Background. Spinal
Preoperative talar valgus
Introduction. Charcot neuroarthropathy is a limb threatening condition and the optimal surgical strategy for limb salvage in gross foot
Constrained implants with intra-medullary fixation are expedient for complex TKA. Constraint is associated with loosening, but can correction of
Children with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) frequently present with coxa vara (CV). Skeletal fragility, severe
Aims. To assess if older symptomatic children with club foot
Introduction. We present the first 12 consecutive patients, undergoing elective paediatric limb reconstruction with an external fixator, for the 12-month period October 2020-October 2021. This is a single surgeon series for a newly appointed Consultant with limited previous experience. Arrangements were made for mentoring by a senior surgeon recently retired from the NHS but still active in private practice. Materials and Methods. The average age of patients was 10.5years at the time of frame application (5—15 years). Four frames in three patients were for Blount's; two for sequelae of NF1; two for posteromedial tibial bow with shortening, two for fibula hemimelia; one congenital short femur, one for sequelae of neonatal sepsis and one for bone loss following tumour resection. Results. We present early outcomes and complications for this challenging cohort. Two frames were revision frames, and a further two had had previous frame treatment. Where shortening was a primary component of the
Progressive collapsing foot
Management of a knee with valgus
Management of the pathologic long-head biceps tendon remains controversial. Biceps tenotomy is a simple intervention but may result in visible
Extra-articular
Extra-articular
Introduction. The most challenging aspect in rotational deformity correction is translating the pre-operative plan to an accurate intra-operative correction. Landmarks away from the osteotomy site are typically employed at pre-operative planning and this can render inadequate correction. Our proposed technique of pre-operative planning using CT scan and leg length radiographs can translate to accurate intra-operative correction. Materials and Methods. A circle was superimposed at osteotomy site with its centre serving as the centre of correction of rotation. Medio-lateral distance at osteotomy site measured and used as diameter of the circle. Circumference of the circle was calculated by multiplying diameter with Pi and used in the below formula to obtain accurate de-rotation distance;. Derotation distance = (Circumference/360) × correction value for desired ante-version. The exact site of osteotomy was measured in theatre under C-arm and exposed. Derotation distance was marked on the surface of bone as point A and point B with a flexible ruler. Osteotomy performed with saw and derotation was done till point A and point B were co-linear. Derotation distance obtained using this technique is specific for the site of chosen osteotomy and implies a specific degree of correction for every millimeter derotated. Distal femur was the chosen site of osteotomy if there was associated patellar instability and proximal femur if there was no patellar instability. Results. We have used the above technique to successfully correct rotational malalignment of femur and tibia in three patients thus far. The foot progression angle improved in all patients following surgery. One patient had post-operative CT scan of the hips which showed accurate reduction of ante-version. Conclusions. Our new technique of rotational deformity correction is simple and reproducible using commonly available tools as CT scan and leg length radiographs. This technique effectively translates the pre-operative plan to accurate intra-operative correction of rotational
Introduction. Management of
Limb
The goal is to avoid letting femoral
INTRODUCTION. Gross
Summary. Optimum position of pedicle screws can be determined preoperatively by CT based planning. We conducted a comparative study in order to analyse manually determined pedicle screw plans and those that were obtained automatically by a computer software and found an agreement in plans between both methods, yet an increase in fastening strengths was observed for automatically obtained plans. Hypothesys. Automatic planning of pedicle screw positions and sizing is not inferior to manual planning. Design. Prospective comparative study. Introduction. Preoperative planning in spinal deformity surgery starts by a proper selection of implant anchors throughout the instrumented spine, where pedicle screws provide the optimum choice for bone fixation. In the case of severe spinal
Introduction: The goal is to avoid letting femoral
Genu recurvatum