Comparison of Risk Factors Between Syndesmotic Screws With and Without Breakage.

Background Screw fixation continues to be a commonly used treatment for syndesmotic disruption; however, screw breakage remains a complication post-fixation. Despite this complication, investigation on the variability of surgical placement in conjunction with syndesmotic screw characteristics affecting breakage has not been fully elucidated. The purpose of this study is to compare patients with syndesmotic screw breakage versus those with intact screws based on surgically controlled variables.

Syndesmosis screw breakage: An analysis of multiple breakage locations.

Introduction/purpose: Concerns have been raised about screw breakage within the tibia or fibula, referred to as intraosseous breakage. The purpose of this investigation is to analyze the technical aspects of syndesmotic screw placement in multiple anatomic breakage locations.

Materials: A retrospective analysis of over 1056 patients who underwent syndesmosis fixation was completed.

Hyperbaric oxygen management of recurrent cellulitis in poikiloderma with neutropenia.

Poikiloderma with neutropenia (PN), is a rare autosomal recessive condition with many associated complications and manifestations. Here we present a patient with confirmed PN who is of one-quarter Chucktaw or Cherokee heritage with no known descent from the Navajo tribe. The patient's condition was complicated by chronic bilateral lower limb cellulitis and associated osteomyelitis which was unresponsive to extensive antibiotic regimens.

Cannulated Intramedullary Screw Fixation of Distal Fibular Fractures.

Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) methods, primarily plates and screws, remain the standard of treatment for distal fibular fractures. This study evaluates the use of a cannulated intramedullary screw as a minimally invasive treatment method for distal fibular fractures, which has not been reported in the current literature. This retrospective study included 45 patients with distal fibular fractures treated with cannulated intramedullary screw fixation.