Introduction Obesity is an oft-cited cause of surgical morbidity and many institutions require extensive supplementary screening for obese patients prior to surgical intervention. However, in the elderly patients, obesity has been described as a protective factor. This article set out to examine the effect of body mass index (BMI) on outcomes and morbidity after hip fracture surgery. Methods ...

BACKGROUND Fracture-dislocations of the thoracic spine without spinal cord injury are very rare. CASE PRESENTATION A 35-year-old woman presented to our emergency department with complete T6-7 fracture-dislocation without any neurological loss had undergone a surgical reduction and fixation. CONCLUSIONS The radiological severity of fracture-dislocation pattern doesn't correlate sometimes wit...

Penile fracture is caused by sudden trauma to erect penis leading to tear of corpora cavernosa. Although penile fracture is a rare condition, it can lead to crippling penile deformity and erectile impotence, if intervention is delayed. We describe a case of penile fracture caused by masturbation and satisfactory outcome after early surgical intervention. Usually only clinical assessment is suff...

Surgical management of fracture Neck of Femur is dictated by physiological age of the patient. An Intracapsular fracture of neck of Femur in adults is relatively uncommon and is difficult to manage. The study intends to analyze the functional outcome of Femoral neck fracture in adults below 60yrs of age treated surgically by internal fixation following delayed presentation more than 48

This study conducted as a retrospective radiological analysis on a population of subtrochanteric femur fracture patients presents findings correlating the time interval between trauma and surgery with fracture healing outcome and the surgeon’s choice of surgical method.

We present the case of a penile fracture involving the proximal corpus cavernosum, presenting as a hematoma extending into the scrotum. The presentation, diagnosis, and surgical approach, which differ from the more typical penile shaft fracture, are delineated.

Even if the intertrochanteric fracture under an arthrodesis hip is rare and the optimal surgical treatment is controversial, we consider that treating this kind of fracture with a locked plate was a success.

BACKGROUND Clavicle non-unions can occur after both conservative and operative treatment failure. Here, we investigated the outcome of patients with delayed fracture healing or non-unions of the clavicle. Patients underwent revision surgery by plate osteosynthesis of the clavicle with or without bone grafting. Our aim was to determine rates of bone healing and the functional long-term outcome. ...

Proximal interphalangeal joint injuries are common and often can be treated nonsurgically. Some dorsal fracture-dislocations, however, require special attention or surgical management to optimize outcomes. Treatment options for dorsal proximal interphalangeal fracture-dislocations include splinting, percutaneous pinning, fracture fixation, external fixation devices, volar plate arthroplasty, an...