Management of elbow arthritis by interposition arthroplasty with abdominal dermal graft.

Background: Interposition arthroplasty (IA) is one of the oldest reconstructive options for elbow arthritis and is an alternative to total elbow arthroplasty in young active patients with moderate to severe elbow arthritis. In literature there is very little, if any, mention about relationship of post-operative functional recovery and time. In this study we assess the clinical and functional outcome of interposition arthroplasty using abdominal dermal graft.

Flipped Reposition Laminoplasty for Excision of Intradural Extramedullary Tumors in the Thoracolumbar Spine: A Case Series of 14 Patients.

Study Design: A retrospective study was done to assess the outcome of the new technique of flipped reposition laminoplasty for excision of intradural extramedullary (IDEM) spinal tumors of the thoracolumbar region.

Purpose: To describe flipped reposition laminoplasty technique and evaluate its outcomes.

Overview Of Literature: Laminectomy has been the conventional approach for the surgical excision of IDEM spinal tumors, but it has potential postoperative complications.

Removal of intra-operatively broken flexible reamer: An innovative use of jumbo cutter.

Reaming is an important step in long bone nailing and has a low complication rate. We report a case of a flexible reamer that got broken and incarcerated in the femoral canal during reaming in a segmental femur fracture. Routine extraction using guide wire was not possible.