Arthroscopic Coracoclavicular Ligament Reconstruction Using Biologic and Suture Fixation

Presented in this report is a modified arthroscopic approach to acromioclavicular joint reconstruction via suture and allograft fixation. An arthroscopic approach is used to expose the base of the coracoid by use of electrocautery. After an open distal clavicle excision is performed, clavicular and coracoid tunnels are created under arthroscopic visualization as previously described by Wolf and Pennington. The myotendinous end of a semitendinosus allograft is sutured to a Spider plate (Kinetikos Medical, San Diego, CA). The tendinous end of the graft is prepared with a running baseball stitch. A Nitinol wire with a loop end (Arthrex, Naples, FL) is used to pass 2 free FiberTape sutures (Arthrex) and the leading sutures from the tendinous end of the graft through the clavicular and coracoid tunnels, exiting out the anterior portal. One of the FiberTape sutures is retrieved with a grasper and passed over the anterior aspect of the distal clavicle. The second FiberTape suture and the allograft are passed over the distal end of the resected clavicle. While the acromioclavicular joint is held reduced, the FiberTape sutures are tied to the plate and the allograft is tensioned medially until the plate is embedded against the superior surface of the clavicle. The tendinous end of the graft is secured to the superior surface of the clavicle with a Bio-tenodesis screw (Arthrex) medial to the clavicular tunnel.     

计算机导航辅助椎弓根螺钉固定的临床研究

目的椎弓根螺钉固定是脊柱病变切除后稳定性重建的标准方法。常规术中透视监测行颈胸节段椎弓根螺钉固定具有相当挑战性,本文旨在就计算机导航辅助椎弓根螺钉固定技术进行初步分析。方法2005年1月至2006年3月在计算机导航系统辅助下,对21例患者（年龄17～63岁,平均43．4岁）共行102枚椎弓根螺钉固定。术前采用0．75mm薄层螺旋CT数据扫描并导入计算机工作站进行脊柱三维重建;术中进行工具注册和匹配后对椎弓根螺钉固定进行实时显示。术后所有病例均采用CT和X线平片随访监测效果。结果手术顺利,螺钉大小选择合适,102枚椎弓根螺钉中100枚螺钉（98%）固定位置及方向准确,2枚椎弓根螺钉突破椎弓根外壁距离小于2mm。所有操作均未发生血管和神经损伤并发症。术中透视次数及手术室人员所受X线辐射量明显减少。结论计算机导航辅助椎弓根螺钉固定是一项安全的手术,且手术精度高。     

Concomitant mitral valve repair and left ventricular reconstruction in a patient with chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation and inferior left ventricular aneurysm

The surgical approach to ischemic mitral regurgitation with concomitant inferior left ventricular aneurysm remains uncertain in terms of the indication for operation and the short-and long-term outcomes. We performed concomitant mitral valve repair, left ventricular reconstruction, and aortic valve replacement on a 71-year-old male with severe ischemic mitral regurgitation, inferior left ventricular aneurysm, and degenerative aortic regurgitation. Postoperative status was in New York Heart Association functional class I without mitral regurgitation 8 months after operation. We discuss, and review the procedures reported in the literature.