Multifactorial Analysis of Treatment of Long-Bone Nonunion with Vascularized and Nonvascularized Bone Grafts.

 The purpose of the study was to evaluate the results of treatment of the nonunion of long bones using nonvascularized iliac crest grafts (ICGs) or vascularized bone grafts (VBGs), such as medial femoral condyle corticoperiosteal flaps (MFCFs) and fibula flaps (FFs). Although some studies have examined the results of these techniques, there are no reports that compare these treatments and perform a multifactorial analysis.  The study retrospectively examined 28 patients comprising 9 women and 19 men with an average age of 49.

Erratum: Porous-Coated Metaphyseal Sleeves in Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: Midterm Results.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1730377.].

Porous-Coated Metaphyseal Sleeves in Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: Midterm Results.

 The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy in terms of clinical results and radiographic findings of using metaphyseal sleeves in revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA), and to check if the use of sleeves without stems did not impair such results.  In this retrospective study, 141 patients (143 knees) operated in the period 2008 to 2015 met the above-mentioned criteria and were invited to a medical examination including X-rays. A total of 121 knees were available for the study (44 in the group without stems and 77 in the group with stems).

The treatment of long bones nonunions of upper limb with microsurgical cortico-periosteal free flap.

Background And Purpose: Medial condyle corticoperiosteal flap is an emerging option for the treatment of upper limb non-infected nonunions. The hypothesis of our study is that corticoperiosteal flap could be an effective and safe procedure for the treatment of upper limb non-infected nonunions, evaluating radiographic and clinical outcome.

Methods: We enrolled 14 patients who underwent vascularized medial femoral condyle corticoperiosteal free flaps from January 2011 to December 2014.

Comparison between Carbon-Peek volar locking plates and titanium volar locking plates in the treatment of distal radius fractures.

Introduction: Unstable intra articular fractures of distal radius are frequently being managed with open reduction and internal fixation. Volar locking plate based on polyetheretherketon (PEEK) polymer has developed lately as an alternative to conventional metallic devices. The advantage of this kind of plates include the lack of metal allergies, radiolucency, low artefacts on MRI or imaging scans and the high resistance associated to loading forces.

Nonsurgical treatment of Mason type II radial head fractures in athletes. A retrospective study.

Objective: The best treatment for moderately displaced radial head fractures (Mason type II) still remains controversial. In cases of isolated fractures, there is no evidence that a fragment displacement of ≥ 2 mm gives poor results in conservatively treated fractures.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 52 patients (31M, 21F) affected by an isolated Mason type II fracture, treated with a long arm cast for two weeks between 2008 and 2013.

Treatment of a Femur Nonunion with Microsurgical Corticoperiosteal Pedicled Flap from the Medial Femoral Condyle.

Introduction. The vascularized corticoperiosteal flap is harvested from the medial femoral condyle and it is nourished by the articular branch of the descending genicular artery and the superomedial genicular artery. This flap is usually harvested as a free flap for the reconstruction of bone defects at forearm, distal radius, carpus, hand, and recently at lower limb too.

Knee stability after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in patients older than forty years: comparison between different age groups.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare clinical and arthrometrical results of a series of patients older than 40 years with those of younger patients following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. The hypothesis of this study was that certain biological and biomechanical factors related to middle-aged patients, ACL reconstruction would provide different results compared with younger patients.

Methods: Thirty-six patients >40 years operated for ACL reconstruction between 2002 and 2010 were selected for this retrospective study, and results were compared with patients in two other age groups (<30 years and 30-40 years).