Adel Ebrahimpour; Ali Fotohi; Arash Maleki
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Ulnar shaft fracture with DRUJ injury in children is rare. This pattern of injury does not adapt to the account for Monteggia or Galeazzi fractures-dislocation. We present the case of patient with ulnar shaft fracture and DRUJ dislocation in 10 years old man and discussed about mechanisms and treatment ...
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Ulnar shaft fracture with DRUJ injury in children is rare. This pattern of injury does not adapt to the account for Monteggia or Galeazzi fractures-dislocation. We present the case of patient with ulnar shaft fracture and DRUJ dislocation in 10 years old man and discussed about mechanisms and treatment of this injury.
Arash Maleki; Firoozeh Madadi; Ramin Arjang; Firooz Madadi
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Background: Tibial torsion is a term used to describe the physiologic twist of the distal relative to the proximal articular axis of the tibial bone in the transverse plane around its longitudinal axis. This study focuses on a method of tibial torsion measurement with computerized tomography cuts. Methods: ...
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Background: Tibial torsion is a term used to describe the physiologic twist of the distal relative to the proximal articular axis of the tibial bone in the transverse plane around its longitudinal axis. This study focuses on a method of tibial torsion measurement with computerized tomography cuts. Methods: Sixty four volunteers aged over 16 years old had CT imaging of proximal and distal tibia in a teaching hospital in Tehran-Iran. The images were evaluated for leg rotation by four physicians using two different techniques in two different occasions, one month apart. In the first technique the middle of tibia and middle of fibula were used as reference points and in the second method the perpendicular axis to the line connecting the distal fibular notches on CT scans was used. The values were analyzed, and the intra and inter observer agreements for tibia torsions were assessed. Results: The inter-observer agreement in tibial torsion was .861 and .863 in the first and second methods respectively. The intra-observer reliability in both measurements techniques were .868. The two techniques also had excellent agreement in tibial torsion measurements. Conclusion: The second technique has high reliability and reproductivity in assessing tibial rotation in fibula deformity.
Farivar A Lahiji; Reza Zandi; Sohrab Keyhani; Farshad Safdari; Arash Maleki; Seyyed Reza Aghapour; Salman Azarsina
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Background: Kienbock disease resulting from avascular necrosis of lunate bone leads to pain and disability in young active patients. Radial shortening is one of the treatment methods in this disease. In this study, we evaluated the mid-term results of treatment of Kienbock using radial shortening. Methods: ...
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Background: Kienbock disease resulting from avascular necrosis of lunate bone leads to pain and disability in young active patients. Radial shortening is one of the treatment methods in this disease. In this study, we evaluated the mid-term results of treatment of Kienbock using radial shortening. Methods: In a retrospective study, 9 males and 6 females with Kienbock disease with average age of 28.6±9.37 years who had undergone radial shortening, were examined in a teaching hospital in Tehran-Iran. There were 2 patients in stage II, 5 in IIIa and 8 in step IIIb of Lichman’s class. In a mean follow-up of 5±2.44 years, these 15 cases were evaluated for wrist motion and gap strength and also with quick-DASH score. The radiograph Stahl index and carpal height ratio were also assessed. Results: Pain and range of motion improved and grip strength was favorable in 13 patients. Quick-DASH score was 8.5±.84 in patients with stage II, 12.72±5.09 in stage IIIa, and 27.57±18.87 in stage IIIb. Stahl index and carpal height ratio were the same in patients with stage II, but significantly decreased in other patients. Kienbock disease progressed in 2 cases. Conclusion: Radial shortening can relief clinical symptoms, even in stage III and IIIb of Kienback diseases, although the disease X-ray show radiographic worsening.
Seyyed Morteza Kazemi; Siyavosh Hemmati Eslamlou; Arash Maleki; Reza Zandi; Mohammad Ali Jalili; Keyghobad Ashoori; Farshad Safdari
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Background: The role of increased posterior tibial slope in rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is controversial. The purpose of current study was to determine the effect of posterior slope on the ACL injury. Methods: In a case control study, 61 consecutive cases with ACL injury, who were ...
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Background: The role of increased posterior tibial slope in rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is controversial. The purpose of current study was to determine the effect of posterior slope on the ACL injury. Methods: In a case control study, 61 consecutive cases with ACL injury, who were candidates for reconstruction, were compared with 61 persons with normal knees who were matched for age and sex, over a 2-year period at a teaching hospital in Tehran, Iran. The posterior tibial slope angles were measured on true lateral radiographs on all the cases. The measurement variations were analyzed between the two groups. Results: The mean posterior tibial slope was 9.4±1.8 degrees in controls and 12.3±4.4 in patients with ruptured ACL (p < .001). The incidence of tibial slope greater than 10 degrees in patients with ruptured ACL was 3.1 times greater than that of the controls. Conclusion: This study suggests that increased tibial slope angle may contribute to increased risk for ACL rupture.
Firooz Madadi, MD; Jaafar Tavakolian, MD; Arash Maleki, MD; Mehdi Rahimi, MD; Reza Zandi, MD; Mohammad Reza Bigdeli, MD
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Background: The anterior cruciate ligament is the primary structure that controls anterior displacement in the unloaded knee. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction may return normal functions of the knee. The aim of the present study was to compare three different femoral fixation techniques in anterior ...
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Background: The anterior cruciate ligament is the primary structure that controls anterior displacement in the unloaded knee. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction may return normal functions of the knee. The aim of the present study was to compare three different femoral fixation techniques in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Methods: In a clinical trial study, 120 patients that were candidates for ACL reconstraution were randomly divided into 3 groups of 40 individuals. The femoral fixations were by the three methods of "Aperfix", "Rigidfix" or "Endobutton". The cases were re-examined 12 months after surgery and evaluated by Lysholm score as well as with KT-1000 machine. The results were compered together for the three above methods.Results: The Lysholm score showed improvement from pre-operative values in all three techniques: From 63.21±18.59 to 90.64±9.47 in "Endobutton" group, from 65.72±18.74 to 96.22±5.35 in "Aperfix" and from 69.21±17.45 to 90.64±9.47 in the "Rigifix" group. There were 6 failures in "Endobutton", 4 in "Rigidfix" and one in "Aperfix" group. The anterior displacement tibia was 3.96±1.58 millimeters in "Endobutton", 4.28±1.48 in "Rigidfix", and 4.03±1.79 millimeters in "Aperfix" group. There was no significant difference in the operating time in the 3 groups.Conclusion: Regarding the instant stability of the graft, the "Aperfix" method seemed stranger. Further investigations with larger number of cases and longer duration of follow up are recommended.
