We describe the intermediate results of lateral ligamentous repair or reconstruction for posterolateral rotatory instability of the
We assessed the short- to mid-term survival of
metallic press-fit radial head prostheses in patients with radial
head fractures and acute traumatic instability of the
We compared the quantitative electromyographic activity of the
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Surgical release of the
The December 2014 Shoulder &
The June 2014 Shoulder &
We investigated the incidence of and risk factors
for venous thromboembolism (VTE) following surgery of the shoulder
and
Between September 1993 and September 1996, we performed 34 Kudo 5 total elbow replacements in 31 rheumatoid patients. All 22 surviving patients were reviewed at a mean of 11.9 years (10 to 14). Their mean age was 56 years (37 to 78) at the time of operation. All had Larsen grade IV or V rheumatoid changes on X-ray. Nine (three bilateral replacements and six unilateral) had died from unrelated causes. One who had died before ten years underwent revision for dislocation. Of the 22 total elbow replacements reviewed six had required revision, four for aseptic loosening (one humeral and three ulnar) and two for infection. Post-operatively, one patient had neuropraxia of the ulnar nerve and one of the radial nerve. Two patients had valgus tilting of the ulnar component. With revision as the endpoint, the mean survival time for the prosthesis was 11.3 years (95% confidence interval (10 to 13) and the estimated survival of the prosthesis at 12 years according to Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was 74% (95% confidence interval 0.53 to 0.91). Of the 16 surviving implants, ten were free from pain, four had mild pain and two moderate. The mean arc of flexion/extension of the
The October 2013 Shoulder &
We present six patients with chronic dislocation of the
The April 2012 Shoulder &
A total of 33 children were treated for acute traumatic dislocation of the
1 . Twenty-one cases of poliomyelitis and twenty cases of brachial plexus injury in which muscle transplantations had been performed to restore
We used ultrasonography in ten children with pulled