Pelvic Rotation in Femoroacetabular Impingement Is Decreased Compared to Other Symptomatic Hip Conditions.

Study Design Cross-sectional, case-control design. Background Pelvic movement has been considered a possible discriminating parameter associated with femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) symptom onset. Decreased pelvic rotation has been found during squatting in people with FAI when compared to people with healthy hips. However, it is possible that changes in pelvic movement may occur in other hip conditions because of pain and may not be specific to FAI. Objectives To compare sagittal pelvic rotation during hip flexion and in sitting between people with FAI and people with other symptomatic hip conditions. Methods Thirty people with symptomatic FAI, 30 people with other symptomatic hip conditions, and 20 people with healthy hips participated in the study. Sagittal pelvic rotation was calculated based on measures of pelvic alignment in standing, hip flexion to 45° and 90°, and sitting. Results There were significant differences in sagittal pelvic rotation among the 3 groups in all conditions (P<.05). Post hoc analyses revealed that participants in the symptomatic FAI group had less pelvic rotation during hip flexion to 45° and 90° compared to participants in the other symptomatic hip conditions group and the hip-healthy group (mean difference, 1.2°-1.9°). In sitting, participants in the other symptomatic hip conditions group had less posterior pelvic rotation compared to those in the hip-healthy group (mean difference, 3.9°). Conclusion People with symptomatic FAI have less posterior pelvic rotation during hip flexion when compared to people with other symptomatic hip conditions and those with healthy hips. Level of Evidence Diagnosis, level 4. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2016;46(11):957-964. Epub 29 Sep 2016. doi:10.2519/jospt.2016.6713.

Inflammatory pseudotumor of the hip: a complication of arthroplasty to be recognized by the radiologist.

Soft tissue complications following hip arthroplasty may occur either in cases of total hip arthroplasty or in hip resurfacing, a technique that has become popular in cases involving young patients. Both orthopedic and radiological literatures are now calling attention to these symptomatic periprosthetic soft tissue masses called inflammatory pseudotumors or aseptic lymphocytic vasculites-associated lesions. Pseudotumors are associated with pain, instability, neuropathy, and premature loosening of prosthetic components, frequently requiring early and difficult reoperation. Magnetic resonance imaging plays a relevant role in the evaluation of soft tissue changes in the painful hip after arthroplasty, ranging from early periprosthetic fluid collections to necrosis and more extensive tissue damage.

Complicações em partes moles pós-artroplastia do quadril são suscetíveis de ocorrer, seja quando da artroplastia total, seja quando se utiliza a técnica de recapeamento da cabeça femoral, opção que se tornou popular em casos de pacientes jovens. Tanto a literatura ortopédica quanto a radiológica têm chamado a atenção para massas "sintomáticas" que surgem em partes moles adjacentes a próteses, denominadas pseudotumores inflamatórios ou lesões associadas a vasculite linfocítica asséptica. Os pseudotumores estão associados a dor, instabilidade, neuropatia e afrouxamento prematuro dos componentes da prótese, geralmente levando a cirurgias de revisão precoces e difíceis. A ressonância magnética tem papel muito importante na avaliação das alterações em partes moles do quadril doloroso pós-artroplastia, que variam desde coleções fluidas periprotéticas precoces até necrose e dano tecidual mais extenso.

Inflammatory pseudotumor of the hip: a complication of arthroplasty to be recognized by the radiologist / Pseudotumor inflamatório do quadril: uma complicação da artroplastia a ser reconhecida pelo radiologista

AbstractSoft tissue complications following hip arthroplasty may occur either in cases of total hip arthroplasty or in hip resurfacing, a technique that has become popular in cases involving young patients. Both orthopedic and radiological literatures are now calling attention to these symptomatic periprosthetic soft tissue masses called inflammatory pseudotumors or aseptic lymphocytic vasculites-associated lesions. Pseudotumors are associated with pain, instability, neuropathy, and premature loosening of prosthetic components, frequently requiring early and difficult reoperation. Magnetic resonance imaging plays a relevant role in the evaluation of soft tissue changes in the painful hip after arthroplasty, ranging from early periprosthetic fluid collections to necrosis and more extensive tissue damage.

ResumoComplicações em partes moles pós-artroplastia do quadril são suscetíveis de ocorrer, seja quando da artroplastia total, seja quando se utiliza a técnica de recapeamento da cabeça femoral, opção que se tornou popular em casos de pacientes jovens. Tanto a literatura ortopédica quanto a radiológica têm chamado a atenção para massas “sintomáticas” que surgem em partes moles adjacentes a próteses, denominadas pseudotumores inflamatórios ou lesões associadas a vasculite linfocítica asséptica. Os pseudotumores estão associados a dor, instabilidade, neuropatia e afrouxamento prematuro dos componentes da prótese, geralmente levando a cirurgias de revisão precoces e difíceis. A ressonância magnética tem papel muito importante na avaliação das alterações em partes moles do quadril doloroso pós-artroplastia, que variam desde coleções fluidas periprotéticas precoces até necrose e dano tecidual mais extenso.

FIXATION OF SUPRACONDYLAR FEMORAL FRACTURES: A BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS COMPARING 95° BLADE PLATES AND DYNAMIC CONDYLAR SCREWS (DCS).

OBJECTIVE: To determine, by means of comparative biomechanical tests, whether greater compressive load resistance and flexion is presented by 95° angled blade plates or by dynamic condylar screws (DCS), and to correlate the failure type presented during the tests with each type of plate. METHODS: Sixty-five porcine femurs were subjected to 1 cm medial wedge osteotomy, in the metaphysis, to simulate an unstable supracondylar femoral fracture. Osteosynthesis was performed on these pieces: 35 were fixed using 95° lateral blade plates and 30 with DCS plates. Another variable studied was the failure type presented in each group, in an attempt to correlate this with the type of plate. RESULTS: There were no statistically significant differences in biomechanical resistance between the two types of plates, or between the failure type and the plate type used for the osteosynthesis. CONCLUSION: The two types of plate behaved in a similar fashion. However, the angled blade plate proved to be superior to the DCS in the flexion test. No statistical difference in failure type or type of plate used was observed.

Avaliação biomecânica da fixação da fratura supracondiliana do fêmur comparando placa-lâmina 95º com DCS / Fixation of supracondylar femoral fractures: a biomechanical analysis comparingthe 95º blade plate and the dynamic condylar screw (DCS)

OBJETIVO: Demonstrar por meio de ensaios biomecânicos comparativos entre a placa-lâmina de 95º e o parafuso condilar dinâmico (Dynamic Condylar Screw - DCS), qual apresenta maior resistência às cargas compressivas e de flexão, bem como tentar correlacionar o tipo de falha apresentada durante os testes com cada um dos tipos de placa. MÉTODOS: Sessenta e cinco fêmures suínos foram submetidos a osteotomia em cunha de subtração medial de um centímetro (cm), na região metafisária distal do fêmur, com o objetivo de simular fratura supracondiliana instável. Foi realizada osteossíntese dessas peças, sendo 35 fixadas com placa-lâmina 95º e 30 com placas com DCS, submetendo-as a cargas em compressão axial e flexão. Outra variável estudada foi o tipo de falha apresentada em cada grupo com a tentativa de correlacioná-la com o tipo de placa. RESULTADOS: Os resultados não mostraram diferença estatisticamente significante na resistência biomecânica entre os dois tipos de placas ou entre o tipo de falha e a placa utilizada na osteossíntese. CONCLUSÃO: Os dois tipos de placas se comportam de maneira semelhante, embora haja um indicativo de que a placa-lâmina seja, no ensaio de flexão, superior à placa DCS. Não foi observada diferença entre o tipo de falha e o tipo de placa utilizada.

OBJECTIVE: to determine, by means of comparative biomechanical tests between the 95o angled blade plate and the dynamic condylar screw (DCS), the one that presents greater compressive load resistance and flexion, and to correlate the failure type presented during the tests with each type of plate. METHODS: Sixty-five porcine femurs were submitted to a 1 cm medial wedge osteotomy, in the metaphysic, to simulate an unstable supracondylar femoral fracture. Osteosynthesis of these pieces was performed: 35 were fixated with a 90o lateral blade plate, and 30 with DCS plates. Another variable studied was the failure type presented in each group, attempting to correlate this with the type of plate. RESULTS: The results showed no statistically significant differences in biomechanical resistance between the two types of plates, or between the failure type and the plate type used in the osteosynthesis. CONCLUSION: THE TWO TYpes of plate behaved in a similar fashion. However, the angled blade plate proved to be superior to the DCS in the flexion test. No statistical difference was observed in failure type or type of plate used.