Circular External Fixation as a New Offloading Standard of Treatment in Charcot Neuro-Osteoarthropathy Complicated by Midfoot Osteomyelitis: A Pilot, Prospective Case-Control Study.

After surgical treatment of Charcot neuro-osteoarthropathy (CNO) complicated by plantar ulcer and midtarsal osteomyelitis, offloading is mandatory to protect the surgical site. Total contact casting is, to date, the standard-of-care to offload the foot during the postoperative period. We have compared the application of external circular fixator, to the standard of care, with regard to surgical wound healing and time to healing.

A rare case of bilateral isolated internal iliac artery aneurysms excluded with VBX covered stents.

Objective: Isolated aneurysms of the internal iliac arteries (IIIAA) are a rare variant of aorto-iliac aneurysms, representing only 0.3-0.5% of intra-abdominal aneurysms.