The goal of the study is to investigate posterior ankle impingement syndrome (PAIS) in the adolescent population and the differ- ences in delay periods for diagnosis. Furthermore, the intention is to ...present the results for arthroscopic treatment of PAIS in adoles- cents and compare them to the results found in published literature. A total of 16 adolescent patients (≤19 years old) included in the study were operated on solely for PAIS. A search was done on avail- able medical documentation primarily for the causes and length of the PAIS symptoms, and any reported complications. The Amer- ican Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) Ankle-Hindfoot score was used to evaluate ankle function, while patient satisfac- tion was measured using the Abdelatif questionnaire. The average age of the patients at the time of the procedure was 16.8 years. The median period from the appearance of the first symptoms until the diagnosis was 8.5 months. No perioperative complications were recorded in the median follow-up period of 75 months. An increase in AOFAS score was noted, ranging from an average of 70.9 preoperatively to 97.0 postoperatively. All of the patients were very satisfied with the results of the procedure, emphasizing postoperative improvement in everyday ankle use. This study confirms the presence of a diagnosis delay for PAIS in the adolescent population, which is in line with the results published in the literature. Additionally, it has been shown that arthroscopic surgery is highly efficient for treating PAIS in the adolescent popu- lation.
Sindrom kubitalnog kanala susrećemo relativno često te on predstavlja značajan javnozdravstveni problem. Specifičnost tijeka ulnarnog živca niz ruku, a napose anatomski međuodnosi s koštanim i ...mekotkivnim strukturama u području lakta čine ga vrlo podložnim vanjskim utjecajima, ponajviše silama kompresije. Progresija parestezija na ulnarnoj strani četvrtog prsta i na čitavom petom prstu zahvaćene šake uz pojavu motoričke slabosti i atrofije mišića šake uvelike ograničava bolesnike, najčešće one koji se bave aktivnostima koje zahtijevaju da im je lakat duže vremena u fleksiji, da neometano obavljaju svakodnevne aktivnosti. Stoga je iznimno važno pravovremeno dijagnosticiranje sindroma koje se zasniva na iscrpnoj anamnezi i detaljnom kliničkom pregledu uz pomoć niza specifičnih testova koji su detaljno opisani u radu. Elektromioneurografijom možemo utvrditi stupanj kompresije ulnarnog živca te pratiti uspješnost daljnjeg liječenja. Blaži oblici sindroma kubitalnog kanala uspješno se liječe konzervativnim načinom, dok teže oblike sindroma te one koji su neosjetljivi na provedeno konzervativno liječenje treba liječiti kirurški. Metode kirurškog liječenja sindroma možemo podijeliti na one koje ostavljaju živac u ležištu u kubitalnom kanalu poput in situ dekompresije i medijalne epikondilektomije te na one tijekom kojih se živac premješta u novo ležište ispred i iznad medijalnog epikondila, što nazivamo antepozicijom ulnarnog živca. Sve opisane metode pokazale su se gotovo jednako uspješnima, no usprkos tomu istraživanja pokazuju da se u današnje vrijeme kao metoda izbora kirurškog liječenja sindroma kubitalnog kanala najčešće koristi in situ dekompresija.
Artroskopija lakta tehnički je zahtjevan zahvat koji je podložan nastanku komplikacija. Cilj je ovog istraživanja analizirati indikacije i komplikacije artroskopija lakta učinjenih u Klinici za ...ortopediju Kliničkoga bolničkog centra Zagreb Medicinskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu te usporediti dobivene rezultate s rezultatima drugih istraživanja.
Provedena je retrospektivna analiza 208 uzastopnih artroskopija lakta koje je jedan operater učinio na standardizirani način tijekom desetogodišnjeg razdoblja. Svu dostupnu medicinsku dokumentaciju sustavno je pretražio liječnik koji nije izravno sudjelovao u liječenju bolesnika s ciljem utvrđivanja vodeće dijagnoze zbog koje je načinjen zahvat, kao i svih zabilježenih komplikacija.
U razdoblju od 1. siječnja 2008. do 1. siječnja 2018. godine ukupno je operiran 191 bolesnik, od kojih je bilo 135 muškaraca (70,68%). U 7 bolesnika (2 žene i 5 muškaraca) artroskopski zahvat načinjen je na oba lakta. Prosječna životna dob bolesnika u trenutku artroskopskog zahvata bila je 38,86 godina (raspon: 4 – 70 godina). Od učinjenih artroskopija lakta njih 198 bili su primarni zahvati, dok je u preostalih 10 (4,81%) bila riječ o ponovnom artroskopskom zahvatu. Najčešća indikacija za primarni artroskopski zahvat lakta bila je poslijetraumatska kontraktura lakta i to u 25,76% bolesnika. U 22,73% bolesnika zahvat je bio učinjen zbog primarnog osteoartritisa lakta. Tijekom promatranog razdoblja u dostupnoj medicinskoj dokumentaciji zabilježeno je 9,59% komplikacija tog zahvata. Četiri su komplikacije bile iz skupine blažih komplikacija, dok je preostalih 15 bilo iz skupine velikih komplikacija. Svih 15 velikih komplikacija bile su reoperacije, od kojih je 7 bilo ponovnih artroskopskih zahvata, dok je u 8 bolesnika načinjen otvoren zahvat.
Rezultati ovog istraživanja, kao i spoznaje iz literature, upućuju da je artroskopija lakta pouzdana i učinkovita operacijska metoda liječenja različitih ozljeda i oštećenja lakta kada se čini na standardizirani način. Udio komplikacija nakon načinjene artroskopije lakta u promatranoj skupini bolesnika je nizak te je u potpunosti usporediv s rezultatima drugih objavljenih istraživanja.
Background Junior rowers have competed internationally for over 4 decades, and there are no epidemiological data available on traumatic
and overuse injury in this population.
Objective To define the ...types of musculoskeletal problems present in international elite-level junior rowers and to determine whether
gender, physical stature, rowing discipline, and training programs affect the incidence of reported injuries.
Study Design Descriptive epidemiology study.
Methods Injury data were obtained from a total of 398 rowers (42% female, 58% male) who completed a 4-page questionnaire on injury
incidence while participating at the Junior World Rowing Championships in Beijing, Peopleâs Republic of China, in August 2007.
Results Overall, 290 (73.8%) reported injuries involved overuse, and 103 (26.2%) were related to a single traumatic event. Female
rowers were injured more frequently than male rowers (110.2 vs 90.5 injuries per 100 rowers). In both genders, the most common
injury site was the low back followed by the knee and the forearm/wrist. The severity of reported injuries was incidental
in 65.1%, minor in 21.4%, moderate in 10.4%, and major in 3.1% of cases. The rowers with traumatic injuries had less rowing
experience than the uninjured rowers (median C ± interquartile range Q = 3 ± 3 years vs 4 ± 3 years; P = .043, Mann-Whitney test). Sweep rowers who changed rowing side during the current season had significantly more acute-onset
low back injuries ( P = .012, Ï 2 test) than those who did not change rowing side during the same period. The incidence of traumatic injuries was significantly
lower in rowers who regularly performed more than 10 minutes of posttraining stretching ( P = .030, Ï 2 test). Athletes who ran more than once a week had more overuse knee injuries than those who ran once or less per week ( P = .033, Ï 2 test).
Conclusion Elite junior rowers attending the World Rowing Championships reported predominantly overuse injuries of low severity during
the current rowing season. Low back injuries were the most frequent complaint of elite-level junior rowers.
Osteoid osteoma (OO) is the most common benign osteogenic bone tumor that
predominantly affects young adults. OO is commonly localized in long bones, and therefore, it is
rarely considered in ...differential diagnosis of chronic shoulder pain. We report a case of a 22-year-old
male athlete, without history of previous trauma, who presented to our Department with chronic
shoulder pain, which escalated during the night and responded to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
drug treatment. Considering these typical symptoms, diagnostic pathway was immediately directed
towards OO, with magnetic resonance and computed tomography confirming the diagnosis of OO of
the coracoid process (CP). Since neurovascular structures are in the proximity of CP, and this very
delicate area does not support radiofrequency ablation, we decided to perform an open procedure with
drilling of the lesion and excochleation. The pain withdrew immediately after the procedure, and on
six-month follow up the patient remained pain free. In the treatment of OO of the CP, we recommend
open surgical procedure with tumor ablation by drilling instead of CP resection, presenting a safe,
simple and low-cost method that simultaneously completely destroys the lesion and preserves the
anatomical and functional role of CP
Cilj je rada prikazati cjelovit pregled dostupne literature o kirurškom liječenju ponavljanih luksacija peroneal-nih tetiva (LPT) i rezultate kirurškog liječenja LPT-a u našoj uzastopnoj seriji od 7 ...bolesnika. Želimo kreirati strategiju kirurškog liječenja LPT-a koja bi rezultirala optimalnim funkcionalnim ishodom. Rezultati dosad provedenih istraživanja pokazuju da je metoda kojom se gornji peronealni retinakul ponovo učvrsti na svoje anatomsko mjesto na fibuli (tzv. singapurski postupak) izrazito učinkovita, s odličnim funkcionalnim rezulta-tima i tijekom višegodišnjeg praćenja. U prilog tim rezultatima govore i uspjesi kirurškog liječenja naših boles-nika. Velika prednost singapurskog postupka jest i mogućnost njegova kombiniranja s drugim metodama, prim-jerice, s produbljivanjem retromaleolarnog žlijeba na fibuli kada je on preplitak. Međutim, unatoč dokazanoj uspješnosti otvorenih kirurških metoda, a s obzirom na ubrzani razvoj tendoskopije peronealnih tetiva kao minimalno invazivne kirurške tehnike, vjeruje se da će se u bliskoj budućnosti kirurško liječenje ponavljanih luksacija peronealnih tetiva izvoditi potpuno tendoskopski.
The aim of this paper is to report on three cases of symptomatic osteochondritis dissecans of the humeral capitellum in adolescent gymnasts, two females and one male. In all the cases arthroscopic ...surgery was performed. During arthroscopy, loose osteochondral fragments were removed, the defect was debrided and microfractures were performed. All the three patients regained the full range of motion of the affected elbow, and returned to the high-level gymnastics within a period of 5 months. At 12 months follow-up, all the three patients remained symptomless and were participating in high-level gymnastics. A combination of arthroscopy and the microfracture technique is a reliable method with excellent short-term results in the treatment of the osteochondritis dissecans of the elbow.
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