Percutaneous reduction and screw fixation of fracture neck talus.

Background: Fracture neck talus is a rare fracture represents about 1% of all fractures and usually due to high energy trauma. These fractures are usually associated with compromised soft tissues, concomitant skeletal fractures, or life threatening injuries. Talus has a tenuous blood supply which is affected by fracture displacement.

Percutaneous fixation of comminuted fractures of the femur and tibia. Preliminary study.

Objective: To present initial experience of treating patients with comminuted fractures of the diaphyseal and metaphyseal areas of the femur and tibia.

Subjects And Methods: Sixteen patients were involved in the study. All the 16 patients (11 males and 5 females, average age 34 years) with closed, comminuted fractures of femur (n = 9) and tibia (n = 7) were operated on using the principle of minimal access surgery and biological fixation that maximally preserved the soft tissues and fracture hematoma.