The infected knee prosthesis
Bidimensional labia minora redu ...
A number of techniques for reduction of hypertrophic labia minora have been described. Some of them involve just a wedge resection to shorten the ve ...
Clinical practice Allergen-spec ...
Allergen-specific immunotherapy (SIT) in its various application forms represents the main treatment approach of IgE-mediated allergic diseases in a ...
Biplane double-supported screw ...
The present work introduces a method of screw fixation of femoral neck fractures in the presence of osteoporosis, according to an original concept o ...
Open reduction internal fixatio ...
Background Recent studies have demonstrated that nonoperative treatment of displaced midshaft clavicle fractures have a high prevalence of symptomat ...
Uncemented hemiarthroplasty for ...
Hemiarthroplasty of the hip is a common procedure for treatment of displaced intracapsular fractures of the femoral neck. Cementing the stem in the ...
Minimally invasive osteosynthes ...
Background Since 2006, the authors have been using minimally invasive osteosynthesis with an intramedullary nail (MICRONAIL; Wright Medical Technolo ...
The short-term functional and r ...
Between April 2006 and December 2007, 74 patients with unstable proximal femoral fractures were treated with the proximal femoral nail antirotation ...
Division of the median nerve at ...
We describe a patient who was injected water into the palm of his left hand. He injured the median nerve at the carpal tunnel. The injected water di ...
Staged complete dynamisation of ...
We present our results for a simple technique for staged dynamisation and removal of the Ilizarov fixator in fracture treatment. The study involved ...
Aggressive and rapid progressio ...
Background We present an unusual case of an aggressive and rapid progression of idiopathic bilateral avascular necrosis (AVN) of femoral head in an ...
Tuberculosis of knee mimicking ...
A 25-year-old man presented with painful swollen right knee of 7 years duration. Conventional radiographs and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrate ...
Repeat offenders: non-attenders ...
Introduction Non-attendance at out-patient clinics results in inefficiency, wasted resources and delays other patients from accessing services. We c ...
The infected knee prosthesis
Deep infections are among the most severe complications in total knee arthroplasty; infection rates described in recent articles range between 1 and ...
Subtrochanteric femoral fractur ...
Subtrochanteric femoral fractures are expected to increase in the coming years. Despite the improvement of implants and surgical techniques, failure ...
Use of external Wxator in the p ...
Immobilization of lower limb following neurorrhaphy for sciatic nerve injuries poses a diYcult clinical situation both for the surgeon and for the p ...
ModiWed minimally invasive appr ...
Intertrochanteric fracture is a common injury of increasing geriatric population. Dynamic hip screw (DHS) is one of the commonly used implants used ...
ModiWcation of Laurence’s stitc ...
Laurence’s stitch has previously been described for surgical wound closure. The technique describes a continuous horizontal mattress using an absorb ...
A case of closed reduction thro ...
A 52-year-old man presented with painful swelling of his left ankle after a fall from a ladder. The radiograph revealed fractures of the medial and ...
Knee locking and pain mimicking ...
Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) is one of the rare conditions, which typically involves the knee joint. There are two main types of PVNS-loc ...
Delayed reconstruction of quadr ...
Bilateral spontaneous rupture of the quadriceps tendon is an uncommon and serious injury that usually occurs inmiddle aged to elderly patientswho ha ...
A case of arthroscopic removal ...
Osgood–Schlatter’s disease (OSD) is common and generally treated conservatively. However, surgical treatment is necessary for some patients with rec ...
Surgical techniques: how I do i ...
Patients with calcaneal fractures associated with significant soft tissue swelling or open wounds are not ideal candidates for extensive incisions a ...
Proximal femoral reconstruction ...
Purpose To describe three cases of aggressive lesion involving the proximal femur in children presenting with pathological fracture and its treatmen ...
Bone marrow edema syndrome of t ...
Bone marrow edema syndrome (BMES) is a non-traumatic clinical condition characterized by typical pattern of changes on magnetic resonance imaging (M ...
Luggage tag tie technique for d ...
Split skin graft for managing fasciotomy wound is one of the commonest routine operating room procedures. However, it requires multiple surgical int ...