Use of 3D-Printed Patient-Specific Guide for Latarjet Procedure in Patients With Anterior Shoulder Instability: Technical Note.

Anterior shoulder instability can lead to anterior glenoid bone loss associated with humeral posterior deformity (bipolar bone loss). Latarjet procedure is a commonly used surgical option in such cases. However, the procedure is associated with complications in up 15% of the cases often associated with inadequate positioning of coracoid bone graft and screws.

The Relationship between the Lee Score and Postoperative Mortality in Patients with Proximal Femur Fractures.

 To verify the predictive value of the Lee score for mortality in a one-year period after proximal femur fracture surgery. The present study also evaluated the isolated predictive capacity of other variables.  A sample of 422 patients with surgically-treated proximal femur fractures was evaluated.

Pantrochanteric Fracture: Incidence of the Complication in Patients with Trochanteric Fracture Treated with Dynamic Hip Screw in a Hospital of Southern Brazil.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the incidence of pantrochanteric fractures in cases of trochanteric fractures treated with dynamic hip screw in our service.

Methods: A sample of 54 patients with trochanteric fractures treated with dynamic hip screws was included in this retrospective study. Preoperative radiographs were evaluated for fracture classification using the Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen (Association for the Study of Internal Fixation, in German)/Orthopedic Trauma Association (AO/OTA) system for the identification of radiographic osteoporosis and for the measurement of the lateral femoral wall thickness.