The fibular head is often used as donor graft material for reconstruction of defects of the distal radius. However little is known on the safety of such a procedure. This report describes the long-term donor-site morbidity following the procedure. Fourteen patients who underwent simple or marginal resections of the proximal fibula between 1990 and 2007 were reviewed. Subjective donor-site morbi...

BACKGROUND Acute lateral ankle ligamentous sprains (ALALS) are common injuries. This injury does not always have a favourable long-term outcome. Studies reporting the prognosis of ALALS after functional treatment are scarce. OBJECTIVE To determine the prognosis of functionally treated ALALS, in terms of recurrent ALALS and residual symptoms. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTIN...

PURPOSE This study was performed to introduce and evaluate the potential of kinematic magnetic resonance imaging (KMRI) using a high-field open-magnet magnetic resonance (MR) system. METHODS We attempted to perform KMRI of healthy volunteers' lumbar spine and knee in the lateral position and ankle in the supine position utilizing the superconducting, horizontally opened, 1.2 T MR system (OASI...

BACKGROUND Studies of syndesmosis injuries have concentrated on cadaver models. However, they are unable to obtain exact data regarding the stress and displacement distribution of various tissues, and it is difficult to compare models. We investigated the biomechanical effects of inferior tibiofibular syndesmosis injuries (ITSIs) and screw fixation on the ankle using the finite element (FE) met...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate biomechanical and ultrasound (US) abnormalities in SLE patients as compared with controls and to assess the relationship between these abnormalities and SLE activity. METHODS Fifty-four consecutive female patients with SLE with and without foot pain and 60 female controls (30 with foot pain and 30 without foot pain) were recruited. SLE activity was assessed by the Syste...

To cite: Ozyurek S, Atik A, Sivrioglu AK, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013009046 DESCRIPTION A 35-year-old man presented with an 18-month history of chronic left ankle pain and swelling. The pain was a dull ache and present throughout the day. On examination, there was swelling of the left ankle, more anteriorly, with palpable loose bodi...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to analyze the inter-, intraligamentous, and side-related patterns of sensory nerve endings in ankle ligaments. METHODS A total of 140 ligaments from 10 cadaver feet were harvested. Lateral: calcaneofibular, anterior-, posterior talofibular; sinus tarsi: lateral- (IERL), intermediate-, medial-roots inferior extensor retinaculum, talocalcaneal oblique and c...

Objective: The ankle is an important joint in the walking function of body.
 Surgical treatment required cases where displaced and unstable fractures and
 compatibility cannot be achieved by conservative methods. main goal of
 surgical to restore anatomical position talus within ankle
 for a normal tibiotalar relationship.
 Methods: 73 patients who were admitted our out...

In their excellent paper, Dreher et al. attempt to answer the question of whether their previously described total split posterior tibial tendon transfer (‘‘T-SPOTT’’) works as an active dorsiflexor of the ankle or merely maintains ankle dorsiflexion through a tenodesis effect. The authors report the results of their T-SPOTT procedure performed in conjunction with other soft-tissue or osseous p...

Material and Method: 28 patients, 56 knees, whom underwent both CAS total knee replacement (TKR) and conventional total knee replacement (TKR), in both knees, with the combination of Gap Balance and Measurement Resection techniques performed by one surgeon (P. Sriphirom) at Rajavithi Hospital, Bangkok. The post-operative has a 12 months follow-up for ankle radiographic finding by tibiotalar ang...