Hypodermic needle to guide Kirschner-wire placement in paediatric supracondylar humerus fractures: a technical trick.

Purpose: Supracondylar humerus fractures are among the most common injuries in the paediatric population, accounting for 16% of all paediatric fractures and roughly 60% to 70% of all paediatric elbow fractures. Typical treatment for displaced and unstable supracondylar humerus fractures is surgical intervention, often with percutaneous Kirschner-wire (K-wire) fixation. Timing of surgery is dependent on the patient's neurovascular status on presentation, with surgical emergencies being performed at all hours of day and night.

Outcomes and Complications Following Volar and Dorsal Osteotomy for Symptomatic Distal Radius Malunions: A Comparative Study.

Purpose: To compare patient-reported outcomes, functional outcomes, radiographic alignment, and complications of volar versus dorsal corrective osteotomies as the treatment for symptomatic distal radius malunions.

Methods: We performed a retrospective review of all patients who underwent a distal radius corrective osteotomy with either a volar or dorsal approach and plating at 1 of 3 institutions between 2005 and 2017. Demographic data, type of surgical treatment, and radiographs were examined.

Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis C Prior to Total Hip Arthroplasty Significantly Reduces Periprosthetic Joint Infection.

Background: Patients with chronic hepatitis C (HCV) have had extremely high complication rates after total hip arthroplasty (THA). We sought to compare perioperative complication rates between untreated and treated HCV in THA patients and to compare these rates between patients treated with 2 different therapies (interferon vs direct antiviral agents).

Methods: A multicenter retrospective database query was used to identify patients diagnosed with HCV who underwent THA between 2006 and 2016.