Lower extremity musculoskeletal injuries have become a public health concern for active individuals when considering the complications that often present later in life after injury (eg, degenerative joint disease). 10 A recent surge of lower extremity injury prevention programs, 14,22 specifically aimed at ACL injury prevention, have provided some promising results in reducing knee injury among...

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BACKGROUND This study examined the results of open wedge high tibial osteotomy with using an Aescula open wedge plate and an allogenic bone graft as a surgical technique for the patients who suffer from osteoarthritis of the knee with a genu varum deformity. METHODS From March 2007 to August 2007, 33 patients (37 cases) with osteoarthritis of the knee and a genu varum deformity underwent a hi...

G ANGRENE of an extremity caused by venous occlusion without associated arterial occlusion is uncommon. Haimovicil noted that Fabricus Hildanus, in 1593, apparently recognized the possibility of gangrene of venous origin; it was not until 1859, however, that Heuter2 reported a case, giving an excellent account of the clinical and pathologic criteria of this type of gangrene. Gregoire,3 in 1938,...

Prosthetic components for both transtibial and transfemoral amputations are available for patients of every level of ambulation. Most current suspension systems, knees, foot/ankle assemblies, and shock absorbers use endoskeletal construction that emphasizes total contact and weight distribution between bony structures and soft tissues. Different components offer varying benefits to energy expen...

Dr. Josep M. Campistol, Nephrology Service, Hospital Clinic i Provincial, 170, Villarroel, E-08036 Barcelona (Spain) Dear Sir, The upper graft fistula using the expanded polytetra-fluoroethylene graft (Goret-Tex) is an excellent form of hemodialysis access when adequate forearm veins are no longer available [1]. Causes of failure include thrombosis, arterial stenosis, venous outflow stenosis, h...

PURPOSE We performed a meta-analysis to ascertain the benefits of antithrombotic therapy for maintaining the patency of vascular grafts following lower extremity bypass operations. METHODS We identified articles using MEDLINE and hand searches of relevant journals for randomized clinical trials that compared the use of antithrombotic therapy with control or placebo therapy. Random-effects (De...

Dr. Josep M. Campistol, Nephrology Service, Hospital Clinic i Provincial, 170, Villarroel, E-08036 Barcelona (Spain) Dear Sir, The upper graft fistula using the expanded polytetra-fluoroethylene graft (Goret-Tex) is an excellent form of hemodialysis access when adequate forearm veins are no longer available [1]. Causes of failure include thrombosis, arterial stenosis, venous outflow stenosis, h...