Does correction of carpal malalignment influence the union rate of scaphoid nonunion surgery?

Unlabelled: The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the relation between carpal malalignment correction and radiological union rates in surgery for scaphoid nonunions. A total of 59 scaphoid waist fracture nonunions treated with open reduction and palmar tricortical autograft were divided according to their pre- and postoperative scapholunate (SL) and radiolunate (RL) angles. We found that carpal malalignment failed to correct in 32 of 59 (54.

A Missed Diagnosis of Bilateral Simultaneous Spontaneous Intracapsular Neck of Femur Fractures in a Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient.

Bilateral spontaneous simultaneous fractures of the neck of femurs are extremely rare, and only a few cases have been reported in literature. They are usually following high-energy trauma or may be due to an underlying pathological process such as frailty, osteomalacia, rickets, and chronic renal disease. They can also occur following epilepsy and electric shock.

Isolated acute pisiform dislocation presenting atypically as wrist sprain in the emergency department.

The pisiform is a sesamoid bone with in flexor carpi ulnaris tendon. Isolated dislocation of the pisiform bone is not common. It is usually missed and diagnosed as a soft tissue injury or a sprain of the wrist by the emergency physicians.

Diffuse B Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Presenting Atypically as Periprosthetic Joint Infection in a Total Hip Replacement.

The occurrence of extranodal primary B cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is rare. Total hip replacement is one of the most common orthopaedic procedures performed. There has been an increased incidence of primary lymphomas involving periprosthetic sites.