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. Epidemiology Although proximal biceps tendon rupture of the long head is more common, with more than 50% of all biceps ruptures, the literature is more investigated and controversial in the rupture of the distal biceps with 3% of all ruptured biceps. Distal
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join together at elbow level and attach to the olecranon to form one of the strongest tendons in the body. It covers the whole posterior aspect of the arm, and its rupture is very rare. In 1959, Anzel et al examined 1014 tendon ruptures in their study
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clinical outcomes of older techniques. Only a few report on innovation. The purpose of this article is to provide an up-to-date review of the literature with an emphasis on new concepts in diagnosis and treatment of acute complete and partial DBT ruptures
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Extensor mechanism disruptions are serious knee injuries resulting in considerable loss of function and morbidity. The injury may present itself in three main settings, namely, primary ruptures of the tendon, disruptions in patients with a knee
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Background Achilles tendon ruptures are common injuries ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) and occur most frequently in young and active males around 40 years old ( 1 , 3 , 4 ). Over the past few decades, treatment concepts (non-surgical/surgical and
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Introduction Open-book pelvic injuries are often caused by an anterior impact that leads to the external rotation of one or both hemipelves, resulting in the rupture of the symphysis pubis. The sacroiliac joint acts as a fulcrum of rotation
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, difficulty walking and/or pain. Its incidence is reported to be between 0.1% and 2.5% in all TKA but revision TKA is thought to carry a higher risk. 1 – 4 Extensor mechanism failure can present as quadriceps tendon rupture, patella fracture ( Fig. 1
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the Calder adaption of the West Point Ankle Grading System ( 1 , 7 , 8 ). Whereas Grade I (AiTFL sprain) and Grade IIA (AiTFL rupture) lesions are considered stable injuries, Grade IIB (AiTFL, IOM rupture or Deltoid rupture) and Grade III (AiTFL, IOM
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complications. The term instability implies a dysfunction of the ligaments. It can be acute or chronic and results from a traumatic event, and is therefore related with a ligament rupture. The ankle has three main set of ligaments: the lateral, the medial and
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), persistent instability ( 26 , 27 ), graft impingement ( 28 , 29 ), and loss of motion ( 19 , 30 ). While inadequate stability and excessive strain may predispose to mechanical failure, graft impingement can cause an attritional rupture or interfere with
