Simultaneous fracture of lateral condyle and medial epicondyle of humerus along with elbow dislocation is very rare injury in adults. Only a few cases have been reported in literature in pediatric age groups. The authors describe a case report of fracture of lateral condyle and medial epicondyle of humerus along with elbow dislocation in a young adult. The patient sustained injury in the form o...

The “deep lateral femoral notch” sign refers to an osteochondral impaction injury of the lateral femoral condyle that is associated with disruption of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). At the time of injury, the tibia translates anteriorly relative to the femur resulting in an impaction injury of the lateral femoral condyle against the posterior tibial plateau. Identification of the “deep” ...

BACKGROUND Bone contusions are often identified at magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the acutely injured knee. Contusions of both surfaces of the joint are known as kissing contusions. OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency, type, and distribution of kissing contusions occurring in association with injuries of the knee joint. METHODS 255 MRI examinations in athletes with acutely injured kne...

BACKGROUND Conservative treatment of fractures of the lateral humeral condyle in children is associated with many problems as noted previously by several authors. OBJECTIVE To determine the outcome of internal fixation of fractures of the lateral humeral condyle. DESIGN A prospective study. SETTING Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Asir Central Hospital, Abha, Saudi Arabia, between 1991 ...

Morphometrical data were measured in the resected femurs of seventy Chinese patients who underwent total knee arthroplasties. Two measured parameters, the anterior-posterior length of the lateral condyle and the total width of the distal condyle, were compared to the anterior-posterior length and the medial-lateral width of five femoral implants currently used in Taiwan. Three implants (Duracon...

BACKGROUND There is paucity of literature describing complex elbow trauma in the pediatric population. We described a case of an uncommon pediatric elbow injury comprised of lateral condyle fracture associated with posterolateral dislocation of elbow. CASE PRESENTATION A 12-year-old boy sustained a direct elbow trauma and presented with Milch type II lateral condyle fracture associated with p...

AIM To assess the efficacy of the far lateral approach, without drilling of the occipital condyle, in the management of anterior intradural tumors at the craniocervical junction. MATERIAL AND METHODS Ten patients suffering from foramen magnum tumors were operated upon via the far lateral approach without drilling of the occipital condyle. All patients underwent postoperative C...

More than 70% of osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) lesions in the knee joint occur on the posterolateral surface of the medial femoral condyle, designated as the classic area. Approximately 15–20 % of OCD lesions in the knee joint occur in the inferior–central part of the lateral femoral condyle, and 1 % or less occur on the patellofemoral joint surface [1, 2]. We encountered a patient who simult...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the relationship between different clinical findings and condyle position. METHODS Tenderness on masseter (MM), temporal (TM), lateral pyterigoid (LPM), medial pyterigoid (MPM) and posterior cervical (PSM) muscles, limitation, deviation and deflection in opening of mouth, clicking, crepitating, tenderness on lateral palpation of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) area for...

OBJECTIVE To assess femoral cartilage thickness in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). SUBJECTS Forty-six patients with SCI (35 men, 11 women; mean age: 33.6 years (standard deviation 8.1) and 46 age-, sex- and body mass index (BMI)-matched healthy subjects were enrolled. METHODS Patients were evaluated with the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale, Modified Ashwor...