Aims. The Fluid Lavage in Open
We conducted an observational radiographic study
to determine the inter- and intra-observer reliability of the AO classification
of
Opinion remains divided as to whether the development
of pathological
Objectives. Intramedullary fixation is considered the most stable treatment for pertrochanteric
Aims. This study assessed the association of classes of body mass index
in kg/m. 2. (classified as normal weight 18.5 kg/m. 2 . to
24.9 kg/m. 2. , overweight 25.0 kg/m. 2 . to 29.9
kg/m. 2. , and obese ≥ 30.0 kg/m. 2. ) with short-term
complications and functional outcomes three to six years post-operatively
for closed ankle
Aims. Patients with diabetes are at increased risk of wound complications
after open reduction and internal fixation of unstable ankle
Objectives. The aim of this study was to compare the biomechanical stability and clinical outcome of external fixator combined with limited internal fixation (EFLIF) and open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) in treating Sanders type 2 calcaneal
We present the results of 90 consecutive children with displaced
Fractures of the tibial shaft are common injuries,
but there are no long-term outcome data in the era of increased surgical
management. The aim of this prospective study was to assess the
clinical and functional outcome of this injury at 12 to 22 years.
Secondary aims were to determine the short- and long-term mortality,
and if there were any predictors of clinical or functional outcome
or mortality. From a prospective trauma database of 1502 tibial
shaft
Compression and absolute stability are important in the management of intra-articular
This article is a systematic review of the published
literature about the biomechanics, functional outcome and complications
of intramedullary nailing of
Aims. We wished to assess the feasibility of a future randomised controlled
trial of parathyroid hormone (PTH) supplements to aid healing of
trochanteric
We determined the age-specific incidence of a second
We reviewed 27 diabetic patients who sustained a tibial
When
We have investigated whether early anatomical open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) reduces the incidence of complications of
Aims. The aims of this study were to characterize the frequency of
missing data in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program
(NSQIP) database and to determine how missing data can influence
the results of studies dealing with elderly patients with a fracture
of the hip. Patients and Methods. Patients who underwent surgery for a
Osteoporosis is common and the health and financial
cost of fragility
Conventional methods of treating ankle fractures
in the elderly are associated with high rates of complication. We describe
the results of treating these injuries in 48 frail elderly patients
with a long calcaneotalotibial nail. The mean age of the group was 82 years (61 to 96) and 41 (85%)
were women. All were frail, with multiple medical comorbidities
and their mean American Society of Anaesthesiologists score was
3 (3 to 4). None could walk independently before their operation.
All the
Methods. In this study of patients who underwent internal fixation without
fusion for a burst thoracolumbar or lumbar