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Volume 85 Number 1 Year 2019

17 articles in this issue 

Pierre-Emmanuel Schwab,Jean Cyr Yombi,Patricia Lavand’homme,Emmanuel Thienpont

The purpose of this study was to compare the analgesic and hemostatic effects of Local Infiltration Analgesia (LIA) with single injection femoral nerve block (SFNB). A database of patients undergoing knee arthroplasty between 2008 and 2013 was analyzed. A... see more

 

Charles Peeters,Taco Gosens

Skeletal metastasis in the hand is exceedingly rare. In approximately 10% of the reported cases, it occurs as the primary manifestation of an occult malignancy. The early, correct diagnosis is warranted given the patient’s poor prognosis. Conventional rad... see more

 

Alex Vermeiren,Lynn Bar-On,Anja Van Campenhout

Aim: To provide quantitative evidence of the effect of rectus femoris (RF) transfer surgery on improving gait in adults suffering from stiff knee gait (SKG) following acquired brain injury. Design: Retrospective cohort study. ... see more

 

Patrick Fransen

Although fusion rates are higher with ACDF if supplemented with a plate, plates are associated with higher morbidity and dysphagia. We studied a stand-alone cage with integrated fixation for zero-profile segmental stabilization.We performed a retrospectiv... see more

 

Dmitry POPKOV,Arnold POPKOV,Eduard MINGAZOV

In group I (9 patients) the transphyseal FIN was performed using titanium nails. Sliding flexible intramedullary nailing was associated with Ilizarov frame in group II in 8 children.In group II we observed complications in 6 patients: nail migration (2), ... see more

 

Liao-Jun Sun

The purpose of this study was to assess the clinical results of patients treated with either one suture-button device or two suture-button devices for acute acromioclavicular (AC) joint dislocations. Eighty patients were randomized to operative stabilizat... see more

 

Julio Urrutia

 The prevalence of high-intensity zone has not been clearly established. We evaluated 216 patients studied with abdominal-pelvic magnetic resonance imaging to determine the prevalence of lumbar high-intensity zone using a screening tool independent o... see more

 

rohit varma

Landmine blast injuries are high velocity shattering injuries that produce ghastly and gory wounds, presenting a dilemma to the treating surgeon, especially when the literature on this subject is limited. The aim of the present study is to enlist various ... see more

 

Emmanuel P Apergis,Panagiotis Tryfonas Masouros,Vasileios S NIKOLAOU,George Arealis,George C Babis

Longitudinal stability of the forearm is mainly provided by three structures: the radiocapitellar contact, which acts as the primary stabilizer, the central band of the interosseous ligamentous complex (IOLC) and the intact triangular fibrocartilage compl... see more

 

Guanghui Zhao,Qiang He,Honghao Duan,Jianbing Ma

The best approach for treating posterolateral tibial plateau fractures remains controversial. Between January 2009 and July 2012, twelve patients with posterolateral tibial plateau fracture were treated using the fibular osteotomy approach with a proximal... see more

 

Kiran Singisetti

Background and purpose:The role of imaging in the diagnosis of adverse reaction to metallic debris (ARMD) with metal on metal (MoM) hip replacements is still unclear. A comparative study was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy of ultrasound in diagnosis o... see more

 

Anette Liljensøe

Introduction: The association between obesity and outcome after hip arthroplasty is controversial. We investigated whether there was an association between the preoperative body mass index in primary total hip arthroplasty patients and their quality of li... see more

 

Tolga Onay,Ahmet Nadir Aydemir,Erhan Okay,Osman Mert Topkar,Deniz Gulabi,Bülent Erol

The amount of displacement in medial epicondylar fracture is one of the most important criteria for treatment decision. The displacement of medial epicondyle fractures of the humerus may be underestimated by standard AP and lateral views of elbow. The aim... see more

 

Agnita Stadhouder,Sayf Faraj,Cumhur Öner

Lack of consensus in spinal trauma management and differences in the practical organization between trauma regions can have significant consequences on the fate of patients with spine trauma. For this reason a national survery was conducted among the 11 t... see more

 

Dong Chen,Jie Liu,shaohua Li

The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate the outcome of headless screws and Mini-plate for treating Type B3 fractures of distal humerus. Seventeen patients with type B3 fracture were included and divided into headless screws group and Mini-... see more