Treatment of a compound calcaneus fracture Sanders IV with an external circular fixator and calcaneal osteotomy.

Compound Gustilo-type III intra-articular calcaneus fractures are challenging to treat. Anatomical reduction of the subtalar joint increases the chances of a better functional outcome and is traditionally achieved by an open reduction and plating. Conversely, ORIF is associated with a high risk of infection and even amputation.

Efficacy of Anti-inflammatory Treatment Versus Rescue Analgesia After Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy in Nonarthritic Knees: A 3-Arm Controlled Study.

Background: There is currently no consensus regarding the appropriate treatment for postoperative pain after arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM). Prescribing a mild non-anti-inflammatory protocol of rescue analgesia may be sufficient to avoid the side effects of opioids or anti-inflammatories.

Purpose/hypothesis: The purpose was to compare the efficacy of pain reduction after APM in nonarthritic knees using betamethasone or celecoxib as anti-inflammatory analgesics versus acetaminophen or tramadol as rescue analgesics.

Preoperative pain sensitivity questionnaire helps customize pain management after arthroscopic partial meniscectomy.

Purpose: To evaluate correlations between preoperative pain sensitivity and postoperative analgesic consumption together with pain perception shortly after arthroscopic partial meniscectomy in non-arthritic knees.

Methods: Ninety-nine patients who underwent primary arthroscopic meniscectomy were prospectively divided into three postoperative treatment groups that were prescribed with betamethasone injection (at the end of surgery), oral celecoxib or rescue analgesia (control). Preoperative pain sensitivity was evaluated by pain sensitivity questionnaires (PSQ).