Malunion following displaced fractures of clavicle most commonly occurs with shortening and anterior rotation of the distal fragment. This results in scapular malalignment, which has been documented clinically as
Scapular instability is a disabling deformity that results in pain and influences the overall upper limb function ; for which scapular stabilization may be necessary. Aim: To review the results of this procedure. Methods: 9 patients who underwent this procedure could be contacted and were assessed. We used the Disability of Arm, shoulder and Hand score(DASH) and the constant score for shoulder function including subjective assessment of patients pain and overall satisfaction and radiographs for evidence of unionwith a mean age of 36 yrs(range 21–57 yrs), performed in the period between July 1996 and October 2002 with a mean follow up period of 35.7 months,(range 10–72 months).6 of them were primary procedures and two were revisions for failed primary stabilisation . The main pre-operative complaint of these patients was dragging pain,
Study Design: Compartative cohort study. Objective: To compare the safety and efficacy of conventional posterior instrumented fusion versus thoracoscopic instrumented fusion for the surgical treatment of King Type III adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Methods: The results of 34 consecutive patients with King type 3 scoliosis treated with one of the above techniques were analyzed independantly. Twenty-two patients underwent posterior spinal fusion (PSF) and instrumentation (Moss-Miami). Twelve patients had thoracoscopic fusion (TF) and instrumentation (Eclipse). Results: Baseline demographics (age at menarche and surgery, pre-operative Cobb angles in coronal and sagittal planes), estimated blood loss at surgery and duration of parenteral analgesia did not differ between the two groups. PSF patients had significantly higher transfusion requirements (p=0.032). Operative time (p = 0.0001), ICU stay (p = 0.005), and hospital stay (p = 0.037) were longer in TF cases. There were no complications in PSF patients. Complications in TF patients included lobar collapse (1 patient) and
Aim: To investigate the natural history and the impact of reconstruction in shoulder deformities due to obstetrical brachial plexus palsy. Methods: Pre and postoperative CT scans of bilateral upper extremities of 28 patients with obstetrical palsy were studied. The age during the preoperative CT scan ranged from 1.5 months to 10 years (average: 4 ± 3 years). 17 patients had Erbñs palsy and 11 global plexus involvement. Eighteen had primary shoulder reanimation mainly via intraplexus neurotization. Palliative surgery in 25 patients included trapezius transfer for shoulder abduction, adductors release and rerouting of the latissimus dorsi and terres major for external rotation, scapula stabilization and rotational osteotomy of the humerus. The CT measurements included: humeral head retroversion, spinoscapular angle, glenoid fossa inclination, congruence of the humeral head to the glenoid and distance of the lower angle of the scapula from the midline. Results: Preoperatively the humeral head was subluxated or dislocated posteriorly and had decreased retroversion. The hypoplastic
Cadaveric models of the shoulder evaluate discrete motion segments
using the glenohumeral joint in isolation over a defined trajectory.
The aim of this study was to design, manufacture and validate a
robotic system to accurately create three-dimensional movement of
the upper body and capture it using high-speed motion cameras. In particular, we intended to use the robotic system to simulate
the normal throwing motion in an intact cadaver. The robotic system
consists of a lower frame (to move the torso) and an upper frame
(to move an arm) using seven actuators. The actuators accurately
reproduced planned trajectories. The marker setup used for motion
capture was able to determine the six degrees of freedom of all
involved joints during the planned motion of the end effector.Objectives
Methods