This study reports a case of popliteal artery injury during arthroscopic reconstruction of the posterior cruciate ligament. The evolution of the injury is described and comments are made regarding the anatomy of this artery and potential risks of this surgical technique. This study had the aims of alerting the medical community, especially knee surgeons, regarding a severe surgical complication and discussing the ways of preventing it.

ObjectiveTo analyze the radiographic positioning of the femoral tunnel and correlate this with the postoperative clinical results among patients undergoing reconstruction of the medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) alone.MethodThis was a retrospective study in which 30 knees of 26 patients with recurrent dislocation of the patella that underwent MPFL reconstruction were evaluated. The femoral insertion point of the graft and the postoperative clinical condition were analyzed and correlated using the Kujala and Lysholm scales.Results22 knees presented a femoral tunnel in the anatomical area (group A) and 8 outside of this location (group B). In group A, the mean score on the Kujala scale was 89.68 points and on the Lysholm scale was 92.45 points. In group B, the mean score on the Kujala scale was 84.75 points and on the Lysholm scale was 92 points. The difference between the means was not significant on either of the two scales.ConclusionCorrelation with the clinical results did not show any difference in relation to the positioning of the femoral insertion of the graft.

OBJETIVO: Avaliar a presença e o crescimento microbiológico no sítio operatório em pacientes submetidos a tratamento cirúrgico de escoliose idiopática do adolescente na primeira, segunda e terceira hora de cirurgia. Casuística e MÉTODO: Estudo prospectivo, de caráter descritivo e comparativo, sendo avaliados 34 pacientes portadores de escoliose idiopática do adolescente com indicação cirúrgica, analisando a contaminação no sítio cirúrgico através da bacterioscopia e cultura óssea na primeira, segunda e terceira hora de cirurgia. RESULTADOS: Houve bacterioscopia positiva crescente entre a primeira e a segunda hora de cirurgia. A cultura confirma a colonização da ferida operatória, crescente entre as horas analisadas. CONCLUSÕES: O tempo cirúrgico prolongado está diretamente relacionado ao maior crescimento microbiológico no sítio cirúrgico de pacientes submetidos à correção de escoliose vertebral.

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