What Is a Surgical Site Infection After Carpal Tunnel Release?

Purpose: Considerable variation exists in the literature on published rates of surgical site infection (SSI) after carpal tunnel release, ranging over 20-fold, from 0.28% to 6.4%.

Osteocutaneous Radial Forearm Flap: Harvest Technique and Prophylactic Volar Locked Plating.

Background: The osteocutaneous radial forearm (OCRF) flap is a variation of the traditional radial forearm flap with incorporation of an anterolateral segment of corticocancellous bone of the radius, periosteum, and overlying skin. The OCRF flap is indicated in traumatic injuries or extirpation defects with segmental bone loss and is well suited to foot and ankle reconstruction due to its thin pliable skin.

Methods: In this single-center case series, a retrospective review was conducted to identify patients who underwent OCRF free flap for foot and ankle reconstruction that required harvest of more than 50% of the cross-sectional area of the radius with prophylactic volar locked plating of the donor site.

The Clinical Outcomes of Radiocapitellar Reconstruction With Radiocapitellar Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Radiocapitellar arthroplasty fills a treatment void for young patients who experience isolated capitellar fractures or radiocapitellar osteoarthritis who are not candidates for total elbow arthroplasty. The outcomes of this procedure are sparsely reported. We designed a meta-analysis to determine the utility of radiocapitellar arthroplasty with respect to functional and patient reported outcomes.

Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Distal Interphalangeal Joint Arthrodesis.

Unlabelled: Prior evidence is clear that in clean, elective soft-tissue hand procedures less than 2 hours, antibiotic prophylaxis is not indicated. However, there is a lack of consensus regarding the boney procedures of the hand involving implanted hardware. Previous studies reviewing complications after distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint arthrodesis did not analyze whether patients receiving antibiotics before surgery had a significant difference in the infection rate.