Simple histopathological techniques should be employed routinely to assess the tissue quality, with the aim to predict future clinical evolution (repair or non-repair). Comparing the histopathological data with the demographical information and the descriptive statistics, it is possible to define the RCT repair at risk and identify which RCT will be able to heal.
In conclusion, other than observing the better results in meniscal tears with ACL-deficient knee, we observed that among all cases the best healing occurred in patients affected by meniscal longitudinal vertical tears located in Red-Red zone of external meniscus with an extension of 10 mm in ACL-deficient knee, treated with Fast-Fix suture and ACL reconstruction associated.
We report the clinical and radiographic medium-term results obtained for 20 patients (24 fingers) treated
surgically for post-traumatic malunion of the proximal phalanx of the finger. In all cases we performed a corrective
osteoclasia or osteotomy at the site of malunion, followed by miniplate and screw fixation or by screw fixation only. The
corrective osteoclasia was performed when malalignment was addressed within six weeks after injury. Two patients who
had two fractures underwent additional surgery (tenolysis and/or capsulolysis) to improve function and ROM. At the final
follow-up, at a mean of 24 months after corrective surgery, good or excellent clinical and radiographic results were
obtained in all the patients. The pseudoclaw deformity disappeared in all cases in which a volar angulation deformity was
present. An average improvement of about 30% in the range of motion of the MP and PIP joints was observed; only 4
patients complained of mild pain at the maximum degrees of articular excursion of the MP and PIP joints. All the patients
presented an improvement in grip strength. The mean DASH score in our series was 5 points. In two of the four cases
treated by an intra-articular corrective osteotomy, mild radiographic signs of osteoarthritis at the MP joint were present.
The data for this study confirm that “in situ” osteotomy stabilized by miniplates and/or screws is an effective procedure to
correct post-traumatic malunions of the proximal phalanges of the fingers.
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