Objective: To correlate parameters of implants with incidence of pain. Methods: 32 knees (31 patients) operated on between 2006 to 2008 in a serie of cases of TKA revision surgery were monitored for evidence of pain at the tip of the stem.In all we used uncemented stem Scorpio TS Total Knee ® Revision System (Stryker ®). Criteria assessed: pain in the leg or thigh without other causes, diameter...

Femoral shaft fractures are correlated with frequent morbidity and mortality. It is a major musculoskeletal disorder caused by tremendous force applied to the femur. One of most common surgical treatments for fixation intramedullary nailing (IM), which utilises specially designed metal rod screws be implanted into medullary canal. However, severe bowing femur can result in mismatch between IM n...

Wetting of actual surfaces involves diverse hysteretic phenomena stemming from ever-present imperfections. Here, we clarify the origin of wetting hysteresis for a liquid front advancing or receding across an isolated defect of nanometric size. Various kinds of chemical and topographical nanodefects, which represent salient features of actual heterogeneous surfaces, are investigated. The most pr...

Treatment of chronic osteomyelitis of the long bones is challenging due to infection and bone resection. The aim of this case presentation is to report an alternative method for chronic osteomyelitis of the femur. We aimed to provide acute and rapid shortening at the resected site, and lengthening from the metaphyseal bone of a 22-year-old male patient who applied with pain and discharge in the...

We present the case of an 85-year-old woman who sustained a subtrochanteric femoral shaft insufficiency fracture after receiving bisphosphonate therapy for osteoporosis. After more than 6 years of taking risedronate sodium (Actonel) and daily supplemental calcium carbonate and vitamin D, the patient developed right anterior thigh pain that was worse with weight-bearing. A small, pyramidal ridge...

Background & Aims: Tibia fractures are the most common long bone fracture. Due to minimal soft tissue and its blood supply, inadequate treatment of injuries could be a major cause of morbidity and disability. The intramedullary nail is the preferred method of treatment; however, despite all previous studies, no accurate method to measure nail length prior to surgery exists as yet. Due to the im...

Resection of the distal femur or proximal tibia en bloc has been performed on twenty-six patients with primary bone tumours. The gap was filled with autogenous bone grafts stabilised with a long intramedullary nail, thus arthrodesing the knee. In two cases temporary stabilisation with a Küntscher rod and acrylic cement was adopted because of adjuvant chemotherapy. Union was achieved in twenty-f...

A 15-year-old male presented with progressive weakness of both lower limbs with urinary incontinence. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a spinal intramedullary mass at D7-D8 level. The child was operated with a preliminary diagnosis of an intramedullary tumor. Atypical ependymoma and astrocytoma were considered in the differential diagnosis. Perand post-operative histopathological examination...

A 15-year-old male presented with progressive weakness of both lower limbs with urinary incontinence. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a spinal intramedullary mass at D7-D8 level. The child was operated with a preliminary diagnosis of an intramedullary tumor. Atypical ependymoma and astrocytoma were considered in the differential diagnosis. Per- and post-operative histopathological examinati...