Acetabular both-column fractures: essentials of operative management.

Acetabular both-column fractures are challenging articular injuries. They usually require operative treatment. We report on fundamental elements of pathoanatomy and radiology that are reviewed as far as they may influence treatment planning and surgical intervention.

Stress fractures of the base of the metatarsal bones in young trainee ballet dancers.

Classical ballet is an art form requiring extraordinary physical activity, characterised by rigorous training. These can lead to many overuse injuries arising from repetitive minor trauma. The purpose of this paper is to report our experience in the diagnosis and treatment of stress fractures at the base of the second and third metatarsal bones in young ballet dancers.

Classification of non-union: need for a new scoring system?

A new scoring system is proposed in order to assist surgeons with the complex analysis associated with non-union surgery. Patients with non-union are rarely easily compared with one another and this has frustrated research in this field. We have therefore attributed values to clinical features based on clinical experience and research evidence, so that patients of similar complexity can be compared with one another.

An ongoing research for evaluation of treatment with BMPs or AGFs in long bone non-union: protocol description and preliminary results.

Treatment of long bone non-union (NU) continues to be a challenging task for the trauma surgeon often resulting in unsatisfactory results and long-term morbidity. Whilst autologous bone grafting remains the gold standard of treatment of these difficult cases, recently, due to the advances made in tissue engineering techniques, other alternatives have become available. In this study we report our preliminary results of treating long bone non-unions using either bone morphogenetic protein-7 (BMP-7) or platelet rich plasma (PRP) concentrations.