To determine the morphometric landmarks and anatomical variants relevant to arthroscopic approach deep gluteal space. Twenty spaces from cadaveric specimens were dissected. The of sciatic nerve (SN) determined according Beaton Anson classification. A study distances in subgluteal space was carried out define references achieve a safe for piriformis syndrome [GT-SN=Distance greater trochanter (G...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of backrest inclination of a wheelchair on buttock pressures in spinal cord injured (SCI) patients and normal subjects. METHOD The participants were 22 healthy subjects and 22 SCI patients. Buttock pressures of the participants were measured by a Tekscan® pressure sensing mat and software while they were sitting in a reclining wheelchair. Buttock pressures were...

PURPOSE Spica magnectic resonance imaging (MRI) is an established technique for postoperative determination of hip reduction in patients treated for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). A hip abduction angle >55° is considered excessive and has been associated with epiphyseal osteonecrosis. Our purpose was to establish objective criteria for measuring hip abduction angles on MRI after hip ...

BACKGROUND Lesser tuberosity osteotomy has been shown to decrease postoperative subscapularis dysfunction. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of osteotomy thickness and suture configuration on repair integrity. MATERIALS AND METHODS One side of 12 matched-pair cadaveric shoulders was randomly assigned to either a thick osteotomy (100% of lesser tuberosity height) or a thin ...

BACKGROUND Previous studies on the prognostic value of clinical and MRI parameters for the time to return to play (TTRTP) in acute hamstring injuries showed only limited to moderate evidence for the various investigated parameters. Some studies had multiple methodological limitations, including retrospective designs and the use of univariate analysis only. The aim of this study was to assess th...

Deep tissue injury (DTI) is a severe type of pressure ulcer that commonly affects people with spinal cord injury (SCI). We have proposed the use of intermittent electrical stimulation (IES) as a novel preventative technique for DTI. The main goal of this study was to compare the changes in superficial pressure and tissue oxygenation generated by two different IES protocols: Continuous or Bursti...