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The ligamentum teres (LT) is perceived to contribute to hip stability and proprioception. LT incompetence can lead to pain and instability, which may play a role in chondral damage. Hip arthroscopy plays a role in diagnosing and treating LT tears. Reconstruction of the LT is feasible, but careful attention needs to be paid to tunnel positioning, graft material, graft length, and fixation methods. An anatomic femoral tunnel should exit at the fovea capitis on the femoral side, whereas the location for safe placement of the acetabular attachment is thought to be in the posteroinferior part of the cotyloid fossa. On the basis of a recent study, optimization of the acetabular tunnel can potentially be achieved by drilling from the femoral tunnel aided by 15° of abduction and 15° of internal rotation. The femoral neck-shaft angle and femoral anteversion must be factored in while planning the entry point of the femoral tunnel, and this may vary based on the amount of femoral head distraction during hip arthroscopy.
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Hip Joint , Mythology , Acetabulum , Arthroscopy , Round LigamentsABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: Distal radius fracture (DRF) is a common injury and various treatment modalities including open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) with volar locking plate are available. More recently, a non-invasive external fixator has been used. AIMS: To prospectively compare the use of a non-invasive external fixator with early dynamisation for DRF against ORIF with volar locking plate control group. METHODS: Consecutive patients with closed DRF were included in a prospective case-controlled study. Patients were assigned to non-invasive external fixator or ORIF. Minimum follow-up was two years. Follow-up was at weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 26 and at one and two-year post-operatively. The outcome measures included demographic details, injury mechanism, AO fracture type, risk factors, body mass index (BMI), ulnar styloid fracture and dorsal comminution, radiographs, grip strength and DASH score. RESULTS: Consecutive 50 patients were treated either with non-invasive external fixator (25/50) or with ORIF (25/50) and the mean age of the two groups was 53 years (SD 17.1) and 49 years (SD 19.5), respectively. Demographics were matched in two groups. In the non-invasive external fixator group, there were 10 AO Type-A, 5 Type-B and 10 Type-C fractures. The ORIF group included 8 Type-A, 6 Type-B and 11 Type-C fractures. The mean DASH score at three-months and one-year post-injury in non-invasive fixator group was 12.2 (SD 3.1) and 3.5 (SD 0.7), respectively, significantly greater than those of ORIF group 14.5 (SD 5.6) and 11.2 (SD 4.4), respectively (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: DRF treated with non-invasive external fixator can give functional results superior to ORIF at three-months and the trend is maintained at one and two-year post-operatively.
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We studied a prospective cohort of patients in whom gluteal tendon reconstruction was undertaken in association with hip arthroplasty. Over the course of 10 years, 24 patients had gluteal tendon reconstruction performed either at the time of hip arthroplasty or post-operatively, using the Ligament Augment and Reconstruction System (LARS), suture anchors, direct suture to bone, or a combination of these techniques. All patients were assessed clinically and by patient-centred outcome measures, including the hip disability and osteoarthritis score (HOOS). The mean post-operative HOOS was significantly better than pre-operative score (p < 0.05). The mean post operative score in the domains of symptoms, pain, activities of daily living (ADL), sports and quality of life (QoL) was 72 (SD 12.8), 73 (SD 15.9), 71 (SD 11.8), 54 (SD 22.6) and 57 (SD 21.76) respectively. There were two failures of gluteal tendon reconstruction which required revision using LARS. One patient died of an unrelated cause. Surgical intervention should be considered in gluteal tendinopathy at the time of hip arthroplasty or when symptoms occur following arthroplasty.