BACKGROUND Although open reduction and internal fixation via the extended lateral approach is currently considered gold-standard, severely comminuted calcaneal fractures might not be amendable for reconstruction. The primary aim of the current review study was to assess the functional outcome of the primary arthrodesis in the management of comminuted displaced intra-articular calcaneal fracture...

OBJECTIVE We report a case of a severely comminuted fracture of the body of the talus treated by primary Blair tibiotalar fusion. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION A very severely comminuted open fracture of the body of the talus was treated on the same day of injury by debridement and tibiotalar fusion using the Blair fusion technique. CONCLUSION Blair fusion may be indicated in cases...

BACKGROUND Fixed angle sliding hip screw devices allow controlled impaction between the head neck fragment and the femoral shaft fragment in the surgical treatment of pertrochanteric fractures. This study was performed to evaluate the frequency and pattern of comminution at the fracture site, which may prevent the intended impaction. MATERIALS AND METHODS Three-dimensional computed tomography...

t-condylar fracture of the distal humerus is rare in the skeletally immature children and is very rare in young children, under 9 years of age. this fracture has been classified  as:  type a ( minimally displaced or undisplaced), type b (displaced  but  not comminuted ) and type c (displaced and comminuted). herein, we report a t-condylar fracture of the distal humerus in a 5-yr-old boy. this f...

THIS paper records an attempt made in 1956 to evaluate the long-term results of repair and excision of the fractured patella in an area where displaced transverse fractures were repaired and displaced comminuted fractures were excised. It is not a common injury. The Sunderland Hospitals serve some 400,000 people, but we were able to collect only 76 cases requiring operation between I936 and 195...

OBJECTIVE To present initial experience of treating patients with comminuted fractures of the diaphyseal and metaphyseal areas of the femur and tibia. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Sixteen patients were involved in the study. All the 16 patients (11 males and 5 females, average age 34 years) with closed, comminuted fractures of femur (n = 9) and tibia (n = 7) were operated on using the principle of mi...

PURPOSE To evaluate internal distraction plating for the management of comminuted, intra-articular distal radius fractures in patients greater than 60 years of age at two level 1 trauma centers. We specifically desired to determine whether patients would have acceptable results from the clinical standpoint of range of motion, Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) score, and the rad...

Objective: To present initial experience of treating patients with comminuted fractures of the diaphyseal and metaphyseal areas of the femur and tibia. Subjects and Methods: Sixteen patients were involved in the study. All the16 patients (11 males and 5 females, average age 34 years) with closed, comminuted fractures of femur (n = 9) and tibia (n = 7) were operated on using the principle of min...

BACKGROUND Open reduction and plate fixation is the standard operative treatment for displaced midshaft clavicle fracture. However, sometimes it is difficult to achieve anatomic reduction by open reduction technique in cases with comminution. METHODS We describe a novel technique using a real-size three dimensionally (3D)-printed clavicle model as a preoperative and intraoperative tool for mi...