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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 96-B, Issue SUPP_19 | Pages 20 - 20
1 Dec 2014
Chivers D Hilton T McGuire D Maree M Solomons M
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Aim:

To assess the clinical outcomes of patients that had perilunate or lunate dislocations treated with either open or closed reduction and wiring without repair of the scapholunate interosseous ligament (SLIL).

Background:

Current literature states that acute perilunate dislocations should be treated with open reduction and repair of the dorsal scapholunate ligament. This is to prevent dissociative carpal instability and potential long term degenerative arthrosis.


Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 96-B, Issue SUPP_13 | Pages 1 - 1
1 Sep 2014
Horn A Solomons M Maree M Roche S
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Purpose of study

Internal rotation (IR) contracture of the shoulder is a frequent complication of obstetric brachial plexus injury, even in the face of full neurological recovery. Surgical procedures to treat this complication include tendon transfers, capsular release and osteotomies. We compared the outcomes in patients who had arthroscopic release only and those who also underwent a tendon transfer.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed the clinical records of all patients with OBPI presenting to our unit in the years 2002–2012 who underwent surgical procedures for the treatment of an IR contracture of the shoulder. Increase in range of external rotation (ER) in adduction and abduction intra-operatively was recorded. At follow-up, active ER, the Mallet score, presence of an ER contracture and the “drop-arm” sign was recorded.