Early correction of malunited supracondylar humerus fractures in young children.

Introduction: Supracondylar fracture malunion usually results in cubitus varus deformity. The long-standing unsightly deformity causes psychological stress to the child and his/her parents in addition to biomechanical disturbances and functional disorders in the affected elbow. The optimal timing of corrective osteotomy is not well-established in the literature.

Trifocal versus bifocal bone transport in treatment of long segmental tibial bone defects.

Aims: Many authors have reported a shorter treatment time when using trifocal bone transport (TFT) rather than bifocal bone transport (BFT) in the management of long segmental tibial bone defects. However, the difference in the incidence of additional procedures, the true complications, and the final results have not been investigated.

Patients And Methods: A total of 86 consecutive patients with a long tibial bone defect (≥ 8 cm), who were treated between January 2008 and January 2015, were retrospectively reviewed.

Elbow arthrodesis for post-traumatic sequelae: surgical tactics using the Ilizarov frame.

Background: Surgical arthrodesis of the elbow joint is frequently unsuccessful and rarely performed. It is the purpose of this article to evaluate tactics and different constructs to achieve elbow arthrodesis (EA) using the Ilizarov apparatus in patients with post-traumatic nonreconstructable elbow sequelae.

Methods: A consecutive series of 4 patients were treated between 2009 and 2013 (3 men and 1 woman; mean age, 46.

Plasticity of body representations after surgical arm elongation in an achondroplasic patient.

Purpose: A realistic body representation needs to be constantly updated. In case of physiological modifications, body representations integrate information coming from different sensory sources, including the sense of touch. Previous studies described transient modifications of these representations following illusory distortions.

Management of proximal femoral fractures using the Ilizarov principles.

External fixation can be an exceptional relief solution in the treatment of proximal femoral fractures. We would like to share our experience using external fixation techniques with either the Ilizarov frame or Hofmann system in 23 patients with complicated fractures.