P ARKHILL’S bone clamp” introduced in 1897 seems to have been quickly abandoned. With the advent of the antibiotic era its use again became feasible. It is now about tifteen years since Roger Anderson’ reintroduced this principle of double pin fixation to orthopedic and general surgery. It is about the same time since Stader5 reported its use in veterinary surgery. It is ten years since Convers...

4. In their study, media reports of serious complications such as vegetative state and death after orthog-nathic surgery were searched through the internet. The cause of complications was analyzed, and the prevention methods were described. However, that study had several limitations because some media reports are no longer available online. Also, some references had low reliability because of ...

Submental tracheal intubation is a simple, quick and effective alternative to oral and nasal tracheal intubation or tracheostomy in the surgical management of selected patients with craniomaxillofacial injuries. It has a low morbidity and it does not impede the surgical field, allowing for temporary maxillo-mandibular fixation (jaw wiring) intra-operatively, and nasal assessment, manipulation a...

Patients infected with HIV presenting with an open fracture of a long bone are difficult to manage. There is an unacceptably high rate of post-operative infection after internal fixation. There are no published data on the use of external fixation in such patients. We compared the rates of pin-track infection in HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients presenting with an open fracture. There were...

Lumbosacral dislocations are rare disorders; since they were first reported by Watson-Jones [1], only 100 cases have appeared in the literature [2]. A traumatic bilateral lumbosacral dislocation is even rarer, with a mere 10 cases reported [3]. Because of its low incidence and atypical location, the lesion may often go unnoticed on initial clinical assessment [4]. Surgical treatment modalities ...

OBJECTIVE This study aims to explore the mechanical stability of combined plate internal fixation in posterior wall fractures of the acetabulum. METHODS The fracture and internal fixation models were established in this study and they were divided into four kinds of internal fixation models, finite element analysis was performed. The four groups were 2 mini-plates and 1 reconstruction plate f...

The authors conducted a retrospective study of 7 patients treated with tibiotalocalcaneal Marchetti-Vicenzi nailing (one anterograde and six retrograde nails). All these patients had developed pseudarthrosis after previous arthrodesis for posttraumatic ankle fractures. The results were evaluated clinically and radiographically at a median time of four years. Fusion occurred in three patients, i...

ABSTRACT Introduction: In areas where intraoperative radiography facilities are not available, open reduction is an acceptable treatment option for fracture treatment. The aim of this investigation was to compare the outcomes of closed reduction to open reduction with cross-pinning fixation in Gartland Type III supracondylar humeral fracture extensions. Methods: In this retrospective study, clo...

Posttraumatic clavicle nonunion is rare, particularly in children. Four cases of clavicle fracture nonunion in patients aged 10 years and younger have been reported. A variety of techniques have been used to treat pediatric clavicle nonunions. A 10-year-old boy presented to our institution after a fall, sustaining a right closed midshaft clavicle fracture. No other injuries occurred, and neurov...