Posteromedial corner injuries result in the same posterior translation as posterolateral corner injuries in PCL ruptures.

Purpose: Ruptures of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) are often accompanied by posterolateral corner (PLC) and posteromedial corner (PMC) injuries. This study investigates the incidence and impact of PMC and PLC injuries on posterior tibial translation (PTT). It was hypothesized that PMC injuries are more common and impactful than previously reported.

High return to sports rates after operative treatment of patella fractures.

Background: Patella fractures are relatively rare fractures and only little is known about the postoperative return to sports after patella fractures.

Methods: This retrospective study presents information on functional outcome after operative treatment of patella fractures as well as time until return to sports and patients' complaints after open-reduction internal-fixation (ORIF) of patella fractures.

Results: Overall, 39 patients after ORIF of patella fractures were evaluated at our Level-I trauma center with a mean follow-up of 42 months.

[Use of regional anesthesia for preoperative analgesia for proximal femoral fractures in the emergency department : A survey on current practice in German-speaking countries and the United Kingdom].

Background: Regional anesthesia (RA) techniques such as femoral nerve block (FNB) or fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB) are effective analgesia techniques in the treatment of pain from proximal femoral fractures (PFF). While in Great Britain (GB) these are already frequently used in the emergency department for preoperative analgesia, in the German-speaking D‑A-CH area (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) this seems to occur much less frequently. Therefore, the aim of this study was to survey the type and frequency of RA procedures used and to compare international practice.

A Prospective Randomized Study Comparing Functional Outcome in Distal Fibula Fractures between Conventional AO Semitubular Plating and Minimal Invasive Intramedullary "Photodynamic Bone Stabilisation".

(1) Background: As age in western populations is rising, so too are fractures, e.g., of the distal fibula.