Is there any correlation between the preoperative parameters and correction loss in patients operated for hyperkyphosis?

Objectives: Preoperative, postoperative, and latest follow-up data of sagittal balance and spinopelvic parameters of our patients treated surgically for hyperkyphosis were evaluated retrospectively, to determine whether there is any correlation between the preoperative pelvic incidence and postoperative correction loss.

Methods: Totally 33 patients (18 females) who were operated for hyperkyphosis and, were reached at the latest follow-up were included in the study. Age at operation, gender, date of operation, etiology and level of the deformities, instrumentation, and graft types were noted in detail.

[Crescentic distal metatarsal osteotomy for the treatment of hallux valgus: a prospective, randomized, controlled study of two different fixation methods].

Objectives: This study was designed to draw attention to a distal metatarsal osteotomy technique, which has been somewhat overlooked for the treatment of hallux valgus, and to compare the clinical and radiographic results of two different fixation methods.

Methods: The study included 16 feet of 13 patients (11 women, 2 men) who were treated with crescentic distal metatarsal osteotomy for mild-to-moderate hallux valgus (<35 degrees ). The patients were randomized to two fixation methods with two cross K-wires (group 1; 7 patients, 8 feet) and a compressive screw (group 2; 6 patients, 8 feet).

[The results of curettage and bone cementing for enchondromas of the distal femur].

Objectives: We evaluated patients who were treated with curettage and cementing for enchondromas localized in the distal femur.

Methods: The study included 13 patients (7 females, 6 males; mean age 54 years; range 43 to 65 years) who underwent surgery for enchondromatosis in the distal femur. Enchondromas were detected incidentally in 10 patients; of these, complaints of pain appeared afterwards in seven patients.