17 articles in this issue
David P. Taormina,Brandon S. Shulman,James H. Lee,Raj K. Karia,Alejandro I. Marcano,Kenneth A. Egol
Ernesto Muñoz-Mahamud
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the capacity of pulsed bilateral electric fields to control bacterial attachment on stainless steel plates. Previously sterilized circular metal plates of stainless steel were submerged in a liquid medium with a k... see more
Jacopo Visani,Eric Lodewijk Staals,Davide Donati
Overall we obtained a cure rate of 80,4%, whereas 19,6% had recurrent infection. Looking at the subgroup treated with PerOssal® we found a healing rate of 86,5%, which was significantly higher compared to the other groups. Of the patients with recurrence ... see more
Pedro Filipe Cardoso,João Esteves,Vânia Oliveira,Ricardo Rodrigues-Pinto
Much literature exists regarding the diagnostic yield and accuracy of core needle biopsy (CNB) and fine needle aspiration (FNA) but none compares both in the same tumour. Ninety-four patients were prospectively studied using a FNA and CNB. With... see more
Alessio Biazzo
Intercalary allografts after diaphyseal resections for bone tumors represent the most frequent option of reconstruction. Main complications are non-unions, fractures and infections. The purpose of the current study was to report our experience with the us... see more
JongHwan Bae
Purpose: The purpose of this retrospective study was to analyze the clinical and functional outcomes and discuss the value of arthroscopic suture bridge technique in patients with isolated greater tuberosity fractures.Methods: Between October 2009 and Jul... see more
Alexander Van Tongel
Anastasios Dimitriadis,George Paraskevas,Panagiotis Kanavaros,Alexandra Barbouti,Aristeidis Vrettakos,Panagiotis Kitsoulis
Long-standing scapholunate instability frequently leads to progressive deterioration of the adjacent joint cartilages in a consistent repetitive sequence of arthritis. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the capitate-triquetrum distance i... see more
Jacques Hernigou,Sofiane Boulares,Olivier Delahaut
Neuroarthropathy or Charcot disease is a destructive joint pathology. Upper limb involvement is unusual and often due to syringomyelia. We reported a patient with spontaneous posterior right shoulder dislocation. Thereafter, she presented a quick joi... see more
Michiro Yamamoto
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In this study, we aimed to present the demographic, etiological, and clinical characteristics and mid-term results of surgery in patients with a zone 2 digital nerve injury. Between January 2012 and November 2014, a total of 48 patients with 138 digital n... see more
Bekir Eray Kilinc,Philip McClure,Lesley Butter,Scott Oishi
Ziping Jiang,Jianli Cui,Xu Gong,Laijin Lu
This study aimed to compare the long-term efficacy of Kirschner wires and Herbert screw internal fixation in scaphoid fracture. A retrospective chart with radiographic review and functional follow-up was conducted for patients with the... see more
Agnieszka Saracen,Zbigniew Kotwica
Patients and methods: 110 patients with painful vertebral hemangiomas were treated by percutaneous vertebroplasty. The patients were diagnosed by MRI and observed for 3 years after surgery. Visual Analog Scale was used to assess the level of pain.
Lin-nan Wang,Tao Li,Xi Yang,Lei Wang,Li-min Liu,Hao Liu,Yue-ming Song
To evaluate and compare the clinical and radiographic results between temporary C1-C2 pedicle screw fixation and cable-dragged reduction and cantilever beam internal fixation. Between 2010 and 2013, temporary C1-C2 pedicle screw fixation (Group P, 28 pati... see more
yves Fortems
Pyoderma gangrenosum and necrotizing fasciitis are two rare pathologic entities with a similar clinical image, but a who require a very different management. In general physicians, orthopedics, dermatologists, plastic surgeons will hardly ever see i... see more
Jian Li,Zhengyu Sun,Weili Fu,Xin Tang,Gang Chen
The purpose of this study was to determine the role of acromioplasty in the arthroscopic repair of full-thickness rotator cuff tears. All randomized and quasi-randomized controlled trials evaluating the outcomes of with and without acromioplasty were incl... see more