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The influence of femoral tunnel length on graft rupture after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Surgical treatment of rectus femoris injury in soccer playing athletes: report of two cases
ABSTRACT Muscle injury is the most common injury during sport practice. It represents 31% of all lesions in soccer, 16% in track and field, 10.4% in rugby, 17.7% in basketball, and between 22% and 46% in American football. The cicatrization with the formation of fibrotic tissue can compromise the muscle function, resulting in a challenging problem for orthopedics. Although conservative treatment presents adequate functional results in the majority of the athletes who have muscle injury, the consequences of treatment failure can be dramatic, possibly compromising the return to sport practice. The biarticular muscles with prevalence of type II muscle fibers, which are submitted to excentric contraction, present higher lesion risk. The quadriceps femoris is one example. The femoris rectus is the quadriceps femoris muscle most frequently involved in stretching injuries. The rupture occurs in the acceleration phase of running, jump, ball kicking, or in contraction against resistance. Although the conservative treatment shows good results, it is common that the patient has lower muscle strength, difficulty in return to sports, and a permanent and visible gap. Surgical treatment can be an option for a more efficient return to sports
Lesão de Turco: diagnóstico e tratamento
ResumoEste trabalho tem por objetivos alertar os médicos sobre a existência da lesão de Turco e discorrer sobre os tratamentos existentes descritos na literatura mundial. Foi feito levantamento bibliográfico da lesão de Lisfranc e da lesão de Turco de 1985 a 2013 nas bases de dados Scielo e Pubmed. Dos 193 artigos, foram excluídos os com lesão osteoligamentar da articulação de Lisfranc, os por traumas de alta energia, os relatos de caso. Foram selecionados pacientes atletas profissionais ou amadores, com lesão ligamentar exclusiva da articulação de Lisfranc (lesão de Turco), a qual foi diagnosticada pela história, pelo exame físico, pelas radiografias e pela ressonância magnética. Como fatores de exclusão, pacientes não atletas e com lesões ósseas associadas (10). De acordo com a classificação da lesão, os pacientes foram tratados cruenta ou incruentamente e submetidos a um protocolo‐padrão de reabilitação. Dos 10 pacientes, cinco foram submetidos a tratamento conservador e cinco a tratamento cirúrgico, por diferentes técnicas e materiais de síntese. Obtiveram‐se dois resultados ruins, um satisfatório, cinco bons e dois excelentes. Concluímos que o diagnóstico correto influencia diretamente no tratamento e no resultado final obtido e que o desconhecimento da lesão é o principal responsável pelo subdiagnóstico da lesão de Turco. Há necessidade de estudos prospectivos randomizados que comparem os tipos de síntese e a evolução dos casos tratados para uma definição do melhor tratamento para tal lesão.AbstractThe aim of this study was to alert doctors to the existence of Turco's injury and discus the existing treatments that have been described in the worldwide literature. A bibliographic survey of Lisfranc's injury and Turco's injury covering from 1985 to 2013 was conducted in the SciELO and PubMed databases. Among the 193 articles, those relating to bone‐ligament injuries of the Lisfranc joint and high‐energy trauma were excluded, as were the case reports. The patients selected were professional or amateur athletes who solely presented a ligament injury to the Lisfranc joint (Turco's injury), which was diagnosed from the history, physical examination, radiographs and magnetic resonance images. Non‐athletic patients and those with associated bone injuries were excluded (10). According to the injury classification, the patients were treated by means of either an open or a closed procedure and then a standard rehabilitation protocol. Out of the 10 patients, five underwent conservative treatment and five underwent surgical treatment using different techniques and synthesis materials. We obtained two poor results, one satisfactory, five good and two excellent. We conclude that the correct diagnosis has a direct influence on the treatment and on the final result obtained, and that lack of knowledge of this injury is the main factor responsible for underdiagnosing Turco's injury. There is a need for randomized prospective studies comparing the types of synthesis and evolution of treated cases, in order to define the best treatment for this injury
Turco's injury: diagnosis and treatment
The aim of this study was to alert doctors to the existence of Turco's injury and discus the existing treatments that have been described in the worldwide literature. A bibliographic survey of Lisfranc's injury and Turco's injury covering from 1985 to 2013 was conducted in the SciELO and PubMed databases. Among the 193 articles, those relating to bone-ligament injuries of the Lisfranc joint and high-energy trauma were excluded, as were the case reports. The patients selected were professional or amateur athletes who solely presented a ligament injury to the Lisfranc joint (Turco's injury), which was diagnosed from the history, physical examination, radiographs and magnetic resonance images. Non-athletic patients and those with associated bone injuries were excluded (10). According to the injury classification, the patients were treated by means of either an open or a closed procedure and then a standard rehabilitation protocol. Out of the 10 patients, five underwent conservative treatment and five underwent surgical treatment using different techniques and synthesis materials. We obtained two poor results, one satisfactory, five good and two excellent. We conclude that the correct diagnosis has a direct influence on the treatment and on the final result obtained, and that lack of knowledge of this injury is the main factor responsible for underdiagnosing Turco's injury. There is a need for randomized prospective studies comparing the types of synthesis and evolution of treated cases, in order to define the best treatment for this injury