UK Foot and Ankle Thromboembolism (UK-FATE).

Aims: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a potential complication of foot and ankle surgery. There is a lack of agreement on contributing risk factors and chemical prophylaxis requirements. The primary outcome of this study was to analyze the 90-day incidence of symptomatic VTE and VTE-related mortality in patients undergoing foot and ankle surgery and Achilles tendon (TA) rupture.

Short-term follow-up of pertrochanteric fractures treated using the proximal femoral locking plate.

Objectives: The proximal femoral locking compression plate is a fixed angled anatomically contoured stainless steel plate used to treat pertrochanteric fractures of the proximal femur. Recent reports quote a high failure rate associated with this implant. We aimed to identify the common methods of failure and determine the elements of surgical techniques that could be altered to potentially improve outcomes should this implant be used for the treatment of unstable pertrochanteric fractures.

Good result after surgical treatment of Pellegrini-Stieda syndrome.

Ossification of the femoral attachment of the medial collateral ligament (MCL) of the knee with associated pain and restricted movements is rare and is characteristic of the Pellegrini-Stieda (PS) syndrome. Although in mild cases conservative treatment is often successful, patients with more significant bone formation and persistent symptoms require surgical excision. We describe a case of PS syndrome with a description of the surgical technique consisting of excision of the bony lesion and reconstruction of the MCL by using the adductor magnus tendon.