BACKGROUND Several methods of reducing an acute anterior dislocation of the shoulder have been described. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the external rotation method in the reduction of acute anterior shoulder dislocations with and without fractures of the greater tuberosity and to evaluate the causes of failure. METHODS Senior and junior orthopaedic residents attend...

To cite: Maher PJ, Ilgen JS. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2012-007614 DESCRIPTION A 14-year-old man presented to our emergency department with 3 days of progressively worsening right knee pain that was exacerbated by movement. The patient played basketball and had a history of asthma, but he denied any recent trauma or prior knee pain. Systemic...

BACKGROUND There is little published information regarding avulsion fractures of the humeral lesser tuberosity in adolescents, and no consensus exists on optimal treatment. The purpose of this study was to investigate the demographics, injury mechanisms, and results of operative treatment of lesser tuberosity avulsion fractures in skeletally immature patients. METHODS Eight patients were trea...

Background Although tensile force on an immature tibial tuberosity is considered the main cause of Osgood-Schlatter disease (OSD), the relationship between bony maturity and the pathogenesis of OSD remains obscure. Purpose To survey the bone maturation process of the tibial tuberosity by age and sex and clarify its relationship to OSD. Study Design Cross-sectional study; Level of evidence, ...

The objective of this paper is: (a) to present a rating scale for the evaluation of the musculoskeletal stress markers; (b) to analyze the medieval population from Cedynia in terms of the degree of expression and frequency of the musculoskeletal stress markers. The presented rating scale was developed based on the variability of the morphology of muscle attachment sites, observed in the skeleta...

INTRODUCTION Shoulder dislocations are a very common entity in routine orthopaedic practice. Chronic unreduced anterior dislocations of the shoulder are not very common. Neurological and vascular complications may occur as a result of an acute anterior dislocation of the shoulder or after a while in chronic unreduced shoulder dislocation. Open reduction is indicated for most chronic shoulder di...