Non-spinal Hydatid Disease of Bone: A Series of Nine Cases.

Background: Extra-spinal osseous hydatid disease is reported in a small number of case series. In the present study, we report our experience with extra-spinal hydatid disease of the bone in a series of nine patients.

Methods: In this retrospective study, the patients who were diagnosed with an extra-spinal osseous hydatid disease were included.

Dorsal Approach in the Surgical Treatment of Complex Dorsal Dislocation of Index Metacarpophalangeal Joint; a Case Report.

Complex metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint dislocation is an uncommon entity, which occurs following a hyperextension injury. Closed reduction is not feasible due to entrapped volar plate and/or coexisting fractures. Various approaches and techniques have been proposed for treatment of complex MCP dislocation; however, controversies exist over which one is superior.

Type lll internal hemipelvectomy for primary bone tumours with and without allograft reconstruction : a comparison of outcomes.

Aim: There is insufficient evidence to support bony reconstruction of the pubis after a type III internal hemipelvectomy (resection of all or part of the pubis). In this study, we compared surgical complications, postoperative pain, and functional outcome in a series of patients who had undergone a type III internal hemipelvectomy with or without bony reconstruction.

Methods: In a retrospective cohort study, 32 patients who had undergone a type III hemipelvectomy with or without allograft reconstruction (n = 15 and n = 17, respectively) were reviewed.

Association of Serum Vitamin D with Serum Cytokine Profile in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis.

Objective: The role of vitamin D in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis (OA) is not well understood. In this study, we aimed to investigate the association of serum vitamin D with the serum cytokine profile in patients with primary knee OA.

Design: In a cross-sectional study, 116 patients with radiologic diagnosis of grade I to III knee OA were included.

Extended curettage versus en bloc resection for the treatment of grade 3 giant cell tumour of the knee with pathologic fracture: a retrospective study.

Purpose: For the treatment of giant cell tumour of the bone (GCTB) around the knee, preserving the native joint confers advantages over scarifying it. But, there is a controversy about the efficacy of intralesional curettage versus en bloc resection for treatment of such lesions. In this study, we compared local recurrence, functional outcomes, and complications of extended curettage and en bloc resection in these lesions.