Total knee arthroplasty in patients with pre-existing fracture deformity.

Pre-existing femoral or tibial extra-articular fracture deformity may adversely affect the results of total knee arthroplasty (TKA). This deformity can be addressed with asymmetrical intra-articular resection or with correctional osteotomy performed prior to or at the time of primary TKA. Careful preoperative planning obviates many potential problems that can occur at the time of surgery with correction of many complex deformities.

Scoliosis in Steinert syndrome: a case report.

Background Context: Steinert syndrome is described as an autosomal dominant condition characterized by progressive muscular wasting, myotonia, musculoskeletal manifestations and rare spinal defects. Little is reported about spinal deformity associated with this syndrome.

Purpose: We present a patient with Steinert syndrome complicated by scoliosis.

Tuberculous sacroiliitis. A case report and review of the literature.

Background: Infections of the musculoskeletal system are tuberculous in nature in 1-5% of cases. The sacroiliac joint is involved in 3-9.7%.

Bone marrow edema syndrome of the knee: a case report and review of the literature.

The authors present a 45-year-old man with bone marrow edema syndrome (BMES) of the medial condyle of the knee. Early diagnosis of BMES was based upon clinical, bone scintigraphy and magnetic resonance (MRI) findings. After failure of the conservative treatment, core decompression was performed.