A Case Series of Distal Radius and Ulna Nonunion Treated with Minimal Surgical Intervention.

 We hypothesized a treatment guideline for ulna/radius nonunion after failed surgical treatment and propose to verify it in a prospective study. Herein, we report our preliminary findings and review the current trend.  Six patients who met the criteria were retrospectively investigated, and we further categorized "nonunion of both the radius/ulna" into four subcategories.

Usefulness of multiple bioabsorbable Mg screws/K‑wires for comminuted radial head fractures.

Purpose: We hypothesized that multiple absorbable screws/K-wires would be effective for native head preservation in comminuted radial head fracture fixation (com-RHFs).

Methods: Seventeen patients who met the inclusion criteria between 2018 and 2020 were included. Radiologic findings indicating proper union and clinical outcomes such as the range of elbow motion, visual analog scale score, and Mayo Elbow Performance Score were assessed prospectively after surgery and at least three years of follow-up.

Locking plate fixation in comminuted coronoid fractures with partial loss of the articular cartilage - Of basal-1 type according to the O'Driscoll classification.

Background: We have attempted to restore the arc of motion by considering trochlear-coronoid articulation as a complete circle during fixation of the coronoid, even for comminuted coronoid fractures with partial loss of articular cartilage (CCFPLAC), using various kinds of locking plates. Herein, we report the radiological and clinical outcomes after fixation of the basal-1 type of CCFPLAC (O'Driscoll classification) using our method.

Methods: Thirty-one patients diagnosed with CCFPLAC were admitted between January 2012 and December 2020.

Certain fracture patterns in children/adolescents would be better called 'Barton equivalent' fractures.

We have encountered consecutive children/adolescents with a volar Barton fracture (VBF) pattern without involving the physis. These were managed by buttress plating; thus, we would like to report the radiological and clinical outcomes through retrospective case series and suggest the revisiting of the 'VBF category' in this population. We screened children/adolescents with a diagnosis of trauma to the bony structures in the wrist from 2008 to 2019.

Factors predictive for union of basal fracture of the ulnar styloid process after distal radial fracture fixation using a volar locking plate.

Background: Some basal ulnar styloid fractures (USFs) achieve union without surgical fixation when accompanying distal radius fractures (DRFs) are treated via placement of volar locking plates (VLPs). The purpose of this study was to seek factors predictive of such healing through the retrospective case-control study.

Methods: We evaluated 203 patients who received VLPs to treat DRFs in our institute from March 2010 to February 2018; Group 1 contained "union" patients and Group 2 contained "nonunion" patients.

An Innovative Pain Control Method Using Peripheral Nerve Block and Patient-Controlled Analgesia With Ketorolac After Bone Surgery in the Ankle Area: A Prospective Study.

Although postoperative pain is inevitable after bone surgery, there is no general consensus regarding its ideal management. We hypothesized that the combination of ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve block (PNB) and patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) with ketorolac would be useful for pain control and reducing opioid usage. This prospective study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of this method.