Exposure of the distal humerus in case of an articular fracture is often performed through a Chevron osteotomy of the olecranon. Several options have been described for re-fixation of the Chevron osteotomy. Pull-out of the hard-wear is often seen as complication. In this study, an evaluation of the re-fixation of the Chevron osteotomy through a cancellous screw and suture tension band was perfo...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of alignment after open-wedge high tibial osteotomy and its effect on the clinical outcome. A prospective case series of 56 consecutive patients underwent open-wedge high tibial osteotomy fixed with a TomoFix plate fixator (Synthes, West Chester, Pennsylvania). The correction angle was radiologically determined preoperatively and at 6 month...

The aim of this study was to determine if microfractures improve the outcome of high tibial osteotomy in patients with medial compartmental osteoarthritis in genu varum. Forty patients presenting with Outerbridge grade III and IV chondropathies on the femoral and/or the tibial joint surface underwent high tibial osteotomy with Puddu plates (Arthrex, Inc, Naples, Florida) for primary medial comp...

PURPOSE It is unclear whether surgical factors can affect the upper lip sensitivity. The aim of this study was to assess the factors that can affect the recovery period of hypoaesthesia of the upper lip after Le Fort I osteotomy, using trigeminal somatosensory evoked potential (TSEP) objectively. PATIENTS AND METHODS Twenty-nine patients with mandibular prognathism underwent Le Fort I osteoto...

ilateral sagittal split osteotomy (BSSO) is commonly used n the correction of dentofacial deformities. However, in cases f facial asymmetry with a shift of the mandibular midline r occlusal cant, the condyle is displaced laterally by the ulling of the proximal segment medially when there is bony nterference between the proximal and distal segments after he osteotomy. When the gap between the pr...

Purpose To compare navigation and weight bearing radiographic measurements of mechanical axis (MA) before and after closed wedge high tibial osteotomy (HTO) and to evaluate post-osteotomy changes in MA assessed during application of external varus or valgus force. Materials and Methods Data from 30 consecutive patients (30 knees) who underwent computer-assisted closed-wedge HTO were prospecti...

PURPOSE To describe a technique that preserves anterior and posterior alternate ledges in a closing wedge osteotomy. METHODS Five patients aged 14 to 19 years underwent a closing wedge osteotomy for genu valgum in 8 limbs using a reciprocating ledge technique. A unicortical wedge of bone was removed, with the anterior and posterior cortices spared. The anterior cortex at the proximal level an...

Instability of the hip joint in the young adult is a difficult problem. Patients with an unstable hip secondary to any aetiology usually have loss of bone from the proximal femur or shortening of the limb or both. In this study we report our results in the treatment of the unstable hip joint in young adults by pelvic support osteotomy using the Ilizarov method. From 1997 to 2004, 25 patients (1...

INTRODUCTION Knee deformity associated with osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common complications seen in patients referred to orthopaedic surgeons. High tibial osteotomy (HTO) is an accepted method for treatment of medial knee osteoarthritis with varus deformity. The aim of this study was to compare results of osteotomy methods in patients with genu varum (GV) deformity. METHODS In thi...

Incomplete transiliac osteotomy is commonly used in the surgical treatment of spastic hip disease in children with cerebral palsy. The osteotomy hinges through an intact sciatic notch and an open triradiate cartilage. We asked whether incomplete transiliac osteotomy, combined with varus osteotomy of the femur and soft tissue reconstruction, performed after skeletal maturity could improve hip co...