PURPOSE To establish a classification system for the different types of posterior tibial plateau fractures (PTPF), and to explore the fracture patterns and early results of treatment. METHODS 39 PTPFs patients who received surgeries through posteromedial or (and) posterolateral knee approaches were analyzed retrospectively. RESULTS There were 5 types of PTPFs identified in the new classific...

Abstract Objective Mediastinal schwannomas are sometimes confused with other neoplasms during initial radiological studies, especially when there is a history of cancer in another area. In these cases, more accurate analysis using computed tomography (CT) or even magnetic resonance (MRI) required. Our study aimed to perform retrospective the clinical and imaging features for series patients med...

Idiopathic spinal cord herniation is a rare but potentially treatable cause of thoracic myelopathy. The rarity and variable clinical presentation often results in missed diagnosis and delay in treatment. Posterior midline approach with laminectomy has been the most common approach performed for spinal cord herniation in cases described in the literature. A posterior approach is limited by the d...

BACKGROUND We aimed to investigate the protective potential of the thoracic cage on the parenchyma in response to blunt trauma from different directions in an animal model. METHODS Female Wistar albino rats were divided into control, anterolateral, lateral and posterolateral trauma groups, with six rats in each group. A weight of 500 g was dropped from a height of 40 cm on the left hemithorax...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the treatment of patients with chronic lesions in the posterolateral corner of the knee with reconstruction of the fibular collateral ligament, popliteus tendon and popliteofibular ligament and with autografts of the biceps femoris and fascia lata. METHOD A total of 129 patients with injuries of the posterolateral corner of the knee that lasted ...

PURPOSE To compare the extent of tibial bone covered by the tibial tray in 6 most commonly used total knee arthroplasty designs in order to strike a balance between mediolateral cortical fit and optimal tibial component rotation. METHODS In 74 men and 27 women aged 17 to 60 (mean, 32) years with suspected soft-tissue injuries, their magnetic resonance images of the knee in full extension were...

BACKGROUND Injuries to the posterolateral corner of the knee are disabling. Despite improved understanding of this group of tendons and ligaments, the best surgical treatment of an unstable corner is not clear. HYPOTHESIS Surgical repair of acute tears of the posterolateral corner has outcomes that are as good as those from reconstruction combined with an early motion rehabilitation protocol....

To position a single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction anatomically on the femoral side while still using a transtibial technique, we recommend performing a posterolateral notchplasty, inserting the tibial aimer through an accessory inferomedial portal, using a more proximal tibial starting point, removing bone from the posterolateral corner of the tibial tunnel, and externally r...