Jayaletchumi Gunasagaran, Nuraliza Ab Wahab, Saw Sian Khoo, Shams Amir Shamsul, Sachin Shivdas, Shahrul Hashim, Tunku Sara Ahmad
{"title":"Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) aided full-length phrenic nerve transfer for restoration of elbow flexion.","authors":"Jayaletchumi Gunasagaran, Nuraliza Ab Wahab, Saw Sian Khoo, Shams Amir Shamsul, Sachin Shivdas, Shahrul Hashim, Tunku Sara Ahmad","doi":"10.1177/10225536231180330","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10225536231180330","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In complete brachial plexus injury, phrenic nerve (PN) is frequently used in neurotization for elbow flexion restoration. The advancement in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) allows full-length PN dissection intrathoracically for direct coaptation to recipient without nerve graft.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>We report our experience in improving the surgical technique and its outcome.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Seven patients underwent PN dissection via VATS and full-length transfer to musculocutaneous nerve (MCN) or motor branch of biceps (MBB) from June 2015 to June 2018. Comparisons were made with similar group of patients who underwent conventional PN transfer.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Mean age of patients was 21.9 years. All were males involved in motorcycle accidents who sustained complete brachial plexus injury. We found the elbow flexion recovery were earlier in full-length PN transfer. However, there was no statistically significant difference in elbow flexion strength at 3 years post-surgery.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We propose full-length PN transfer for restoration of elbow flexion in patients with delayed presentation.</p>","PeriodicalId":48794,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10054439","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emad Kouhestani, Reza Minaei, Amir Salimi, Yoosef Mehrabi, Shakila Meshkat
{"title":"The analgesic effect and safety of duloxetine in total knee arthroplasty: A systematic review.","authors":"Emad Kouhestani, Reza Minaei, Amir Salimi, Yoosef Mehrabi, Shakila Meshkat","doi":"10.1177/10225536231177482","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10225536231177482","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Duloxetine is a serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) with clinical efficacy in chronic pain conditions. In this study, we aim to evaluate the analgesic effect and safety of duloxetine in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). <b>Methods:</b> A systematic search was completed on MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and Embase from inception to December 2022 to find relevant articles. We used Cochrane methodology to evaluate the bias of included studies. Investigated outcomes included postoperative pain, opioid consumption, adverse events (AEs), range of motion (ROM), emotional and physical function, patient satisfaction, patient-controlled analgesia (PCA), knee-specific outcomes, wound complications, skin temperature, inflammatory markers, length of stay, and incidence of manipulations. <b>Results:</b> Nine articles involving 942 participants were included in our systematic review. Out of nine papers, eight were randomized clinical trials and one was a retrospective study. The results of these studies indicated the analgesic effect of duloxetine on postoperative pain, which was measured using numeric rating scale and visual analogue scale. Deluxetine was also effective in reducing the morphine requirement and wound complications and enhancing patient satisfaction after surgery. However, the results on ROM, PCA, and knee-specific outcomes were contraventional. Deluxetine was generally safe without serious AEs. The most common AEs included headache, nausea, vomiting, dry mouth, and constipation. <b>Conclusion:</b> Duloxetine may be an effective treatment option for postoperative pain following TKA, but further rigorously designed and well-controlled randomized trials are required.</p>","PeriodicalId":48794,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10054444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Deltoid ligament injury and repair.","authors":"Loek Loozen, Andrea Veljkovic, Alastair Younger","doi":"10.1177/10225536231182345","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10225536231182345","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The deltoid ligament is the primary stabilizer of the medial side of the ankle joint. It is a complex structure with an origin at the medial malleolus from where it spreads fan shaped distally with an insertion into the medial side of the talus, calcaneus and navicular bone. This chapter gives an overview of the anatomy, function, and pathology of the deltoid ligament.The deltoid ligament can become insufficient as a result of an ankle injury or prolonged strain. In the acute setting, deltoid insufficiency often coincides with multi ligament injury the ankle joint; syndesmosis injury, or ankle fractures. Management in the acute phase remains a subject of debate. Some orthopedic surgeons have a tendency towards repair, whereas most trauma surgeons often treat the deltoid nonoperatively. In the chronic setting the ligament complex is often elongated as a result of prolonged strain. It often coexists with a hindfoot valgus, as is the case in planovalgus feet. In such a case a realignment procedure should be combined with the deltoid repair.</p>","PeriodicalId":48794,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10181472","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tourniquet use benefits to reduce intraoperative blood loss in patients receiving total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis: An updated meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis.","authors":"Xiangjun Xu, Chao Wang, Qunshan Song, Zhifang Mou, Yuefu Dong","doi":"10.1177/10225536231191607","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10225536231191607","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The efficacy and safety of tourniquets use during total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in patients with osteoarthritis remain debated. This updated systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to further evaluate the role of tourniquets use in patients undergoing TKA for knee osteoarthritis by introducing trial sequential analysis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library were searched. We used the Cochrane risk of bias tool for quality assessment. Statistical heterogeneity across studies was evaluated using Cochran's Q and <i>I</i><sup><i>2</i></sup> statistic. Meta-analysis was performed using Stata/SE 14.0, and trail sequential analysis was performed using TSA software version 0.9.5.10 Beta. In addition, qualitative summary was also used to describe results.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>15 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving 1202 patients were included in the meta-analysis. The pooled results showed that tourniquet use during TKA significantly reduced intraoperative blood loss (mean difference (MD)= -123.84, 95% confidence interval (CI): -163.37 to -84.32, <i>p</i> < .001)and shortened operation time (MD = -4.71, 95% CI: -7.6 to -1.82, <i>p</i> = .001), but there were no significant differences in postoperative blood loss, calculated blood loss, total blood loss, transfusion rate (<i>p</i> = .939), and deep venous thrombosis (DVT) rate between the tourniquet and no-tourniquet groups. TSA confirmed that the result of operation time was false positive, but the results of other outcomes were conclusive. The results of qualitative summary showed conflicting findings in terms of pain, range of motion (RoM) and swelling ratio between the two groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Tourniquet use in patients receiving TKA for osteoarthritis benefits to reduce intraoperative blood loss but has no effect on postoperative blood loss, calculated blood loss, total blood loss, operation time, transfusion rate, and DVT rate. In addition, it remains unclear the difference between the tourniquet and non-tourniquet groups in terms of pain, RoM and swelling ratio.</p>","PeriodicalId":48794,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10028650","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Letter to the Editor: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery aided full-length phrenic nerve transfer for restoration of elbow flexion.","authors":"Nicholas Zanghi, John Sauer","doi":"10.1177/10225536231198759","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10225536231198759","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48794,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10414895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Letter to Editor regarding article, \"Thirty day low-dose versus regular-dose aspirin for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in primary total joint arthroplasty\".","authors":"Sheng Zhao, Caining Wen, Yuanmin Zhang","doi":"10.1177/10225536231198766","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10225536231198766","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48794,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10108104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rotational ankle instability: A current concept review.","authors":"Rocco Aicale, Nicola Maffulli","doi":"10.1177/10225536231182347","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10225536231182347","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ankle sprains are extremely common. It is important to have a clear insight of the course of recovery after such injury to evaluate the effective strategies to guide management decisions, and understand the potential risk factors involved in the development of chronic problems and recurrent ankle sprains. When a prompt diagnosis is not formulated, ligament tears can remain untreated, and chronic ankle instability can result after acute lateral or medial ankle sprain. When the medial ligament complex (MLC), in particular the anterior fascicle of the deltoid ligament, is involved, rotational ankle instability (RAI) can develop. Generally, a tear of the anterior fibres of the MCL accompanied by anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL) insufficiency has been associated with RAI, while injury of the intermediate fibres of the MLC has been associated with medial ankle instability (MAI). Conservative management is the first line of treatment, with surgery reserved for special cases or if rehabilitation has failed. Regarding surgery, several options are available, including anatomic repair, anatomic reconstruction, and tenodesis procedures. Ankle arthroscopy is increasingly used to address ligament insufficiency and to identify and treat intra-articular pathologies. Repair of MLC tears by an arthroscopic all-inside procedure is effective in both MAI and RAI.</p>","PeriodicalId":48794,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10377544","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Repair of meniscus root tear - Is there a difference between medial meniscus root repair and lateral meniscus root repair? A systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Jun Ren Khoo, W P Yau","doi":"10.1177/10225536231175233","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10225536231175233","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Complete meniscus root tear is associated with meniscus extrusion; this causes a loss of meniscus function and accelerated osteoarthritis of the knee. Existing small-scale retrospective case-control studies suggested that the outcomes were different between medial and lateral meniscus root repair. This meta-analysis aims to study whether such discrepancies exist via a systematic review of the available evidence in the literature.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Studies evaluating the outcomes of surgical repair of posterior meniscus root tears, with reassessment MRI or second-look arthroscopy, were identified through a systematic search of PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library. The degree of meniscus extrusion, healing status of the repaired meniscus root, and functional outcome scores after repair were the outcomes of interest.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among the 732 studies identified, 20 studies were included in this systematic review. 624 knees and 122 knees underwent MMPRT and LMPRT repair, respectively. The amount of meniscus extrusion following MMPRT repair was 3.8 ± 1.7 mm, which was significantly larger than the 0.9 ± 1.2 mm observed after LMPRT repair (<i>p</i> < 0.001). Significantly better healing outcomes were observed on reassessment MRI after LMPRT repair (<i>p</i> < 0.001). The postoperative Lysholm score and IKDC score was also significantly better after LMPRT than MMPRT repair (<i>p</i> < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>LMPRT repairs resulted in significantly less meniscus extrusion, substantially better healing outcomes on MRI, and superior Lysholm/IKDC scores, when compared to MMPRT repair. This is the first meta-analysis we are aware of that systematically reviews the differences in the clinical, radiographic, and arthroscopic results of MMPRT and LMPRT repair.</p>","PeriodicalId":48794,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9698073","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Letter to the Editor regarding \"arthroscopy combined with high tibial osteotomy promotes cartilage regeneration in osteoarthritis\".","authors":"Caining Wen, Yuanmin Zhang, Xiao Xu","doi":"10.1177/10225536231178575","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10225536231178575","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48794,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9698091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexander J Duke, Stephen Bowen, Samir Baig, Dorian Cohen, David E Komatsu, James Nicholson
{"title":"Thirty day low-dose versus regular-dose aspirin for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in primary total joint arthroplasty.","authors":"Alexander J Duke, Stephen Bowen, Samir Baig, Dorian Cohen, David E Komatsu, James Nicholson","doi":"10.1177/10225536231173329","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10225536231173329","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The optimal dosing of aspirin (ASA) monotherapy for prophylaxis after total joint arthroplasty is debatable. The objective of this study was to compare two ASA regimens with regards to symptomatic deep venous thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE), bleeding, and infection 90 days after primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We retrospectively identified 625 primary THA and TKA surgeries in 483 patients who received ASA for 4 weeks post-op. 301 patients received 325 mg once daily (QD) and 324 patients received 81 mg twice daily (BID). Patients were excluded if they were minors, had a prior venous thromboembolism (VTE), had ASA allergy, or received other VTE prophylaxis drugs.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was a significant difference in rate of bleeding and suture reactions between the two groups. Bleeding was 7.6% for 325 mg QD and 2.5% for 81 mg BID (<i>p</i> = .0029 Χ<sup>2</sup>, <i>p</i> = .004 on multivariate logistic regression analysis). Suture reactions were 3.3% for 325 mg QD and 1.2% for 81 mg BID (<i>p</i> = .010 Χ<sup>2</sup>, <i>p</i> = .027 on multivariate logistic regression analysis). Rates of VTE, symptomatic DVT, and PE were not significantly different. The incidence of VTE was 2.7% for 325 mg QD and 1.5% for 81 mg BID (<i>p</i> = .4056). Symptomatic DVT rates were 1.6% for 325 mg QD and 0.9% for 81 mg BID (<i>p</i> = .4139). Deep infection was 1.0% for 325 mg QD and 0.31% for 81 mg BID (<i>p</i> = .3564).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Low-dose ASA in patients with limited comorbidities undergoing primary THA and TKA is associated with significant lower rates of bleeding and suture reactions than high dose ASA. Low-dose ASA was not inferior to higher dose ASA for the prevention of VTE, wound complications, and infection 90 days postoperatively.</p>","PeriodicalId":48794,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9700651","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}