Purpose. We evaluated whether intramedullary nail fixation for tibial diaphysis fractures with concomitant fibula fractures (except at the distal one-third level) managed conservatively with an associated fibula fracture resulted in ankle deformity and assessed the impact of the ankle deformity on lower extremity function. Methods. Sixty middle one-third tibial shaft fractures with associated f...

BACKGROUND Patellar instability can cause significant disability in both pediatric and adult patients, and it is associated with several factors including genu valgum. In this study, we describe the role of a lateral opening wedge distal femoral osteotomy (DFO) combined with lateral retinacular release in addressing genu valgum with associated patellar instability. The rationale for this approa...

BACKGROUND The number of patients receiving total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has been rising every year due to the aging population and the obesity epidemic. Post-operative rehabilitation is important for the outcome of TKA. METHODS A series of 34 patients who underwent primary unilateral TKA was retrospectively collected and divided into either exercise group (n = 16) and control group (n = 18)...

Objectives: Collagen Meniscus Implant (CMI) is considered an effective procedure for reducing knee pain and improving function after previous meniscectomy. Nevertheless, the current knowledge regarding clinical results of CMI are limited to small case series at short- mid-term follow-up studies. The goal present study was evaluate outcomes, reoperations, failures a minimum 10 years follow-up. M...

[Purpose] To investigate sports injuries in Korean national ice hockey players by surveying parts, times, types, frequency, cure, and prevention types of sports injuries and provide basic data for injury prevention and performance improvement of ice hockey players. Another purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence of ice hockey injuries according to age and the relationship between et...

Arthritis treatment in young patients remains a challenge. Joint replacement surgery offers excellent pain relief but is controversial with this age group because of long-term wear and loosening. Recently, biological reconstructive techniques have become available to improve traditional treatment methods such as osteotomies. We present our experience with a technique for combined meniscal trans...

Psychological factors may be a hindrance for returning to sport after an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. The ACL-Return to Sport after Injury scale (ACL-RSI) measures athletes' emotions, confidence in performance, and risk appraisal in relation to return to sport. The aim of this study was to translate the ACL-RSI scale from English to Swedish and to examine some of the measure...

BACKGROUND There is no consensus in postoperative rehabilitation regimen for people who had undergone surgery for degenerative medial meniscus damage. The aim of this study was to examine whether it is beneficial to undergo postoperative physiotherapy after surgery for these patients. METHODS A prospective randomized controlled clinical trial. Over a 4 month period, 70 participants were rando...

DOI: 10.4328/AEMED.105 Received: 02.02.2017 Accepted: 12.02.2017 Published Online: 01.01.2017 J Ann Eu Med 2017;5(1): 17-21 Corresponding Author: Bekir Eray Kilinc, Golhisar State Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye. GSM: +905306061884 E-Mail: [email protected] Özet Amaç: Diz ostoartriti yaşlı populasyondaki major ağrı ve malüliyet sebebidir. Osteoartritik eklemler içerisinde saptanan sitokinler a...