Both-Bone Forearm Shaft Fractures Treated with Compression Plate Fixation in Adults: A Systematic Review on Adverse Events and Outcomes.

Background: Both-bone forearm shaft fractures (BBFFs) in adults carry a significant risk of adverse events (AEs). Based on the current literature, there is considerable variance in AE incidence reporting. We aimed to systematically review the literature on BBFFs in adults treated with compression plate fixation, assessing AEs and long-term outcomes.

Heel pain in young athletes - not always Sever's Disease: A Narrative Review.

Heel pain is a prevalent issue in young athletes, often arising from overuse and increased sporting demands. While Sever's Disease is the predominant cause, various other entities, including stress-related injuries and pathologies like tumors and bone lesions, contribute to this condition. The complex hind foot anatomy, encompassing ossicles, physis, and soft tissues, may lead to heel pain.

Adverse Events After Surgical Treatment of Adult Diaphyseal Forearm Fractures: a Retrospective Analysis of 470 Patients.

Background: The incidence of and risk factors for adverse events after internal fixation of diaphyseal forearm fractures have not been well defined in the current literature. The objective of this study was to estimate the incidence of adverse events after diaphyseal forearm fracture surgery in adults and explore potential risk factors for adverse events.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective, multicenter, cohort study in which we evaluated all diaphyseal forearm fractures between 2009 and 2019 in patients presenting to 4 trauma hospitals in southern Finland.

Epidemiology and risk factors for premature physeal closure in distal femur fractures.

Background And Purpose: Premature physeal closure (PPC) is a common and concerning complication to distal femoral fractures as the distal growth plate accounts for 70% of the growth of the femur. The literature is not unanimous in determining the risk factors of PPC, and the epidemiological characterization of these fractures is limited. Our aim was to calculate the population-based incidence and investigate risk factors for PPC in these fractures.

Higher Soong grade predicts flexor tendon issues after volar plating of distal radius fractures - a retrospective cohort study.

Background And Purpose: Soong classification is used to estimate volar locking plate prominence and evaluate the risk for flexor tendon ruptures after surgical treatment of distal radius fractures (DRFs). However, the scientific community has questioned the Soong classification due to lacking evidence. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of Soong grading as a predictor for flexor tendon issues and plate removal.

Factors affecting hand cosmesis and the aesthetic impact of surgery on congenital hand differences in Finland.

We assessed the appearance and cosmetic impact of surgery in congenitally different hands in Finland. A questionnaire was sent to 1165 respondents (786 female) with a mean age of 33 years (range 3-84). Participants were shown nine image pairs and seven pairs of pre- and postoperative images twice in a random order and asked to choose the more cosmetically pleasing one.

Epidemiology and management of proximal tibia fractures in children and adolescents: a population-based study based on the Kids' Fracture Tool.

Background And Purpose: Proximal tibial fractures are infrequent injuries in children, and the literature on epidemiology, associated injuries, and management is limited. We calculated a population-based incidence and described the characteristics of proximal tibial fractures in children in terms of complications and management.

Patients And Methods: This is a retrospective study over a 6-year-period during including 241 children with proximal tibial fractures who presented to our university hospital.

Enchondromas of the Hand: Curettage With Autogenous Bone Bioactive Glass S53P4 for Void Augmentation.

Unlabelled: Background/Aim Enchondroma is the most common primary bone tumour of the hand. When surgery is indicated, curettage with or without void augmentation has been described. However, only few comparative studies exist.

A systematic review of surgical intervention in the treatment of hamstring tendon ruptures: current evidence on the impact on patient outcomes.

Hamstring injuries are among the most common muscle injuries. They have been reported in many different sports, such as running, soccer, track and field, rugby, and waterskiing. However, they are also present among the general population.

Peri-implant fracture: a rare complication after intramedullary fixation of trochanteric femoral fracture.

Introduction: Trochanteric femoral fractures are among the most common operatively treated fractures. Intramedullary fixation has become the treatment of choice in many centers around the world. Nevertheless, the knowledge of rare complications of these fractures is limited.

Intramedullary Fixation of Trochanteric Fractures Can Be Safely Performed by Senior Residents Without Immediate Consultant Supervision.

Objective: To assess the safety of senior residents performing trochanteric hip fracture surgery without immediate consultant supervision DESIGN: A retrospective chart review of trochanteric hip fractures (AO-OTA 31-A) operated in a single center between years 2011 and 2016 (inclusive). Operations were divided into three groups: Group 1 - surgeon was a senior resident without any immediate supervision; Group 2 - surgeon was a consultant and Group 3 - surgeon was a senior resident supervised by a consultant. The follow-up period was a minimum of 2 years or until death.

Infections after intramedullary fixation of trochanteric fractures are uncommon and implant removal is not usually needed.

Background And Purpose: Infections after intramedullary fixation of trochanteric femoral fractures are rare, but potentially life-threatening complications. There are limited data available to support decision making in these cases.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective study of 995 consecutive operatively treated trochanteric fractures was made to find out different risk factors for infection and to describe the results of treatment.

Casting in finger trap traction without reduction versus closed reduction and percutaneous pin fixation of dorsally displaced, over-riding distal metaphyseal radius fractures in children under 11 years old: a study protocol of a randomised controlled trial.

Introduction: Distal radius is the most common site of fracture in children, comprising 23%-31% of all paediatric fractures. Approximately one-fifth of these fractures are displaced. Completely displaced distal metaphyseal radius fractures in children have traditionally been treated with closed reduction.

Physeal Fractures of Distal Tibia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Background: Fractures involving the distal tibia growth plate are common in children. Injury or treatment that damages the growth plate may result in progressive angular deformity or leg length discrepancy. There is no consensus on treatment and follow-up of these injuries.

Cast immobilization in bayonet position versus reduction and pin fixation of overriding distal metaphyseal radius fractures in children under ten years of age: a case control study.

Purpose: Completely displaced distal radius fractures in children have been traditionally reduced and immobilized with a cast or pin fixed. Cast immobilization leaving the fracture displaced in the bayonet position has been recently suggested as a non-invasive and effective treatment alternative. This is a pilot comparative study between reduction and no reduction.

Most surgeons still prefer to reduce overriding distal radius fractures in children.

Background and purpose - Traditionally, overriding distal radius fractures in children have been reduced and immobilized with a cast or treated with percutaneous pin fixation. There is recent evidence that these fractures heal well if immobilized in the bayonet position without reduction. We evaluated the present treatment of these fractures.

Risk of premature physeal closure in fractures of distal tibia.

The reported incidence of premature physeal closure (PPC) in fractures of the distal tibia has varied between 5 and 36%, but there is no consensus on the cause. We wanted to determine incidence and predictors of PPC in distal tibia physeal fractures in a population-based patient cohort. Two hundred forty-one patients (195 Peterson type I-V fractures and 46 transitional fractures) treated for a physeal fracture of the distal tibia during a 5-year period in two tertiary-level teaching hospitals.

Achilles Tendon Reconstruction with Semitendinous Tendon Grafts Is Associated with a High Complication Rate.

Background: In the presence of a large gap where end-to-end repair of the torn Achilles tendon is difficult and V-Y advancement would likely be insufficient, augmentation is sometimes required. At our institute we have used primarily the hamstring autograft augmentation technique for the past two decades. The aim of this study was to analyze the complications after surgical treatment of Achilles tendon rupture with semitendinous tendon augmentation.

Retraction: Complementary Cast Immobilization Is Not Necessary after Intramedullary Fixation of Unstable Tibial Shaft Fractures in Pediatric Patients.

The above article published in on April 15, 2020 (DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1703010) has been retracted as per authors' request.

Routine follow-up is unnecessary after intramedullary fixation of trochanteric femoral fractures-Analysis of 995 cases.

Background And Purpose: Approximately 2000 trochanteric fractures are operated in Finland annually. These fractures make a major burden to health care system and affected individuals. The role of routine follow-up has been questioned in multiple fracture types.

Treatment of Closed Tibia Shaft Fractures in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Tibia fractures are among the most common long-bone fractures in children. Despite this, there is no current consensus on the optimal treatment strategy for closed displaced tibia shaft fractures in the pediatric patient population. The aim of this study is to compare the reported complications and outcomes of reduction and cast immobilization versus flexible intramedullary nailing in the treatment of pediatric tibia shaft fractures.

Routine radiographic follow-up is not necessary after physeal fractures of the distal tibia in children.

Background and purpose - Unnecessary radiographic and clinical follow-ups are common in treatment of pediatric fractures. We hypothesized that follow-up radiographs are unnecessary to monitor union of physeal fractures of the distal tibia.Patients and methods - All 224 (147 boys) children under 16 years old treated for a physeal fracture of the distal tibia during a 5-year period (2010-14) in Helsinki Children's Hospital were included in this study.