Prophylactic Radiotherapy for Prevention of Heterotopic Ossification After Periacetabular Fractures: A Review of Efficacy and Associated Conditions.

Prophylactic radiotherapy (XRT) is a commonly used treatment to decrease heterotopic ossification (HO) in patients with traumatic hip injuries. We conducted a retrospective review of patients at risk for HO who underwent XRT. Of the patients reviewed, 27.

Anterior prosthetic knee dislocation with acute vascular injury: A case report.

Introduction: and Importance: Anterior dislocation of a prosthetic knee is rarely encountered. Acute vascular injury following anterior prosthetic dislocation has only been reported once in the literature with extremely poor outcomes.

Case Presentation: The authors report the case of a 70-year-old woman who presented with anterior prosthetic knee dislocation after a fall from slipping.

Watercraft propellers as a mechanism of orthopaedic injuries: injury patterns, management, and complications.

Introduction And Purpose: Recreational watercraft use is popular across the United States, and there is a high rate of injury associated with the use and misuse of these vehicles. Watercraft propeller injuries represent a particularly devastating mechanism of injury. We aim to describe and analyze the range of orthopaedic injuries sustained from a watercraft propeller with a particular focus on the mechanism, injury pattern, management, and complications associated with these unique, high-energy injuries.

A growing problem: acetabular fractures in the elderly and the combined hip procedure.

Acetabular fractures in the elderly are most frequently the result of low-energy trauma and present unique management challenges to orthopedic surgeons. Evaluation and treatment should be performed in a multidisciplinary fashion with early involvement of internal medicine subspecialists and geriatricians. Distinct fracture patterns and pre-existing osteoarthritis and osteoporosis necessitate careful preoperative planning.

Knee pain and leg-length discrepancy after retrograde femoral nailing.

We retrospectively studied postoperative knee function and leg-length discrepancy (LLD) in 31 patients with femoral diaphyseal fractures treated with retrograde intramedullary nailing (IMN) between October 1998 and April 2000. Mean follow-up was 25 months, mean knee range of motion was 126 degrees, mean Hospital for Special Surgery knee scores were 89.2 (pain) and 78.

Osteogenesis imperfecta and hyperplastic callus formation in a family: a report of three cases and a review of the literature.

Osteogenesis imperfecta is one of the most common groups of inherited disorders of connective tissue. Hyperplastic callus formation in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta after fracture or surgery is a rare occurrence that has often been misdiagnosed as osteosarcoma. Previous series reported that hyperplastic callus formation is more often present in osteogenesis imperfecta male patients, with white sclerae, and a negative family history of the disorder.

Musculoskeletal trauma in four-wheeled all-terrain vehicles.

A longitudinal study of four-wheeled all-terrain vehicle-related musculoskeletal injuries requiring orthopedic surgery was performed. Avoidable risk factors such as alcohol intake, lack of helmets, inexperience, and excess speed were identified. This study also shows that the quantity, severity, cost, and frequency of preventable accidents while riding continue to be the same as prior to a Consent Decrees issued by the Consumer Products Safety Commission > 10 years ago.