Middle Phalangectomy for the Correction of Toe Clinodactyly With Longitudinal Epiphyseal Bracket in Young Children.

Toe clinodactyly is often owed to the presence of a longitudinal epiphyseal bracket. We developed middle phalangectomy as a simple surgical solution for correction of toe clinodactyly because of longitudinal epiphyseal bracket in childhood. Ten children (ages 1-5 years) were operated on by the same surgeon between October 2007 and May 2012 (n = 15 feet).

Mid-term outcomes after distally locked-to-standard primary stem exchange in 29 hip-prosthesis patients.

Background: Cementless locked femoral stems are used for revision surgery in patients with bone loss to induce spontaneous bone reconstruction, allowing subsequent replacement by a standard primary stem. The small number of patients and short follow-ups available to date preclude a valid assessment of this strategy.

Hypothesis: After distally locked stem revision, replacement by a standard primary stem does not induce complications, and the quality of the bone reconstruction allows strong fixation of a regular primary stem.