Floating hip and associated injuries.

Aim: To describe our experience in treating patients diagnosed with floating hip injury and to communicate the outcomes achieved and the rate of complications. A secondary aim is to compare the results of this group in terms of quality of life with those of patients presenting with a fracture either of the pelvis or of the acetabulum, but in which the femoral segment is not involved.

Patients And Methods: This is a descriptive study of the patients diagnosed with floating hip injury (25 patients) who were treated at our hospital between 2004 and 2007, with a minimum follow-up of seven years.

Outcomes after repair of chronic bucket-handle tears of medial meniscus.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the outcomes after repair of chronic bucket-handle medial meniscal tears by use of magnetic resonance imaging, clinical examination, and patient-reported outcomes.

Methods: A retrospective review of patients with chronic bucket-handle medial meniscal tears that had been repaired with meniscal sutures was undertaken. The following criteria for inclusion were adopted: minimum tear length of 2 cm and chronic medial meniscal tear identified at the time of arthroscopy.