Metal Hypersensitivity or Missed Periprosthetic Joint Infection? A Critical Review.

The World Association Against Infection in Orthopedics And Trauma (W.A.I.

Double-Level Pelvic Osteotomy for Managing Persistent Acetabular Dysplasia.

Pemberton's osteotomy has been recognized as a standard technique for the treatment of acetabular dysplasia. The aim of this article is to describe the surgical technique of a double-level pelvic osteotomy. To the authors' knowledge, this technique has never been reported.

Evaluation of the orthopedic residency training program in Saudi Arabia and comparison with a selected Canadian residency program.

Objective: The primary aim of the present study was to assess the quality of the Saudi Orthopedic Residency Program.

Methodology: As a comparator, a cross-sectional survey involving 76 Saudi residents from different training centers in Saudi Arabia namely; Riyadh, Jeddah, Medina, Abha, and Dammam and 15 Canadian.

Results: The results showed that Canadian residents read more peer-reviewed, scholarly articles compared with Saudi residents (P=0.

The "beggar's" hand and the "unshakable" hand in children with total obstetric brachial plexus palsy.

A total 12 consecutive children with secondary deformities following total obstetric brachial plexus palsy were included in this retrospective study. In all patients, the main complaints were two socially disabling hand postures: the "beggar's" hand and/or the "unshakable" hand. All children had a supinated forearm with no active pronation and were teased by their friends, who called them "beggars.

Operative treatment of progressive deformity in spinal tuberculosis.

We report on 14 patients with tuberculosis of the spine treated by operation. All had disease of three or more vertebrae with involvement of both the anterior and posterior columns and a progressive kyphotic deformity in spite of conservative treatment. We consider such spines to be 'unstable' and have found that anterior as well as posterior fusion with instrumentation is necessary.