Minimally invasive open reduction of greater tuberosity fractures by a modified suture bridge procedure.

Background: Most greater tuberosity fractures can be treated without surgery but some have a poor prognosis. The surgical procedures for avulsion fractures of the humeral greater tuberosity include screw fixation, suture anchor fixation, and plate fixation, all of which have treatment-associated complications. To decrease surgical complications, we used a modified suture bridge procedure under direct vision and a minimally invasive small incision to fix fractures of the greater tuberosity of the humerus.

Pedicle complex tissue flap transfer for reconstruction of duplicated thumbs with unequal size.

Background: Thumb polydactyly is one of the most common congenital hand deformities, and the Bilhaut-Cloquet procedure or a modified one is often used. However, controversy remains over the rare instances in which both thumbs are not of similar length or far apart in distance.

Aim: To evaluate the clinical outcomes of pedicle complex tissue flap transfer in the treatment of duplicated thumbs with unequal size.

The Treatment of Subtrochanteric Fracture with Reversed Contralateral Distal Femoral Locking Compression Plate (DF-LCP) Using a Progressive and Intermittent Drilling Procedure in Three Osteopetrosis Patients.

Objective: To describe the application of reversed contralateral distal femoral locking compression plate (DF-LCP) inserted through a progressive and intermittent drilling procedure in the treatment of osteopetrotic subtrochanteric fracture (OSF).

Methods: Three patients (one male and two females with an average age of 45.33 ± 11.

Salvage of vascular graft infections vacuum sealing drainage and rectus femoris muscle flap transposition: A case report.

Background: The management of vascular graft infections continues to be a significant challenge in a clinical situation. The aim of this report is to illustrate the novel vacuum sealing drainage (VSD) technique and rectus femoris muscle flap transposition for vascular graft infections, and to evaluate the prospective of future testing of this surgical procedure.

Case Summary: We report the case of a 32-year-old male patient, who presented a severe infected groin wound with biological vascular graft infection resulting in extensive graft exposure.

Surgical and Non-Surgical Treatment for 3-Part and 4-Part Fractures of the Proximal Humerus: A Systematic Review of Overlapping Meta-Analyses.

This systematic review of overlapping meta-analyses was conducted to propose a principle to make decisions for comparing clinical safety and efficacy of surgical and non-surgical treatment for displaced 3-part and 4-part fractures of the proximal humerus. Three electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library) were systematically searched to retrieve available published systematic reviews and meta-analyses comparing surgical versus non-surgical treatment for displaced 3-part and 4-part fractures of the proximal humerus. Ten meta-analyses were identified for this investigation.