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Primary Open Abductor Reconstruction - A 5-10 Year Study, Olivia J.K Fox, Graeme Wertheimer, Michael Walsh

Medical Papers and Journal Articles

Background: Gluteal tears are recognised as the source of pain over the greater trochanter. We investigated the outcome of primary open abductor tendon reconstruction with a 5 year follow-up.

Methods: 165 consecutive hips underwent an open abductor tendon reconstruction, with all tears confirmed pre-operatively by MRI. Oxford hip scores (OHS) were assessed at the initial visit, and at 5 to 10 years.

Results: The average pre-operative OHS was 22 (r: 7y – 34y) and average post-operative OHS was 40 a difference of 18 (p<0.0001).

Conclusion: Surgical reconstruction of degenerate abductor tendons should be considered in the presence of an MRI …

Twenty-Year Outcomes Of A Longitudinal Prospective Evaluation Of Isolated Endoscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Patellar Tendon Autografts, Simon Thompson, Lucy Salmon, Alison Waller, James Linklater, Justin Roe, Leo Pinczewski

Medical Papers and Journal Articles

Background: Long term prospective follow up studies of single-incision endoscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction are limited and may include confounding factors.

Objectives: This longitudinal prospective study reports the outcome of isolated anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using middle-third patellar tendon autograft in 90 patients over 20 years.

Study design: Case series; Level of evidence, 4.

Methods: Between January 1993 and April 1994, 90 patients met study inclusion criteria, evaluation 1,2,3,4,5,7,10,15 and 20 years post-surgery. Exclusion criteria: associated ligamentous injury requiring surgery, previous meniscectomy; meniscal injury meniscectomy more than 1/3; chondral injury; and an abnormal contralateral knee.

Results: At 20 years, …