Retrograde Huckstep locking nail for supracondylar femoral fractures

Twenty-one supracondylar femoral fractures in twenty patients, eighteen males and two females, were treated by retrograde Huchstep locked nailing. The mean age of the patients was 43 years. The follow up period ranged from 12 to 28 months [average 19 months]. The mean time of union was 18 weeks [range 12 to 32 weeks]. A modified knee rating scale of the hospital for special surgery was used for functional assessment of the knee. Seven knees [33%] had an excellent result, twelve knees [57.1%] had a good result and two knees [9.5%] had a fair result. No knee was rated poor

Functional assessment of arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using bone- patellar tendon-bone autograft

This study aims at analyzing the results of arthroscopic anterior cruriate ligament reconstruction using bone patellar tendon bone auto graft with accelerated postoperative rehabilitation program. Thirty knees in thirty patients, 29 males and one female, were included in this study after clinical, functional, radiological, and arthroscopic assessment and diagnosis of rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament. Lysholm score was utilized to evaluate the patient's symptoms and signs and clinical assessment both pre and postoperatively. The preoperative Lysholm score ranged between 46 and 76 points with an average of 60.6 six months after the operation, the score ranged between 77 and 91 points with an average of 84.8 after one year, the average was 88.6 while at the end of the follow up the average was 92.8 points. All patients showed significant improvement from the preoperative scores. At the end of the follow up, 24 patients [80%] scored excellent [< 90 points] and 6 patients [20%] scored good [77-90 points]. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with bone-patellar tendon-bone auto graft with accelerated postoperative rehabilitation program in young adults, lead to reasonable stability and good overall function of the knee joint