Results of mitral valve annuloplasty with a standard-sized posterior band: is measuring important?
A standard-sized (unmeasured) posterior annuloplasty band provided excellent intermediate results with good durability. There were neither excess gradients in larger patients nor excess regurgitation in smaller patients. Measured annuloplasty is unnecessary for most adults undergoing mitral valve repair.
Our study challenges the widely believed theory that enchondromas arise from displaced growth plate remnants.