Sagittal correction after short percutaneous fixation for thoracolumbar compression fractures: comparison of the combination of SpineJack® kyphoplasty and fractured vertebra screw fixation.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare two percutaneous pedicle fixations for the treatment of thoracolumbar fractures: one associating a jack kyphoplasty (SpineCut) and the other using intermediate screws (Trident).

Methods: All adult patients treated for single-level Magerl/AO type A thoracolumbar traumatic fractures in four orthopaedic departments, with SpineCut or Trident, with a one year minimum follow-up, were retrospectively included. Neurological disorders and osteoporotic fractures were not included.

Implant removal after short percutaneous pedicle fixation associated with SpineJack kyphoplasty: is correction sustained?

Purpose: This study objective was to evaluate sagittal correction loss after instrumentation removal in patients treated for thoracic or lumbar compression fractures treated with SpineJack kyphoplasty associated with short percutaneous pedicle screw fixation.

Methods: This retrospective multicenter study was carried out in three major French trauma centers. All patients with a single type A thoracic or lumbar fracture, treated by the studied technique between 2017 and 2020, have been included.

Accompanimeter 1.0: creation and initial field testing of a tool to assess the extent to which the principles and building blocks of accompaniment are present in community health worker programs.

: The strategic incorporation of community health workers (CHWs) into health system strengthening efforts is recognized as a critical and high-value approach for meeting the Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations in 2015. How to best build CHW programs, however, is prone to a wide variety of opinions and philosophies, many of which are often externally imposed. Partners in Health (PIH) is a non-governmental organization that pioneered an approach to healthcare system strengthening, called accompaniment, in which CHWs play a key role.

Safety of simultaneous versus staged bilateral opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy with locked plate and immediate weight bearing.

Purpose: With advances in technology and particularly locked screws, patients with high tibial osteotomy (HTO) are frequently allowed full weight bearing for a  unilateral procedure. We are aware of no reports comparing the safety of a simultaneous bilateral HTO with staged bilateral HTO. The purpose of this study was to retrospectively compare these two strategies.