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[The value of MR tomography in traumatic patella dislocations].

PURPOSE: To describe the MR imaging findings in patients with lateral patellar dislocation. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The MRIs of 31 patients with patellar dislocation were evaluated retrospectively. Arthroscopic surgery was performed in 23 cases. RESULTS: Hemarthrosis was found in 30/31, contusions of the lateral femoral condyle in 30/31 and of the medial patellar facet in 26/31 cases. Injury of the medial patellar retinaculum was seen in 28/31 cases. Osteochondral fractures were found in 18 patients; compared to arthroscopy there were one false-positive and 5 false-negative findings concerning loose cartilage bodies. In 7 cases, patellar dislocation was not suspected before MR imaging. CONCLUSION: Hemarthrosis, lateral femoral and medial patellar contusion, and retinacular disruption are typical findings after lateral patellar dislocation. A careful search for free osteochondral fragments is mandatory as it influences the indication and performance of arthroscopic surgery.

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[Dislocation of the cricoarytenoid joint: diagnosis and therapy].

BACKGROUND: Laryngeal joint injury or cricoarytenoid dislocation is a relatively rare laryngologic finding, according to the international medical literature. It may occur as a result of external neck trauma or more frequently as a result of intubation. Chief symptoms are hoarseness, vocal fatigue, and loss of voice control. PATIENTS: Between 1993 and 1997 we diagnosed an arytenoid dislocation in 2 female and 5 male patients, in every case the etiology was an intubation trauma. Videolaryngoscopic recording was the most useful aid in diagnosis. RESULTS: Six patients were treated with closed reduction surgery between 8 and 49 days after dislocations. Normal voice was restored in four patients, and in one patient as late as 49 days after the dislocation. One patient had an additional recurrent nerve paralysis. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that a closed reduction of the arytenoid luxation can be successful even several weeks after the injury.

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Shoulder dislocation in skiing: choice of surgical method depending on the degree of humeral retrotorsion.

Shoulder dislocation is one of the typical upper extremity injuries in skiing, first following a violent accident but quite frequently recurring without new trauma. This article discusses the retrotorsional angle of the humerus as an etiological factor in the occurrence of an initial dislocation and as a triggering element for its recurrence. It focuses on the consequences to be drawn for the surgical treatment of recurrent shoulder dislocation. A technique for exact determination of the humeral angle of retrotorsion by X-ray is presented. In patients with recurrent anterior dislocations of the shoulder joint, the retrotorsional angle of the humerus is pathologically reduced as compared to the control group. The method of surgical therapy is determined by the individual deviance from the average value.

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[Neurophysiologic aspects of the etiology and pathogenesis of congenital hip dislocation].

Till today the meaning of neuromuscular factors in etiology and treatment of congenital dislocation of the hip is not quite clear. Our observation in 62 children with 78 dislocated hips show that neurophysiological mechanisms play of very important role in the development and upkeep of CDH. The neurological examination in 17 children pointed to the typical asymmetries of the children which correlated with the side of the dislocated hip. The knowledge of neurophysiological disturbances on the dislocated hip is of great value for the diagnosis of CDH and even more for the exercise treatment in hips with severe adduction contracture.

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[The congenital dislocation of the hip joint in ultrasound examination--frequency, diagnosis and treatment].

BACKGROUND: A real congenital dislocation of the hip joint is very rare. Because of the severeness of the disease an immediate diagnosis and begin of treatment is required. PATIENTS: Between 1984 and 1995 clinical and sonographic screening examinations at 4177 newborns were performed at our hospital. METHODS: We analyzed our patients retrospectively and found out all cases of congenital dislocation of the hip joint. All these cases were classified and the results of treatment were determined. The clinical success of our strategy of treatment was described. RESULTS: Among the 4177 observed newborns 39 cases of congenital dislocation of the hip joint in 27 children were found. We diagnosed the hip type IIIa, IIIb and IV according to Graf in 28.2 and 9 cases respectively. After 12 month a complete healing rate of 95 percent was exhibited with the functional management strategy. Five percent of the affected joints showed a residual dysplasia. The rate of residual dysplasias was 2.5%. CONCLUSIONS: The good prognosis after our early treatment strategy severe congenital dislocation of the hip joint underlines the use of earliest therapy together with a hip screening program.

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[Long-term follow-up of 166 surgically treated patients with congenital hip dislocation].

UNLABELLED: 166 patients with congenital dislocation of the hip, ranging from 10 months to 5 years old, were operated between 1958 and 1971. 140 patients were women (84%) and 26 patients were men (16%). 96 patients had unilateral and 70 patients had bilateral dislocation; that makes a total of 236 dislocated hips. 61 patients with bilateral hip dislocation were operated simultaneously on both hips. All the patients were treated with adductor tenotomy and open reduction through Smith Petersen incision with section or elongation of the psoas tendon. The postoperative immobilization consisted in a period of one month pelvic toecast followed by 2 plaster casts with abduction rod during 3 to 5 months. The postoperatory follow-up ranged from 9 years to 26 years, 2 months; average 14 years, 5 months. The clinical evaluation comprises pain, hip mobility, gait and muscle power. RESULTS: excellent 138 (59%); good 66 (28%); fair 29 (12%); and poor 3 (1%). The radiological evaluation considered: Mose; acetabular femoral head index; Wiberg's CD-angle; cervico-diaphysiary angle and radial quotient. RESULTS: normal 5 (2%); excellent 44 (19%); good 78 (33%); subtotal 54%; fair 90 (38%), and poor 19 (8%). Complications (hips); infections 12 (5%); 3 of them deep ones (1%); residual subluxation 19 (8%); reluxation 1 (0.5%). Isquemic necrosis Grade II of Tönnis 31 (13%); Grade III 2 (1%) and Grade IV 1 (0.5%).

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[Semiquantitative SPECT of anterior dislocation of the temporomandibular joint disk].

SPECT examination of the TMJ using 99m Tc-MDP was performed in 43 patients with arthrographically proven anterior dislocation of the disc and in 30 normals. The results were evaluated visually and also in a semi-quantitative manner that took account of relative 99m Tc activity in the TMJ and of the age of the patient. In the presence of arthrographically proven anterior, but reversible, disc dislocation, the semi-quantitative method proved positive in 75% of cases (28 cases). In joints with fixed anterior dislocation (29 cases), bone changes were demonstrated in 86%. Visual evaluation was positive in 50% of reversible, and in 72% of non-reversible dislocations. Semi-quantitative SPECT of the TMJ is excellent for demonstrating bone reaction resulting from TMJ dysfunction and for indicating the severity of the joint abnormality.

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[Bilateral habitual fibula head dislocation].

Dislocation of the fibular head is rare. In most of the cases a trauma caused by sports activity, sometimes associated with a tibia fracture, is described. Only a few publications exist about habitual dislocation of the fibular head without history of trauma. This article reports a case of bilateral habitual anterolateral dislocation of the fibular head in a 17-year-old female. There was no information about a neurological or other disease and no sign of generalized ligamentous laxity. Because of marked symptoms with severe pain after each sensation of dislocation which appeared several times a day, the patient was treated by using a part of the biceps tendon for fixation of the reduced fibular head.

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X-ray transparency interpositions after reduction of traumatic dislocations of the hip in children.

Traumatic dislocations of the hip are much less frequent in children than in adults. If some complications are well known (avascular necrosis of the femoral head, recurrent dislocation), the lateralization of the head by x-ray transparency interposition is less appreciated. We report 4 cases of x-ray transparency interposition in 15 reductions of incomplete traumatic dislocation of the hip. These 4 dislocations were posterior in non-pathological hips, three on the left side and one on the right. Our reductions have been easy and the hips remained stable. However, the post-reduction roentgenogram shows the same unusual enlarged joint space corresponding to the lateralization of the femoral head. Four arthrotomies were performed, tracing a cartilaginous fragment free or fixed to the articular capsule into the femoral joint. We have found a concentric reduction of the hip in 4 cases and enlargement from 1 to 3 mm of the joint space of the hip. After several years, articular function of the four hips is normal, nevertheless, they have shown a coxa valga with a femoral elongation to 10 mm, a coxa magna with an articular space wider than 1 mm, 2 very good concentric reductions of the hip. The lateralization of the head after reduction had to be detected as soon as the first radiographic control because it can cause immediate instability or arthrosis of the hip. Because of the cartilaginous or capsular composition and the size of the interposition, an arthrotomy is performed in front of a radiological enlarging of the space joint, or a loss of parallelism of osteochondral acetabulum bone. Computerized tomography and MRI can reveal the nature, the place of the included fragment, as well as the surgical approach. An arthrogram is not absolutely indispensible. Surgical exploration should avoid degenerative arthrosis after a lateralisation left untreated.

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Missed cervical spine fracture-dislocations: the importance of clinical and radiographic assessment.

OBJECTIVE: To review the case of a patient who suffered a cervical spine fracture-dislocation missed at a hospital emergency department. CLINICAL FEATURES: A 77-year-old man involved in a motor vehicle accident was transported to a local emergency hospital where cervical spine x-ray films taken were reported as demonstrating no evidence of acute injury. The patient visited a chiropractic clinic 6 days later, where x-ray films were again obtained, finding that the patient sustained fractures of C5 and C6, as well as a bilateral facet dislocation at C5/C6. Computed tomography confirmed the fractures, and magnetic resonance imaging findings demonstrated cervical spinal cord compression and posterior spinal cord displacement. INTERVENTION AND OUTCOME: The patient was referred for preoperative medical evaluation. He underwent C5-6 closed reduction and anterior/posterior fusion surgery and was released without complication. Patient follow-up indicated full recovery with minimal neurologic symptoms. CONCLUSION: Cervical spine fracture-dislocations are often missed during standard radiographic examinations in emergency department settings. Chiropractors are encouraged to perform a comprehensive evaluation of patients presenting with cervical trauma even if they have had prior x-ray films reported as normal. Standard x-ray films taken at emergency department facilities are not entirely reliable for detecting or revealing cervical spine fracture-dislocations. This case stresses the importance of careful clinical assessment and imaging procedures on patients who have encountered cervical spine trauma.

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Clinical evaluation of arthroscopic eminoplasty for habitual dislocation of the temporomandibular joint: comparative study with conventional open eminectomy.

OBJECTIVE: We sought to compare the clinical courses of patients who underwent arthroscopic eminoplasty and conventional open eminectomy for habitual dislocation of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). STUDY DESIGN: Arthroscopic eminoplasty was performed by using Segami's method in 24 joints in 13 patients (arthroscopic group) with habitual dislocation of the TMJ, while conventional open eminectomy was performed by using Myrhaug's method in 18 joints in 11 patients (open group). Clinical factors were retrospectively compared between the 2 groups. RESULTS: The operation time per joint was, on average, 14 minutes shorter in the arthroscopic group (77 minutes versus 63 minutes), and the average blood loss was less in the arthroscopic group (2 g versus 15 g). During the follow-up period (mean, 41 months), dislocation recurred in 5 TMJs (28%) in the open group and in 6 TMJs (25%) in the arthroscopic group. No major postoperative complications were observed in either group. CONCLUSION: In treating patients with habitual dislocation of the TMJ, the use of arthroscopic eminoplasty produces clinical outcomes that are as effective as those obtained with the use of conventional open eminectomy.

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Development of arthrosis following dislocation of the shoulder: a case-control study.

The goal of this study was to document whether an association exists between shoulder dislocation and the development of arthrosis and to quantify this association, if present. Patients with osteoarthrosis who had undergone hemi-shoulder or total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) were studied. Patients who had undergone total knee arthroplasty for arthrosis and who had no history of shoulder symptoms served as control subjects. All patients were asked if they had ever sustained a shoulder dislocation. Ninety-one TSA patients and 282 control subjects responded. The odds ratio for developing arthrosis after a shoulder dislocation was 19.3 (P =.000006). With the 5 patients who had shoulder surgery prior to TSA excluded, the odds ratio was 10.5 (P =.003). The risk of developing severe arthrosis of the shoulder is between 10 and 20 times greater for individuals who have had a dislocation of the shoulder.

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Transverse fracture-dislocation of the sacrum: a diagnostic pitfall and a surgical challenge.

Transverse fracture-dislocations of the sacrum are rare. Associated lesions of the lumbosacral spine as well as neurological injuries are common. Conventional radiographs of the pelvis often fail to clearly visualize the fracture. Delayed diagnosis increases the risk of progressive neurological disfunction. True lateral sacral views and CT-scans with 3-dimensional reconstructions are very helpful in establishing the full extent of the injury. These examinations should be considered in all patients with a history of high energy trauma and clinical signs indicating lumbosacral injury, such as severe low back pain and neurological disturbances of the lower extremities. The management of transverse sacral fracture-dislocations with or without associated neurological damage is controversial. Conservative treatment is associated with a high rate of persistent deformity and residual neurological dysfunction. Surgical management allows for anatomical fracture reduction, stable fixation and revision of the spinal canal and lumbosacral nerve roots. The dorsal approach is preferred. Two patients with transverse sacral fracture-dislocations and neurological disturbances are presented. One patient had an additional fracture-dislocation of the lumbar spine at the L4L5 level with intrusion of the lumbosacral spine into the pelvis. Both lesions in this patient were successfully stabilized using an internal fixator system. The other patient presented with a bilateral transforaminal sacral fracture. The transverse component was not recognized on the initial radiographs, which resulted in loss of reduction and progressive neurological disfunction after sacroiliac screw fixation.

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Axillary artery injury secondary to anterior shoulder dislocation: report of two cases.

Vascular injuries secondary to isolated shoulder dislocation are rare. Unawareness for closed axillary artery trauma by many physicians treating shoulder dislocations, counts often for missed or delayed diagnosis. The authors describe two cases that presented with an anterior shoulder dislocation, complicated by a disruption of the axillary artery with subsequent thrombosis. The various pathogenic mechanisms are discussed. The pathognomic triad consists of anterior shoulder dislocation, absent or diminished distal pulse and an axillary protruding hematoma. Prompt surgical arterial repair is mandatory.

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One-stage treatment of congenital severely dislocated hips in older children through various acetabuloplasty techniques: 22 children followed for 1-5 years.

BACKGROUND: There is no consensus regarding the best treatment for children with late diagnosis of congenital hip dislocation. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This retrospective study involved 29 hips in 22 children (19 girls) with an age range of 3-14 years, who had been operated with various techniques for congenital hip dislocation between 1998 and 2002. 6 patients had right, 9 patients had left, and 7 patients had bilateral congenital hip dislocation. The mean length of follow-up was 3 (1-5) years. RESULTS: While the mean acetabular index was 53 degrees (35-65) preoperatively, at the last follow-up it was 30 degrees (15-50). 27 hips were type 4 and 2 hips were type 3 by Tönnis criteria. Satisfactory reduction (Severin Class I) had been achieved in 19 hips at the follow-up radiography, and they developed no osteonecrosis. The outcome was successful in children under 7 years of age, but problems encountered in those over 7 increased unless sufficient reduction had been achieved. INTERPRETATION: Age at treatment of late-diagnosed congenital hip dislocation appears to be important for outcome.

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The effect of perinatal screening in Norway on the magnitude of noninherited risk factors for congenital dislocation of the hip.

Several investigators have noted an increase in the rate of congenital dislocation of the hip shortly after the initiation of neonatal screening procedures. This increase has been attributed to the detection of temporarily unstable hips which require no corrective treatment. To test whether neonatal screening had low specificity, the authors obtained data on 17,145 offspring of 7,896 twins from the Norwegian Twin Panel. Information from maternal reproduction history questionnaires was available on the presence or absence of congenital dislocation of the hip, type of obstetric delivery, and parity. The reported prevalence of the disorder did indeed begin to rise sharply during the late 1950s, at which time neonatal screening started in Norway. Infants were then grouped by year of birth (born before or after 1960), and odds ratios were calculated for breech delivery and early (first or second) parity. For the pre-screening group, the odds ratio of congenital dislocation of the hip was 7.7 among children delivered by breech presentation and 2.6 among those of early parity. These values are similar to those found in other studies. In the post-screening group, the odds ratios for breech delivery and early parity were 1.5 and 1.2, respectively. Breech delivery and early parity have been consistent risk factors for congenital dislocation of the hip. Their diminished influence in the post-screening group, as well as sharply increased rates of the disorder, suggests that in Norway neonatal screening programs may have had low specificity in detecting cases that required treatment.

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Shoulder kinesthesia after anterior glenohumeral joint dislocation.

The purpose of this study was to examine kinesthesia in normal (uninjured) shoulders and in shoulders with a history of glenohumeral joint dislocations. Both shoulders of 10 healthy subjects and 8 subjects with a history of unilateral anterior dislocation were tested for accuracy of angular reproduction, threshold to sensation of movement, and end-range reproduction using a motor-driven shoulder-wheel apparatus. An analysis of variance revealed significant differences (p less than .001) between the injured and uninjured shoulders for all three tests. Post hoc analysis showed significant differences (p less than .02) between the involved shoulders and all uninvolved shoulders. No significant difference was found among the uninvolved shoulders. The results of this study indicate that kinesthetic deficits occur after glenohumeral dislocation and may result in abnormal neuromuscular coordination and subsequent reinjury of the shoulder. Clinicians should consider rehabilitation of shoulder kinesthesia using therapeutic activation of the shoulder joint and muscle receptors when treating patients with previous dislocations.

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The management of traumatic cervical bilateral facet fracture-dislocations with unicortical anterior plates.

The goal of this study was to evaluate single-level anterior cervical discectomy and stabilization for bilateral facet fracture dislocations using bone graft and anterior titanium plates with unicortical screw fixation in the clinical setting. We conducted a retrospective review during a consecutive 6-year period of patients treated in a single institution for traumatic single-level cervical bilateral facet fracture-dislocation. All fracture-dislocations that could be aligned with traction were subsequently stabilized using an anterior cervical discectomy with bone graft and titanium unicortical locking plates. All patients were examined after operation for radiographic evidence of healing and neurologic outcome. Twenty-two patients (M:F ratio, 16:6; average age, 47.7 years) underwent an anterior cervical discectomy and stabilization with either an allograft (n = 12) or an autograft (n = 10) and a titanium unicortical locking plate. Most patients had sustained a spinal cord injury (87%) or a radicular injury (9%). The average follow-up was 32 months, with a minimum follow-up of 1 year (range, 13 to 77 months). There was one instrumentation-related failure, but all 22 patients ultimately had evidence of stability at the instrumented level on the final follow-up examination. Anterior fixation with unicortical cervical locking plates as a single procedure offers an excellent surgical alternative in the management of many cervical bilateral facet fracture dislocations in patients who can be reduced preoperatively.

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