Publications by authors named "Dino Bobovec"

Isolated quadrilateral plate fractures are extremely rare and their treatment is complex. The postpartum period and recent caesarean section additionally increase already significant risks of surgical treatment. Modified Stoppa approach and the use of infrapectineal plate represent the optimal surgical treatment method.

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Bilateral elbow dislocation associated with bilateral distal forearm fractures is extremely rare, therefore its optimal treatment, complications, and outcomes remain unclear. We present an illustrative case with a 2-year follow up of a patient who sustained a complex injury of the upper extremity and underwent combined surgical and conservative treatment.

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Purpose: To determine the impact of an earthquake during COVID-19 lockdown on fracture admission at a tertiary trauma centre in Croatia.

Methods: A case-control study was performed at the tertiary trauma centre registry. Two different periods were studied.

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Purpose: To determine clinical and radiographic risk factors for the vertical subsidence of modular fluted tapered stems implanted using the transfemoral Wagner approach in a cohort of revision hip arthroplasties.

Methods: A retrospective review of a single-centre surgical registry was performed. Patients who underwent a revision total hip arthroplasty, in which the uncemented modular fluted tapered stem (REVISION Hip/Anca-Ti6Al4V, LimaCorporate, Udine, Italy) was implanted using the transfemoral Wagner approach, were identified.

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