BACKGROUND The epidemiology of fractures of the humeral shaft has received little attention in Nigeria. This study was aimed at investigating the possible risk factors associated with diaphyseal humeral fractures among Nigerians. METHODS The study was carried out retrospectively at the Department of Medical Records, National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos State, Nigeria, between 2007 and...

We have retrospectively analysed 439 peritrochanteric hip fractures treated in our institution using the Gamma nail, with attention focused on complications. Intraoperative complications were observed in 15 patients (3.4%), consisting mainly of fractures (1.8%). Out of 323 fractures (73.6%) followed until radiographic bone healing (mean follow-up of 10 months), 261 (80.8%) healed without a prob...

Feline combined diaphyseal radial and ulnar fractures were reviewed in a retrospective study of cases that were admitted to two university teaching hospitals. A high incidence of complications was noted, with 6/26 (23.1%) of cases requiring revision surgery. Open fractures were significantly more likely to require revision surgery. The two main repair methods were external skeletal fixation (ES...

Tibial stress fractures in young athletes most commonly occur in the proximal and middle thirds of the bone along the medial aspect.1,2 The orientation of tibial stress fractures usually is transverse, although longitudinal3 and spiral4 patterns have been reported. Less common tibial stress fractures have been described in the anterior diaphyseal cortex,5-7 posterior diaphyseal and metaphyseal ...

Both-bones diaphyseal forearm fractures are common injuries in the paediatric age group and are potentially unstable. Both-bones intramedullary nailing for these fractures is a minimally invasive procedure that maintains alignment, and promotes rapid bony healing. Good results have also been shown with single-bone fixation. We report our experience in treating these common injuries with radius-...

Elastic stable intramedullary nailing (ESIN) has became a well-accepted method of osteosynthesis of diaphyseal fractures in the skeletally immature patient for many advantages, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the preliminary results of this minimally invasive treatment for severely displaced distal tibial diaphyseal metaphyseal junction (DTDMJ) fractures.This study was carried out over...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to identify factors contributing to the development of non-union after fixation of diaphyseal humeral fractures using Hackethal's intramedullary nailing technique. METHODS In the time period from 2001 to 2010 156 patients with diaphyseal humeral fractures were treated surgically using Hackethal's technique. Six of them (3.8%) developed non-union. This group ...

CONTEXT Fractures of proximal fifth metatarsal are one of the most common fractures of the foot. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION A search of PubMed for studies on proximal fifth metatarsal fracture and Jones fracture focusing on the classification and management was performed. The reference list of the retrieved articles was searched for additional related studies. RESULTS The vascular supply and soft...

We report the results of a three-year study of bifocal fractures of the tibia and fibula, excluding segmental shaft fractures. In our whole series, these formed 4.7% of all tibial diaphyseal fractures. We describe three groups: bifocal fractures of both the proximal and the distal joint surfaces, fractures of the shaft and tibial plateau, and fractures of the shaft and ankle. These groups of fr...