We carried out percutaneous, arthroscopically- and fluoroscopically-assisted osteosynthesis of fractures of the tibial plateau in 52 patients, of whom 38 were assessed using the HSS knee score and standing radiographs. We reviewed 31 AO type-B fractures and seven type-C fractures after a mean follow-up of five years (1 to 14). Fixation was achieved using percutaneous screws and/or an external f...

Traditionally, correction of femoral deformity has been performed with osteotomies through the center of rotation of angulation (CORA), but the CORA location is not always practical. If the osteotomy is created at a site adjacent to the CORA, an additional translation must be performed to accurately correct the deformity. However, at times, the ideal osteotomy site may require an unfeasible amo...

PurposeThere is a paucity of data regarding recommendations on when to correct for distal radius malunions and if the initial severity radiographic outcomes correlated with ability baseline. We evaluated effects corrective osteotomy preoperative carpal joint malalignment resulting from malunions, injury timing outcomes, developed straightforward classification system predicting radiocarpal midc...

We have studied whether the state of the articular cartilage at the time of rotational acetabular osteotomy for dysplasia of the hip affects the outcome 2 to 5.5 years after surgery. Arthroscopy in 57 patients (59 joints) at the time of the operation showed grade-0 changes in seven, grade-1 in nine, grade-2 in 17, grade-3 in 14 and grade-4 in 12 joints, according to the classification of Outerb...

Key Points • Normal patellar tracking is influenced by static and dynamic constraints. • It is assumed that dynamic constraints assume greater relative importance in the face of static constraint pathology such as patellar erosion. • Radiographic measurement of femoral varus is prone to over-estimation even when radiographs are closely scrutinized for proper limb positioning. • The ideal “targe...

Carpal malalignments in malunion of distal radius fracture are considered as an adaptive response of the carpus to loss of normal architecture of the distal radius. This condition leads to mechanical overload, ligament attenuation and progressive dynamic instability around the wrist joint. Radial corrective osteotomy is suggested as a treatment option of carpal malalignment after distal radius ...

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Introduction It is difficult to treat fractures of the phalanges of the hand because they can cause complications such as deformity and joint limitation with a reduction in the grasping function. The most frequent complications are malunion of the fracture and joint limitation. The greatest incidence of complications can be found in transverse fractures of the base of the proximal phalanx, in a...

BACKGROUND The trans-olecranon approach has been suggested to improve the visualization of complex intra-articular distal humerus fractures. Significant osteotomy complications have prompted a search for alternative approaches. The purpose of this series was to study the outcome of the olecranon osteotomy in terms of union and complications and the ultimate outcome of the fracture. METHODS Ni...