Opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy with a locked low-profile plate: surgical technique.

Background: High tibial osteotomy has been recognized as a beneficial treatment for osteoarthritis of the medial compartment of the knee. The purpose of this prospective study was to assess the short-term results of opening-wedge high tibial osteotomies with locked plate fixation.

Methods: From September 2002 to November 2005, fifty-one consecutive medial opening-wedge high tibial osteotomies were performed.

Fixation of periprosthetic femur fractures above total knee arthroplasty with the less invasive stabilization system: a midterm follow-up study.

Background: The complication rate of periprosthetic femoral fractures above well-fixed total knee arthroplasties is high. The Less Invasive Stabilization System (LISS) was introduced to reduce surgical dissections at the fracture site. The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate the midterm functional outcome of a group of patients with periprosthetic fractures above well-fixed total knee arthroplasties treated with the LISS.

Opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy with a locked low-profile plate.

Background: High tibial osteotomy has been recognized as a beneficial treatment for osteoarthritis of the medial compartment of the knee. The purpose of this prospective study was to assess the short-term results of opening-wedge high tibial osteotomies with locked plate fixation.

Methods: From September 2002 to November 2005, fifty-one consecutive medial opening-wedge high tibial osteotomies were performed.

Fixation of distal femoral fractures with the Less Invasive Stabilization System: a minimally invasive treatment with locked fixed-angle screws.

Background: The Less Invasive Stabilization System (LISS) is an internal fixator, which combines closed reduction of the diaphysis or metaphysis of distal femur fractures with locked unicortical screw fixation.

Methods: In a retrospective consecutive study, 50 patients with Association for the Study of the Problems of Internal Fixation/Orthopaedic Trauma Association (AO/OTA) type 33-A1 to 33-C3 fractures were treated with the LISS between January 1999 and December 2003. Final results were assessed using the functional score of Neer after a median follow-up of 29 months (15-48 months).

[Complex osteoligamentary injuries of the elbow. Treatment with a hinged external fixator].

Background: Hinged external fixation is a recognized method to treat instabilities after complex dislocations and fracture-dislocations of the elbow. The hinged external fixator allows stabilization of the elbow while preserving flexion and extension.

Methods: Eighteen patients with an average age of 47 years (range 35-67) were treated with a hinged external fixator between April 2001 and March 2006 for 6 weeks.