Symptomatic chronic proximal tibiofibular joint subluxation is a pathology which is difficult to diagnose and treat. Surgical treatment has not been well defined. A report of two patients successfully treated with an anatomic reconstruction of the posterior aspect of the proximal tibiofibular joint is presented.
The results of segmental spinal stabilization and fusion in nine patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy are reviewed.
Symptomatic lateral compartment knee pain due to isolated injuries involving the popliteomeniscal fascicles of the lateral meniscus may be routinely missed on physical examination.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate prospectively the arthroscopic findings in the lateral compartment of knees with posterolateral knee complex injuries, to help identify individual injured anatomic structures, and to assist in the clinical identification of these injuries.
The anatomy of the fibular collateral ligament-biceps femoris bursa is described. The bursa is located lateral to the distal quarter of the fibular collateral ligament and forms an inverted “J” shape around the anterior and anteromedial portions of the ligament. Its most distal margin is just proximal to the fibular head where the fibular collateral ligament inserts, and its more proximal […]
Seventy-one consecutive patients with posterolateral knee injuries had clinical stability testing abnormalities documented prospectively. We compared these findings with the incidence and patterns of their injuries documented at surgery. An abnormal reverse pivot shift test was associated with injury to the fibular collateral ligament (P = 0.01), popliteal components (P = 0.01), and midthird lateral capsular ligament (P = 0.02).
Chondrocalcinosis, although very rare in young adults, can occur in some young patients. Although its presenting clinical history or radiographic findings may resemble those of an intraarticular loose body, chondrocalcinosis can occur in young athletes, possibly after repetitive microtrauma, and should be included in the differential diagnosis of calcified […]
While the anatomy of the medial part of the knee has been described qualitatively, quantitative descriptions of the attachment sites of the main medial knee structures have not been reported. The purpose of the present study was to verify the qualitative anatomy of medial knee structures and to perform […]
The role of the team physician for intercollegiate ice hockey teams is unique. Owing to the rather diverse characteristics of many of the mechanisms of injuries for on-ice activities.
The purpose of this study was to identify the presence of the anterior intermeniscal ligament of the knee and to study its attachment patterns and relationships to other anatomic structures within the knee. Fifty unpaired cadaveric knees were dissected. An identifiably distinct anterior intermeniscal ligament was found in 47 specimens (94%). The average length was 33 mm and the average midsubstance […]
