The use of the arthroscope in the distal clavicle resection allows thorough evaluation of both the glenohumeral joint and the subacromial space, including partial full-thickness rotator cuff tears ...

A retrospective study of patients with distal rectal cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) has found a higher rate of local recurrence after intersphincteric resection with handsewn ...

2 The AC joint is a diarthrodial joint with a fibrocartilaginous meniscal disc separating the distal clavicle ... include inadequate resection, joint instability and shoulder weakness.8 These ...

2 open) were done for a painful acromioclavicular joint. When comparing UCLA scores of these patients with those who had not had a distal clavicle resection, no significant difference was found.

Right shoulder arthroscopy debridement, subacromial decompression, distal clavicle excision, biceps tenodesis. It’s a whole mouthful, I can tell you! My surgery on Nov. 21 went very well.

Others may require open surgery with general anesthesia in a hospital ... Kim JY, Bryant S, Gardner B, et al. Distal clavicle excision for acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis using fluoroscopic ...

Few, if any, of these accomplish true immobilization of the injured bone with its distal ... clavicle in adults are described: the figure-of-8 splint, external immobilization in plaster of Paris ...

Compared with open surgery, laparoscopic resection is associated with improved short- and long-term outcomes in patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Following laparoscopic liver ...

It lies between the anterior and middle scalene muscles, superiorly to the first rib, posteriorly to the clavicle ... therapy or/and surgical first rib resection are still indicated after the acute ...

Acromioclavicular joint pathology such as osteoarthritis has historically been treated with either an open or arthroscopic distal clavicle resection. Over the past 15 years, the trend has been ...