Purpose: To report the radiological outcomes and complications of the Masquelet induced membrane technique (IMT) for acute bone reconstruction in complex hand injuries.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 22 patients treated primarily by the IMT for bone defect of the phalanx and/or metacarpals bones in 26 injured digits. The median bone defect length was 17 mm (IQR 13-25).
Purpose: To evaluate the contribution of ultrasound in the management of ballistic peripheral nerve injuries (BPNI).
Methods: Twenty-five Armenian soldiers who sustained BPNI of 44 different nerves during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War in 2020 benefited from multidisciplinary team management including ultrasound examination.
Results: The injuries affected the upper limb in 17 cases (including 2 bilateral cases), the lower limb in 7 cases and both upper and lower limb in 1 case.
Purpose: The management of infected humeral shaft nonunion (HSN) remains challenging due to the lack of consensus and the potential for occult infection. The aim of this study was to evaluate a surgical strategy based on a two-stage treatment for suspected infection or a one-stage treatment for infection diagnosed retrospectively based on systematic bacteriological sampling.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 16 patients with a median age of 36 years who were treated for septic HSN: 9 patients underwent a two-stage procedure using the induced membrane technique, and 7 patients were treated in a single stage.
Background: Arm transplantation has been proposed as a valid therapeutic option for arm amputees. A bilateral arm transplantation including reconstruction of the left shoulder was performed on January 13, 2021 in Lyon (France).
Methods: The recipient was a 48-year-old man with bilateral amputation at proximal arm level on both sides following an electric shock in 1998.