A new score assessing the surgical wound of a TKA and its relation with pain, infection and functional outcome.

Intra-osseous pin sites used in Computer Navigated knee Arthroplasty are known to cause complications including infection, neurovascular The aim of this study was to describe a new score to evaluate the clinical aspect of the TKA surgical wound and to correlate it with postoperative pain, infection and functional outcome at 1 year of follow-up. This score, ranging from 0 to 10, assessed 5 parameters; swelling, haematoma, erythema, blood drainage and blisters. One hundred fifty-nine consecutive TKA were prospectively evaluated.

Bilateral stress fracture of the carpal scaphoid: report in a child and review of the literature.

We describe a case of a bilateral stress fracture of the carpal scaphoid in a 13-year-old boy. The patient played as a goalkeeper from the age of 5 years and presented with a 2-year history of intermittent pain in both wrists. Our patient underwent open reduction and bone grafting from the iliac crest in both wrists (6 months apart).