Preoperative planning technique for anterior pelvis percutaneous intramedullary screw fixation.

Useful techniques have been previously described for the planning of safe transsacral-transiliac screws, but to our knowledge, no straightforward technique has been described for anterior pelvic percutaneous fixation. As this method of anterior ring fixation has demonstrated biomechanical and clinical benefits, we propose a preoperative planning technique for determining the corridor characteristics of the patient's superior pubic ramus/anterior column for fracture fixation with percutaneous intramedullary screws. This technique helps the surgeon assess what diameter of solid or cannulated screw the corridor allows and predict the length of screw needed.

Scrutinizing the use of contrasted chest CTs in extremity sarcoma staging and surveillance.

Background: Since 2015, the American College of Radiology (ACR) has recommended staging for lung metastasis via chest computed tomography (CT) without contrast for extremity sarcoma staging and surveillance. The purpose of this study was to determine our institutional compliance with this recommendation.

Methods: This was a retrospective chart review of patients diagnosed with sarcoma in the extremities who received CT imaging of the chest for pulmonary staging and surveillance at our institution from 2005 to 2023.

One-Stage Synovectomies Result in Improved Short-Term Outcomes Compared to Two-Stage Synovectomies of Diffuse-Type Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor (D-TGCT) of the Knee: A Multicenter, Retrospective, Cohort Study.

Diffuse-type tenosynovial giant cell tumors' (D-TGCTs) intra- and extra-articular expansion about the knee often necessitates an anterior and posterior surgical approach to facilitate an extensive synovectomy. There is no consensus on whether two-sided synovectomies should be performed in one or two stages. This retrospective study included 191 D-TGCT patients from nine sarcoma centers worldwide to compare the postoperative short-term outcomes between both treatments.