Medical services at the 2017 Sapporo Asian winter games: injury and illness epidemiology at a 34-nation multisport event.

OBJECTIVES: We describe the medical services provided and report the injuries and illnesses that occurred at the eighth Asian Winter Games 2017. METHODS: A total of 2010 athletes and team officials from 32 National Olympic Committees and 2 guest countries attended this event; medical services were provided for 16 days. Medical data (medical care and physiotherapy) were collected for the same period by the organising committee for athletes and non-athletes (team officials, workforce, media and spectators) and recorded on the electronic medical record system at the medical rooms in the venues and the team residences. RESULTS: We recorded 745 medical encounters (medical care, 443; physiotherapy, 302), of which 549 (74%) were among athletes. There were 214 injuries as well as 144 illnesses and other medical conditions. Of the 1164 athletes, 549 (47%) utilised the services. Ice hockey, snowboarding and alpine skiing had high rate of medical encounters. More than half of the delegations were not accompanied by team doctor, and rate of medical encounters was high in these teams. The vast majority of patients transferred to hospital for further care were mostly athletes (n=36 out of 41), mostly alpine skiers and ice hockey players. CONCLUSION: Injuries and illnesses varied depending on NOC medical staffing and sport events. These data will serve organisers of medical and physiotherapy services in the Asian Winter Games and similar large events.

Massive rotator cuff tears repaired on top of humeral head by McLaughlin's procedure.

The clinical and radiographic outcomes of McLaughlin's procedure for massive rotator cuff tears were investigated in 25 shoulders, in which the cuff tears were so severe that the tendons were sutured on the top of the humeral head. The mean age at surgery was 62.2 years (range, 39-74 years). The mean follow-up period was 50 months (range, 24-80 months). The University of California, Los Angeles score significantly improved from 10.9 to 31.8 points postoperatively; the postoperative result was classified as excellent in 11 shoulders, good in 11, and poor in 3. Osteoarthritis progressed postoperatively in 7 shoulders (28%), and upper migration of the humeral head progressed in 6 (24%), although both progression rates were no higher than those for other common procedures. When torn tendons reach over the top of the humeral head with the arm at the side in patients with massive tears that are not reparable to the greater tuberosity, satisfactory clinical outcomes can be expected.

Coracoid Process Avulsion Fracture at the Coracoclavicular Ligament Attachment Site in an Osteoporotic Patient with Acromioclavicular Joint Dislocation.

Coracoid fractures are uncommon, mostly occur at the base or neck of the coracoid process (CP), and typically present with ipsilateral acromioclavicular joint (ACJ) dislocation. However, CP avulsion fractures at the coracoclavicular ligament (CCL) attachment with ACJ dislocation have not been previously reported. A 59-year-old woman receiving glucocorticoid treatment fell from bed and complained of pain in her shoulder. Radiographs revealed an ACJ dislocation with a distal clavicle fracture. Three-dimensional computed tomography (3D-CT) reconstruction showed a small bone fragment at the medial apex of the CP. She was treated conservatively and achieved a satisfactory outcome. CP avulsion fractures at the CCL attachment can occur in osteoporotic patients with ACJ dislocations. Three-dimensional computed tomography is useful for identifying this fracture type. CP avulsion fractures should be suspected in patients with ACJ dislocations and risk factors for osteoporosis or osteopenia.

The correlation between bursoscopic and histologic findings of the acromion undersurface in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome.

PURPOSE: Ideally, decompression of the coracoacromial arch in patients with shoulder impingement syndrome should be done only at the site of impingement. However, it is very difficult to determine the exact site of impingement before acromioplasty. The objectives of this study were to investigate the relationship between findings and the histopathologic changes of the undersurface of the acromion in subacromial impingement syndrome and to evaluate the usefulness of bursoscopy in identifying the site of the impingement. TYPE OF STUDY: Case series. METHODS: We investigated the correlation between subacromial bursoscopic findings and histopathologic changes of the coracoacromial arch in 50 patients with subacromial impingement syndrome. The acromion and the coracoacromial ligaments removed during acromioplasty were fixed in 10% formalin, decalcified, embedded in paraffin, and cut into sections along the direction of the coracoacromial ligament. After staining with toluidine blue, the specimens were evaluated for pathology using an optical microscope. RESULTS: The pathologic changes were classified into 3 types according to the direction of proliferative fibrocartilaginous changes at the enthesis of the acromial insertion of the coracoacromial ligament. The bursoscopic findings were classified into 4 types. Subacromial abnormalities in the bursoscopy findings correlated with histopathologic changes at the undersurface of the acromion. On the other hand, cases with normal findings on the undersurface of the acromion on bursoscopy had hypertrophic changes of fibrocartilage at the insertion of the coracoacromial ligament to the acromion. These results suggest that, with normal findings on the undersurface of the acromion in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome, there is impingement at the coracoacromial ligament. CONCLUSIONS: Bursoscopy is a useful procedure to determine the impingement site in patients with subacromial impingement.