Juniper Publishers Journal of Orthopedics and Rheumatology

  Orthopedics and Rheumatology - Juniper Publishers                                                    Abstract Background:  Anterior cervical discectomy and interbody fusion is a common surgical method used for treatment of single or 2 level cervical lesion. Recently, zero-profile implant, which lessened irritation of adjacent structures by preventing the contact with them, was design for anterior cervical fusion, and was assumed that it would reduce the occurrence of adjacent segment disease. Thus, authors compared the occurrence of adjacent segment disease after using conventional plate or zero-profile for anterior cervical interbody fusion. Methods:  48 consecutive cases that underwent single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for lesions of cervical spine that did not respond to nonsurgical treatment and were able to follow up for at least 1 year were included in this study. Clinical and radiologic features of 25 cases (group A) that used conventional plate from April 2

  Orthopedics and Rheumatology - Juniper Publishers                                                  Abstract The aim if this proposal is to determine knowledge in the general population about arthritis and immunology disorders ; to ascertain if this has improved in the decade since our Needs Assessment; and the satisfaction with the educational material now available to support communities and arthritis sufferers. Background BARC (Birmingham Arthritis Resource Centre) was set up to provide education and support to people with arthritis and their carers, based on a formal Needs Assessment. BARC aims to promote self-coping to help people to deal with the physical and social disabilities caused by their disease. It is cited in the city centre public library and works alongside the regular medical NHS service provision. Services for Rheumatology have always had lower priority and funding than those for acute services such as Cancer and Heart disease. In addition they have historically bee

  Orthopedics and Rheumatology - Juniper Publishers                                                    Abstract Dupuytren’s disease is a common condition. Percutaneous needle fasciotomy it is a simple method that uses a hypodermic needle and is usually performed under local anesthesia. It has few complications and allows almost immediate return to work with few restrictions. It can provide complete deformity correction and may offer a long-term solution. On this study we analyse the use of this technique in Dupuytren disease stade 3-4 Tubiana classification. In conclusions percutaneous needle fasciotomy also in several and advanced cases of Dupuytren’s disease is a simple, safety and reliable technique with few complications and low health and social costs. Keywords:  Dupuytren’s disease; Percutaneous needle fasciotomy. Introduction Dupuytren’s disease is a chronic fibrotising disorder consisting of pathologic production and deposition of collagen in the palmar fascia of the hand. The