Does an infra pectineal plate alone provide adequate fixation in anterior column posterior hemitransverse acetabular fractures? A comparative biomechanical study.

Background: The purpose of this study is to compare biomechanical properties of suprapectineal (SP) plate fixation, in-frapectineal (IP) plate fixation, and both SP and IP plate fixation in anterior column posterior hemitransverse (ACPHT) fractures of the acetabulum using posterior and anterior column screws.

Methods: In 21 hard plastic left hemipelvis models, ACPHT fractures of the acetabulum were created, and in three different fixa-tion groups, the methods were compared: Group 1: SP plating using a 3.5 mm reconstruction plate and cortical screw fixation, Group 2: İnfrapectineal plating using 3.

Is simple decompression enough for the treatment of idiopathic cubital tunnel syndrome: A prospective comparative study analyzing the outcomes of simple decompression versus partial medial epicondylectomy.

Objectives: This study aims to compare the clinical and functional outcomes of simple in-situ decompression and partial medial epicondylectomy for the treatment of idiopathic cubital tunnel syndrome (CuTS).

Patients And Methods: Between March 2014 and December 2016, 71 patients (31 males, 40 females; mean age 46.7 years; range, 38 to 62 years) with CuTS scheduled to undergo simple in-situ decompression (group 1) or partial medial epicondylectomy (group 2) were prospectively reviewed.

Internal fixation of bilateral sacroiliac dislocation with transiliac locked plate: a biomechanical study on pelvic models.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze and compare the mechanical characteristics of a new iliosacral fixation technique (bilateral S1 pedicle fixation through a transiliac locked plate) for bilateral sacroiliac dislocations with other previously described methods.

Methods: Bilateral sacroiliac dislocations were created in 21 pelvic models and divided into three different fixation method groups. Group 1 was fixed using posterior tension band plating with a 3.

A lipoma causing separation of toes in the second web space of the foot.

Lipomas are common and benign soft tissue neoplasms which are composed of fat cells. These tumors often develop where adipose tissue is present; however, they can be rarely found in the foot. In this article, we present a 55-year-old male case with a lipoma leading to separating toes in the second web space of the foot and mechanical discomfort.

Primary extracranial meningioma of the lower limb.

This paper is about a primary extracranial meningioma case of a 40-year-old male patient who presented with a complaint of a rapidly growing painless stiff mass located in his left thigh. The magnetic resonance imaging examination revealed that the lesion was well-circumscribed and with isosignal intensity to muscle on T1-weighted images and with a relatively hiperintense on T2-weighted images. The histopathological analysis of the specimens both from the incisional biopsy and the excisional surgery were typical of meningioma showing spindle cell proliferation with a whirling pattern.

Biomechanical comparison of conventional technique versus oblique screw placement in plate fixation.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether plate fixation with screws in an oblique fashion would change the strength of the fixation to bending forces and whether any relationship existed between deformity and increased strength of fixation.

Methods: Rear leg tibias from 2-year to 3-year-old sheep were affixed with the help of a custom-made guide to a six-hole dynamic compression plate and divided into three groups. In group 1, fixation was performed using screws perpendicular to the plate axis in two planes.

Prevention of web creep using a new frame after synpolydactyly surgery.

The main goal in syndactyly surgery is to create a normal web space; however, it is difficult to achieve the best clinical results in older and complex cases with bony fusions and joint deformities requiring osteotomies. In these complex cases, proper postoperative wound care is difficult to achieve due to the web contractures and deformities. In our report, we introduce a new technique using a frame that we called the "Hittite Sun," which helps in proper wound management to reduce wound healing problems that lead to web creep.

[The effect of periosteum on the union of the autoclaved bone graft-host bone: experimental study in rabbits].

Objectives: In this study, we investigated the effect of periosteum on the union of autoclaved segmental bone grafts harvested from rabbit radii and replanted to their beds with intramedullary fixation to host bone.

Materials And Methods: Segmental bone defects, 15 milimeters long, in the middle of the left radius were created in 16 adult rabbits. The resected bones were autoclaved 15 minutes at 120 °C and reimplanted and fixed with intramedullary Kirschner wires.

Correlations of isokinetic measurements with tendon healing following open repair of rotator cuff tears.

The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation of tendon integrity following open cuff repairs with functional and isokinetic strength measurements. Twenty-six shoulders of 25 patients were included in this study. At the final follow-up, 14 repairs (53.

Analysis of modified oblique Keller procedure for severe hallux rigidus.

Background: Several procedures have been described for treating hallux rigidus, but all have limitations. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical and radiologic results of a modified oblique Keller procedure for treating hallux rigidus.

Materials And Methods: Eleven patients (13 feet) with Grade III or IV hallux rigidus were treated by modified oblique Keller procedure.

[Early results of treatment of proximal humerus fractures with the PHILOS locking plate].

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate early results of proximal humerus fractures treated with the PHILOS locking plate.

Methods: Proximal humerus fractures of 22 patients (13 males, 9 females; mean age 57 years; range 35 to 83 years) were treated with the PHILOS locking plate. According to the Neer classification, 13 patients had comminuted fractures, four patients had valgus impact injuries, two patients had fracture-dislocations, and three patients had fractures involving the proximal 1/3 of the humerus.

Analysis of outcomes for surgically treated hip fractures in patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis.

Background: Hip fractures in patients with end-stage renal disease are associated with frequent complications. This study analyzed clinical outcomes for patients on chronic hemodialysis who sustained hip fractures and were treated with a variety of fracture repair methods.

Methods: Twenty-nine patients with thirty-two hip fractures were analyzed in three groups.

[Symptomatic lumbar intraspinal synovial cyst: a case report].

Synovial and ganglion cysts, also known as juxta-facet cysts, are intraspinal lesions that may mimic disc herniations and cause radicular symptoms. A 75-year-old male patient presented with a 6-month history of left leg pain and numbness in the foot that increased in severity within the past week. Physical examination showed motor deficit of the left extensor hallucis longus muscle (4/5) and hypoesthesia on the left L4-5 dermatomes.

[Transforaminal epidural steroid injection under computed tomography guidance in relieving lumbosacral radicular pain].

Objectives: We analyzed the efficacy of transforaminal epidural steroid injections under computed tomography (CT) in relieving lumbosacral radicular pain due to spinal stenosis.

Methods: Forty-two patients (7 males, 35 females; mean age 67 years; range 34 to 90 years) with lumbosacral radicular pain due to spinal stenosis were prospectively monitored following transforaminal epidural steroid injections under computed tomography. Injections were repeated twice in two patients (4.

Pedunculated synovium grafts in articular cartilage defects in rabbits.

A rabbit model was used to assess the nature of healing tissues in hyaline cartilage defects and to compare the healing in defects treated with pedunculated synovium grafts to those in defects without synovial grafting. Both knees of 28 1-year-old rabbits were operated. A 3 x 2-mm cartilage defect that exposed cancellous bone was created in the non-weight-bearing area of each medial femoral condyle.

Remote cerebellar hemorrhage after a spinal surgery complicated by dural tear: case report and literature review.

Objective And Importance: This report presents a case in which cerebellar hemorrhage occurred after lumbar decompression surgery that was complicated by dural tear and prolonged cerebrospinal fluid leakage. Remote cerebellar hemorrhage after spinal surgery is extremely rare. Our objective is to describe this unusual complication, discuss the possible mechanisms of remote cerebellar hemorrhage, and review the literature.

Multilevel vertebral hemangiomas: two episodes of spinal cord compression at separate levels 10 years apart.

This case report presents a 66-year-old woman with multiple vertebral hemangiomas causing spinal cord compression at different levels with a long symptom-free interval between episodes of compression. She presented with back pain and progressive weakness and numbness in her lower limbs for 3 months. Ten years earlier, she had had a symptomatic T4 vertebral hemangioma operated successfully, and had made a full recovery.

Is prematurity important in ultrasonographic hip typing?

The aim of this study was to determine whether prematurity is important with respect to hip typing and planning of treatment/follow-up in newborns assessed with the Graf's ultrasonography method. Between January 1998 and 2003, 1592 neonates; preterm (n=432) and term (n=1160), had their hips ultrasonographically evaluated with Graf typing. There were no statistical differences between the two groups with respect to the numbers of hips that required follow-up assessment, or treatment.

Avascular necrosis and nonunion after osteosynthesis of femoral neck fractures: effect of fracture displacement and time to surgery.

This study assessed the effect of fracture displacement and elapsed time before surgery on the development of avascular necrosis and nonunion after internal fixation of femoral neck fractures. Twenty-eight patients with 30 femoral neck fractures who underwent internal fixation and completed a minimum of 2 years' follow-up were retrospectively analyzed. The rates of avascular necrosis and nonunion were 12.

Synovial cysts of proximal tibiofibular joint causing peroneal nerve palsy: report of three cases and review of the literature.

Introduction: Synovial cyst of the proximal tibiofibular joint is a very rare condition, for which there is no consensus regarding treatment.

Case Presentation: We present three patients who had synovial cysts of proximal tibiofibular joint that caused peroneal nerve palsy. We discuss the special features of synovial cysts and review the literature.

[Diagnostic arthroscopy and mini-open lateral retinacular release in the treatment of excessive lateral compression syndrome].

Objectives: We investigated the efficacy of diagnostic arthroscopy and mini-open lateral retinacular release in the treatment of excessive lateral compression syndrome.

Methods: Twenty patients (21 knees) with excessive lateral compression syndrome underwent diagnostic arthroscopy and longitudinal mini-open lateral retinacular release. The patients were comprised of four men and 16 women (mean age 48.

Effects of methylprednisolone and betamethasone injections on the rotator cuff: an experimental study in rats.

Thirty-one female Sprague-Dawley rats were used to determine the effects of subacromial corticosteroid injections on the rotator cuff. The injection technique was tested in 6 animals, which were excluded from the study. The remaining 25 rats were randomly divided into three groups of 8 animals each; a single rat received no injections.

Arthroscopic-assisted percutaneous screw fixation of select patellar fractures.

Purpose: To describe a technique of arthroscopic-assisted reduction and percutaneous cannulated screw fixation for displaced patellar fractures and to present the results of 5 cases.

Type Of Study: Case series.

Methods: Five patients (3 male, 2 female) with displaced patellar fractures treated with an arthroscopic-assisted reduction and percutaneous cannulated screw fixation were prospectively analyzed.