High-resolution and highly accelerated MRI T2 mapping as a tool to characterise renal tumour subtypes and grades.

Background: Clinical imaging tools to probe aggressiveness of renal masses are lacking, and T2-weighted imaging as an integral part of magnetic resonance imaging protocol only provides qualitative information. We developed high-resolution and accelerated T2 mapping methods based on echo merging and using k-t undersampling and reduced flip angles (TEMPURA) and tested their potential to quantify differences between renal tumour subtypes and grades.

Methods: Twenty-four patients with treatment-naïve renal tumours were imaged: seven renal oncocytomas (RO); one eosinophilic/oncocytic renal cell carcinoma; two chromophobe RCCs (chRCC); three papillary RCCs (pRCC); and twelve clear cell RCCs (ccRCC).

Radiological outcomes following open versus percutaneous fixation versus arthroscopically assisted percutaneous fixation of calcaneal fractures: a ten-year retrospective observational study.

Background: Calcaneal fractures are often major injuries associated with considerable morbidity. The optimal surgical management of displaced calcaneal fractures remains contentious with open, percutaneous and arthroscopically assisted percutaneous approaches all offering potential benefits for patients. The aim of this study was to assess which of these three separate surgical approaches to the management of displaced calcaneal fractures provides the best radiographic deformity correction.

The Use of Hindfoot Nails for Elderly Complex Distal Tibial and Ankle Fractures.

Elderly patients who sustain complex ankle or distal tibial fractures are often frail and comorbid and need surgery to contain the talus underneath the tibia in order to protect the soft tissue envelope and allow early unrestricted weightbearing. We performed a retrospective observational review of patients >65 years old who underwent a hindfoot nail fixation of an ankle or distal tibial fracture in our institution. Data collected included: injury sustained, open or closed injury, ASA grade, age at time of surgery, length of stay, postoperative mortality, complications, and further treatment.