Postoperative complications after displaced intra-articular calcaneal fracture operations.

Background: The objective was to compare postoperative complications in the management of displaced intra articular calcaneal fractures (DIACF) between two groups; the open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) group versus the percutaneous fixation (PF) group.

Methods: A total of 243 DIACFs were diagnosed and 127 of them received operations either with ORIF 75 (59.1 %) or PF 52 (40.

Poor Acetabular Component Orientation Increases Revision Risk in Metal-on-Metal Hip Arthroplasty.

Background: The rate of and the reasons for the failure of metal-on-metal (MoM) bearings have recently been discussed in literature. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of acetabular cup inclination and version angles on revision risk in patients with MoM hip arthroplasty.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 825 patients (976 hips) who underwent a MoM hip arthroplasty between 2000 and 2013.

Two-stage revision for prosthetic joint infection: outcome and role of reimplantation microbiology in 107 cases.

Two-stage revision is widely used for the treatment of prosthetic joint infections. However, the duration of antibiotic treatment between stages and role of reimplantation microbiology are controversial. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcome and influence of the reimplantation microbiology of two-staged revisions with 6 weeks of antibiotic treatment.

Radiographic analysis of the impact of internal fixation and dressing choice of distal chevron osteotomy: randomized control trial.

Background: The aim of this study was to perform prospective, randomized comparison of two surgical techniques (fixation versus no fixation) and two postoperative regimens (soft cast versus elastic band) to determine if the head fragment displaces more or less with either technique.

Methods: One hundred consecutive patients were included in the study. The osteotomy was fixed with an absorbable pin in 50 cases and no fixation in the other 50.

Syndesmotic fixation in supination-external rotation ankle fractures: a prospective randomized study.

Background: This study was designed to assess whether transfixion of an unstable syndesmosis is necessary in supination-external rotation (Lauge-Hansen SE/Weber B)-type ankle fractures.

Methods: A prospective study of 140 patients with unilateral Lauge-Hansen supination-external rotation type 4 ankle fractures was done. After bony fixation, the 7.

Unicompartmental knee arthroplasties implanted for osteoarthritis with partial loss of joint space have high re-operation rates.

The indications and contraindications for unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) are controversial. The aim of the study was to determine the risk factors for re-operation in our practice. A series of 113 medial UKAs with mean follow-up of 63 months were reviewed retrospectively.

Tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis with a compressive retrograde intramedullary nail: a report of 34 consecutive patients.

Background: Tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis is a treatment modality for severe arthrosis and malalignment of the hindfoot. Complications, such as delayed union and nonunion, are well-known risks of the procedure. Arthrodesis can be done with a plate, screws, an external fixator, or an intramedullary nail.