Juniper Publishers Journal of Orthopedics and Rheumatology

  Orthopedics and Rheumatology Open Access Journal Abstract It is estimated that in the United States, there are approximately 100,000 primary anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions performed yearly. Reports of septic arthritis after ACL reconstruction are rare, ranging from 0.14% to 0.48% in the literature. 1-5 There are no other reports in the current literature documenting the treatment of Lyme arthritis after ACL reconstruction. A 19-year-old male sustained a non-contact injury to his left knee while playing basketball. The patient underwent 6 weeks of rehabilitation and subsequent ACL reconstruction with Achilles tendon allograft. The patient developed Lyme arthritis of the knee three months after ACL reconstruction. The patient underwent urgent irrigation and debridement with retention of graft. At final five-year follow-up the patient had returned to full activity, without complaints. We report on a patient who underwent successful treatment for L...

Orthopedics & Rheumatology- Juniper Publishers Abstract It will be realize a descriptive - correlation, transversal, non experimental, retrospective study, in all of the patients that just have had bone reconstructive surgery in the Orthopedic and Traumatology Unit in the Hospital Alcivar between October 2011 and September 2012. All the theory is based on the concept of bone graft, kind of bone graft, its indications, advantages, disadvantages, and the analisys of our need of the creation of the first institutional Bank of Bones, and it’s evidence based in the experience of some hospitals in others countries like Colombia, Brazil, Argentina , Spain and U.S.A. This study will be realize in the way of leasable project and it”s support is from the bibliographic research descriptive - correlational, transversal, non experimental, retrospective and in de field research used structure observation and compilation of clinics and functional data guided to all of the patient with dia...