Clinical Observations of the Effectiveness of the Masquelet Induced Membrane Technique in the Treatment of Critical Long-Bone Defects of the Lower and Upper Extremities.

Successful treatment of severe trauma and fractures of the long bones with successful healing and bone union is still a significant challenge for surgeons. Unfortunately, up to 10% of long-bone fractures develop bone healing disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of treating bone defects with different etiologies in the upper and lower extremities using the induced membrane technique.

Bone Quality Assessment Before Total Hip Arthroplasty: The Role of Densitometry.

Background Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is effective in the treatment of hip osteoarthritis. Radiographic evaluation, standard in THA planning, is sufficient in examining hip anatomy, although it may not precisely assess bone quality. A routinely implemented method in bone quality assessment is densitometry.

Assessment of the Length of the Pedicle of the Anterolateral Thigh Flap.

Purpose To estimate the length of the pedicle of the anterolateral thigh flap (ALT) and to assess how this length corresponds with the distances between the anatomical landmarks. Methods The study group consisted of patients who underwent computed tomography angiograms ranging minimally from the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) superiorly and tibia inferiorly. In the study we included 44 patients.

Corrective Osteotomies in Severe Non-Idiopathic Lower Limb Alignment Disorders in the Aspect of Future Joint Endoprosthesis-A Perspective Study.

The aim of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the effectiveness of corrective osteotomies in lower limb axis disorders at different levels of non-idiopathic (post traumatic, developmental, post-septic) etiology. A total of 50 patients were divided into three groups: A-thigh segment alignment disorder (24 patients); B-tibia segment alignment disorder (18 patients); C-thigh and tibia segment alignment disorder (8 patients). Radiological evaluation of digital lower limb postural X-ray was performed laterally and for AP, and included mLPFA, mLDFA, MAD, CORA coronal and sagittal plane parameters for the femur segment and mMPTA, mLDTA, MAD, CORA coronal and sagittal plane for the tibia segment.

Long-term sensibility outcomes of secondary digital nerve reconstruction with sural nerve autografts: a retrospective study.

Background: Recovery of sensibility after digital nerve injury is crucial for restoring normal hand function. We evaluated long-term outcomes of digital nerve reconstruction with autografts.

Methods: This retrospective study included patients who underwent secondary reconstruction of digital nerves with nerve autografting.