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
Ahmed MMA Saied,Caroline Redant,Joris Anthonissen,Jan Somers,Filiep Bataillie,Jan Myncke,Christophe Pattyn
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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
Aniruddha Dilip Pendse,Raghubir Kankate
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