Objective: To compare the frequency of union in cases treated with percutaneous intramedullary kirschner wire versus interfragmentary screw fixation displaced extra-articular metacarpal fractures. Study Design: Randomized controlled trial. Place and Duration: The Department Othropedic surgery, Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital Lahore, Pakistan from May 2021 to November 2021. Methodology: A total 7...

Unstable pelvic ring injuries are potentially life-threatening and associated with high mortality complication rates in polytrauma patients. The most common cause of death patients is massive bleeding. With resuscitation, external fixation can be performed as a temporary stabilization procedure for hemostasis unstable fractures. Internal following the yields superior more reliable stabilization...

STUDY DESIGN Controlled, cadaveric implantation trial. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of a robotic guidance system on screw placement accuracy, amount of radiation exposure, and length of procedure time during percutaneous pedicle screw implantation. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Pedicle screws are associated with low complication rates, and several computer-assisted image guidance systems e...

We prospectively assessed the feasibility and safety of a new percutaneous pedicle screw (PPS) fixation technique for instrumentation of the thoracic and lumbar spine in this study. All patients were operated in the prone position under general anesthesia. A 6 to 8 cm midline skin incision was made and wide subcutaneous dissection was performed. The paravertebral muscles were first dissected su...

The use of titanium cages for posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) has gained popularity because it offers the advantages of anterior column support and stabilization. However, cage migration into the spinal canal may have severe or disastrous consequences. Here, the authors report an unexpected case of posterior migration of fusion cages after screw removal in a patient that underwent PLIF...

In addition to the benefit of open surgical treatment of the scaphoid, a reduced downtime and a rapid return to work, percutaneous screw technique also reduces operative risks, avoids the possibility of soft tissue collapsing, the devascularisation of the fracture site and therefore is associated with lower risks of nonunion. The authors report the case of a 27-year-old patient, receiving surgi...

  Background: Ligament reconstruction is a common procedure in orthopedic surgery. Although several popular techniques are currently in use, new methods are proposed for secure fixation of the tendon graft into the bone tunnel. Purposes: We sought to introduce our new technique of Bashti bone plug for fixation of soft tissue graft in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction and to compar...