine diseases. Iliac crest bone autograft (ICBG) is considered the gold standard for bone graft and fusion procedures. Pseudarthrosis can lead to persistent pain, fusion failure, and revision surgery. Autograft pseudarthrosis rates of 55% have been reported. Donor site morbi...

BACKGROUND Radial graft is one of the optimal treatments for reconstruction after tongue cancer, but it is not free of side effects. Hypertrichosis over the graft, causing an intraoral paratrichosis, might downgrade the quality of life and even require further interventions. CLINICAL CASE The case is presented of a 58 year-old man, who developed hypertrichosis after surgery for tongue carcino...

The interposition sural nerve graft has been attempted occasionally during radical prostatectomy for the recovery of continence and erectile function; however, nerve autograft may result in adverse events for the patient. Here, we present our initial experiences using NerbridgeTM, a novel conduit for peripheral nerve regeneration, rather than utilizing sural nerve grafting, in robot-assisted la...

Autogenous bone is regarded as the gold standard for bone graft materials as it provides 3 elements necessary to generate and maintain bone: scaffolding for osteoconduction, growth factors for osteoinduction, and progenitor cells for osteogenesis. Allograft is more limited than autograft in these essential elements and yields more variable clinical results. Composite synthetic grafts offer an a...

Reconstructive surgery of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of the knee in young active patients is a routine procedure, but with certain risks that need to be taken into account. Peroperative patellar fracture after bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft harvesting is a rare complication, which can significantly impair the functional outcome of ACL single-bundle reconstruction. We report the c...

BACKGROUND The autograft procedure, an option in aortic valve replacement, has undergone technical evolution. A considerable debate about the most favorable surgical technique in the Ross operation is still ongoing. Originally described as a subcoronary implant, the full root replacement technique is now the most commonly used technique to perform the Ross principle. METHODS AND RESULTS Betwe...