PURPOSE To evaluate early functional outcomes of hemiarthroplasty for 3- or 4-part proximal humeral fractures. METHODS 16 men and 11 women aged 27 to 83 (mean, 56) years underwent hemiarthroplasty for comminuted 3-part (n=13) or 4-part (n=14) proximal humeral fractures. All the patients reported normal shoulder function prior to injury. The range of shoulder motion and muscle power were evalu...

Treatment of acetabular fractures is technically demanding injuries. The complex surgical approaches and special equipment have been introduced for achieving accurate anatomical reduction.The aim of the study was to present our experiences of using a newly operative technique to achieve accurate reduction of articular dome impaction and of the quadrilateral surface without special equipment or ...

By Surgn.-Capt. R. Bird, m.d., f.r.c.sKohima. About 2 a.m., on the morning of 2nd September 1893, a bunnia of Kohima bazaar was attacked by thieves in his shop. He received a heavy blow on the forehead, but followed his assailant outside the shop. He crawled back to his shop and narrated what had occurred to his friends, He complained of much pain in his head, and commenced to gradually lose co...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to compare the biomechanical properties of locked versus nonlocked lateral fibular bridge plating of comminuted, unstable ankle fractures in a mode of catastrophic failure. METHODS We created comminuted Weber C fractures in 8 paired limbs from fresh cadavers. Fractures were plated with either standard or locked one-third tubular bridge plating techniqu...