There has been a trend away from dorsal fixation of distal radius fractures secondary to a historically higher complication rate. However, the literature on low-profile dorsal plates and titanium implants for the treatment of these fractures is limited. The goal of the current study was to evaluate hardware-related complications and removal rates after open reduction and internal fixation of un...

Background and Objective: Fracture of the distal radius is one most common skeletal injuries treated by orthopaedic surgeons. For a favourable functional outcome, radial length, tilt angle, articular surface congruity must all be restored. Recognition fracture patterns fixation to maintain reduction key for successful management complex fractures radius. Volar locking plates allow improved with...

Background: Supracondylar elbow fracture (SCEF) is the most common fracture in the elbow region in children. Considering its high prevalence and the potential complications, proper management of this condition is paramount. Objectives: The aim of this paper is to report the results of an assessment of timing for SCEF surgery and the prevalence of related complications. Patients and Methods: We ...

BACKGROUND Pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures are the most common elbow fractures seen in children, and account for 16 % of all pediatric fractures. Closed reduction and percutaneous pin fixation is the current treatment technique of choice for displaced supracondylar fractures of the distal humerus in children. The purpose of this study was to determine whether pin diameter affects the ...

We consider the nonlinear systems of equations that result from discretizations of a prototype variational model for the equilibrium director field characterizing the orientational properties of a liquid crystal material. In the presence of pointwise unit-vector constraints and coupled electric fields, the numerical solution of such equations by Lagrange-Newton methods leads to problems with a ...

We performed an audit of 71 children with consecutive displaced, extension-type supracondylar fractures of the humerus over a period of 30 months. The fractures were classified according to the Wilkins modification of the Gartland system. There were 29 type IIA, 22 type IIB and 20 type III. We assessed the effectiveness of guidelines proposed after a previous four-year review of 83 supracondyla...

BACKGROUND Controversy still exists regarding the current treatment modalities for unstable distal radius fractures. There are yet few articles investigating the efficacy of bicolumnar dorsal plating technique, which is designed to minimize tissue dissection while providing sufficiently secure fixation. A clinical study was performed to evaluate the feasibility of the minimally invasive plate o...