Treatment of Schatzker Type III Tibial Plateau Fractures: Report of an Alternative, Percutaneous Technique and Brief Review of the Literature.

Schatzker III tibial plateau fractures (TPF) reduction and stabilization still represents a challenging procedure. We present an alternative, percutaneous surgical technique. With an antero-medial transverse incision at the level of the tibial metaphysis, under fluoroscopic control, an osteotome is advanced from medial to lateral, under the depressed fragments, reducing the articular surface of the lateral TP anatomically, without creating a significant void and preserving the lateral wall.

Does a lateral tibial plateau fracture (Takeuchi type III) occuring during opening wedge high tibial osteotomy induce a higher revision rate to total knee arthroplasty.

Background And Aim: High tibial osteotomies (HTO) are effective procedures to treat younger patients affected by moderate but symptomatic arthritis. Open-wedge HTO (OW-HTO) is more often performed compared to a closing wedge osteotomy to treat varus arthritis of the knee due to a lower incidence of complications and better results: lateral hinge fracture (LHF) is the most common complication of OW-HTO. Intra articular fractures of the lateral tibial plateau (Takeuchi type III) appear as a particularly serious complication due to its extension to the subchondral bone of the compartment towards which the load is shifted.

Late fracture of an old-generation modular neck in a titanium alloy femoral stem of a cementless total hip arthroplasty.

Neck-stem modularity gained recent popularity in hip arthroplasty for clinical advantages, and few complications have been reported. We describe an unusual two-stage failure of the bimodular neck of a cementless forged titanium alloy stem implanted 12 years before. The retrieved neck was forwarded to the manufacturer for metallurgic evaluation and failure analysis.

A Delayed Formation of Pretibial Pseudocyst After Anterior Cruciate Reconstruction from Bioabsorbable Interference Screws: A Report of Two Cases and Short Review of the Literature.

We report two cases of subcutaneous pretibial pseudocyst formation after 7 and 10 years of successful anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with poly-L-Lactide acid bioabsorbable interference screw fixation with autologous hamstring graft. Both patients underwent surgical excision of the lesion and curettage of the tibial tunnel aperture. The screw had undergone complete resorption at the time the cyst occurred.

Unusual case of hypotenar Hammer Syndrome and carpal tunnel syndrome association.

Background And Aim Of The Work: Hypothenar Hammer Syndrome is a relatively rare disease process caused by repetitive stress or injury to the hypothenar eminence leading to chronic injury to the ulnar artery. Our study reports an unusual case.

Methods: A 57 years old Plumber presented in April 2016 with a history of constant pain and recurrent paresthesia involving the fingers of the right hand for several months, over the previous 1 year, his hand had become more intolerant of exposure to cold temperatures.