PURPOSE OF THE STUDY Evaluation of infectious complications in patients with proximal femoral fractures treated by osteosynthesis using dynamic hip screws (DHS). MATERIAL The group included 501 patients with 532 DHS procedures performed in the years 1996-2010. In 31 patients osteosynthesis was carried out bilaterally. METHODS Osteosynthesis was indicated for femoral neck fracture in 18 hips...

Distal and tibial pilon fractures often are difficult to treat due to soft-tissue damage from high-energy trauma. Classical surgical treatment may produce additional trauma, eg, periosteal stripping and microcirculatory damage, which frequently induce infection, nonunion, or both. This article presents minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis as a treatment method for these types of fractures. M...

Calcaneus fractures are still a delicate point regarding the indication for osteosynthesis. Knowing the skin's poor vascularisation of the back foot, the purpose of this study is to present the benefits of proper surgical options between an open and invasive osteosynthesis with anatomical reduction and internal fixation or minimally invasive approach preserving the quality of the soft parts. 66...

We report the case of a 49 year-old right-handed chef with left shoulder trauma occurred during a football game. The diagnosis was fracture of the distal quarter of clavicle. The patient underwent osteosynthesis using cerclage wire and splint . The patient suffered from pain and hypoesthesia with a deficit in C8-T1 interosseous territory; radiographs objectified pin migration to the cervical sp...

Treatment methods for delayed union and nonunion of atypical femoral fracture are still controversial. Moreover, no treatment method has been established for implant rupture caused by delayed union and nonunion. We encountered a 74-year-old female in whom nonunion-induced implant rupture occurred after treatment of atypical subtrochanteric femoral fracture with internal fixation using a long fe...

Prospective study of sixty patients with distal tibia fracture who underwent surgical fixation at Sri Ramachandra University between June 2010 -June 2013. Of the 60 patients included in our study 30 underwent closed intramedullary interlocking nail and 30 were treated with plate osteosynthesis (MIPO). Patients were followed up for clinical and radiological evaluation using modified Klernn and B...

OBJECTIVE This paper describes a case of secondary mandibular bone reconstruction performed to place dental implants. Osteosynthesis and simultaneous irregular trifocal distraction osteogenesis were documented. PATIENT The patient was a 51-year-old man with recurrent ameloblastoma of the mandible. Segmental mandibulectomy for tumor ablation and immediate mandibular reconstruction were perform...

Proximal humerus (PH) fractures are among the most fracture types. Surgery is indicated in displaced fractures. The charge-book for surgical management of PH fractures is restoring PH anatomy, obtaining stable osteosynthesis, and conserving PH vascularization. Proximal humerus nailing is an osteosynthesis technique we have been using since 2000. Our initial indication for using a nail for PH fr...

425 patients with mandibular angle fractures were treated at the Hospital of Kaunas University of Medicine (HKUM) Clinic of Maxillo-Facial Surgery. Treatment included the application of closed fracture fragments fixation methods (wire splint fixation, and Kirschner wire osteosynthesis), and methods of open fixation--osteosynthesis using the supra-periosteal miniplate, and osteosynthesis using s...

This prospective study describes a series of 18 olecranon fractures in 16 horses that were treated with locking compression plates (LCP). Twelve of the 18 fractures were simple (type 2), whereas six were comminuted (type 4). Six fractures were open and 12 were closed. Each horse underwent LCP osteosynthesis consisting of open reduction and application of one or two LCP. Complete fracture healin...