Aims. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical and radiological outcomes of
Ten patients, who were unsuitable for limb lengthening over an intramedullary nail, underwent lengthening with a submuscular
Aims. To determine whether half-threaded screw holes in a new titanium
Objectives. Screw plugs have been reported to increase the fatigue strength of stainless steel
Although gradual bone transport may permit the
restoration of large-diameter bones, complications are common owing
to the long duration of external fixation. In order to reduce such
complications, a new technique of bone transport involving the use
of an external fixator and a
Aims. The aim of this study was to explore why some calcar screws are malpositioned when a proximal humeral fracture is treated by internal fixation with a
Objectives. Secondary fracture healing is strongly influenced by the stiffness of the bone-fixator system. Biomechanical tests are extensively used to investigate stiffness and strength of fixation devices. The stiffness values reported in the literature for locked plating, however, vary by three orders of magnitude. The aim of this study was to examine the influence that the method of restraint and load application has on the stiffness produced, the strain distribution within the bone, and the stresses in the implant for
Aims. The aim of this study was to compare patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and the Single Assessment Numerical Evaluation (SANE) score in patients treated with a volar
Malunion is the most common complication of the
distal radius with many modalities of treatment available for such
a problem. The use of bone grafting after an osteotomy is still
recommended by most authors. We hypothesised that bone grafting
is not required; fixing the corrected construct with a volar locked
plate helps maintain the alignment, while metaphyseal defect fills
by itself. Prospectively, we performed the procedure on 30 malunited
dorsally-angulated radii using fixed angle volar
Aim. The aim of this study was to compare the cost-effectiveness of
intramedullary nail fixation and ‘locking’ plate fixation in the
treatment of extra-articular fractures of the distal tibia. Patients and Methods. An economic evaluation was conducted from the perspective of
the United Kingdom National Health Service (NHS) and personal social
services (PSS), based on evidence from the Fixation of Distal Tibia
Fractures (UK FixDT) multicentre parallel trial. Data from 321 patients
were available for analysis. Costs were collected prospectively
over the 12-month follow-up period using trial case report forms
and participant-completed questionnaires. Cost-effectiveness was
reported in terms of incremental cost per quality adjusted life
year (QALY) gained, and net monetary benefit. Sensitivity analyses
were conducted to test the robustness of cost-effectiveness estimates. Results. Mean NHS and PSS costs were significantly lower for patients
treated with an intramedullary nail than for those treated with
a
We evaluated the biomechanical properties of two different methods of fixation for unstable fractures of the proximal humerus. Biomechanical testing of the two groups,
Penetration of the dorsal screw when treating
distal radius fractures with volar
There is no consensus on the benefit of arthroscopically
assisted reduction of the articular surface combined with fixation
using a volar
We treated 47 patients with a mean age of 57 years (22 to 88) who had a proximal humeral fracture in which there was a severe varus deformity, using a standard operative protocol of anatomical reduction, fixation with a
We investigated the static and cyclical strength of parallel and angulated
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the
risk of late displacement after the treatment of distal radial fractures with
a
Bone loss secondary to primary or metastatic lesions of the proximal humerus remains a challenging surgical problem. Options include preservation of the joint with stabilisation using internal fixation or resection of the tumour with prosthetic replacement. Resection of the proximal humerus often includes the greater tuberosity and adjacent diaphysis, which may result in poor function secondary to loss of the rotator cuff and/or deltoid function. Preservation of the joint with internal fixation may reduce the time in hospital and peri-operative morbidity compared with joint replacement, and result in a better functional outcome. We included 32 patients with pathological fractures of the proximal humerus in this study. Functional and radiological assessments were performed. At a mean follow-up of 17.6 months (8 to 61) there was no radiological evidence of failure of fixation. The mean revised musculoskeletal Tumour Society functional score was 94.6% (86% to 99%). There was recurrent tumour requiring further surgery in four patients (12.5%). Of the 22 patients who were employed prior to presentation all returned to work without restrictions. The use of a
Aims. The aims of this study were to establish whether composite fixation
(rail-plate) decreases fixator time and related problems in the
management of patients with infected nonunion of tibia with a segmental
defect, without compromising the anatomical and functional outcomes
achieved using the classical Ilizarov technique. We also wished
to study the acceptability of this technique using patient-based
objective criteria. Patients and Methods. Between January 2012 and January 2015, 14 consecutive patients
were treated for an infected nonunion of the tibia with a gap and
were included in the study. During stage one, a radical debridement
of bone and soft tissue was undertaken with the introduction of
an antibiotic-loaded cement spacer. At the second stage, the tibia
was stabilized using a long lateral
We performed a retrospective study to determine
the effect of osteoporosis on the functional outcome of osteoporotic
distal radial fractures treated with a volar
Filling the empty holes in peri-articular locking
plates may improve the fatigue strength of the fixation. The purpose of
this in vitro study was to investigate the effect
of plugging the unused holes on the fatigue life of peri-articular distal
femoral plates used to fix a comminuted supracondylar fracture model. A