Thrombembolic complications after total ankle replacement.

The literature addressing functional outcome and survivorship of prosthesis components is constantly growing. However, the data on thromboprophylaxis and thrombembolic complications in patients who underwent TAR are scarce. A total of 31 studies were included in the systemic literature review.

Ankle osteoarthritis: etiology, diagnostics, and classification.

Osteoarthritis (OA) is defined as the syndrome of joint pain and dysfunction caused by substantial joint degeneration. In general, OA is the most common joint disease and is one of the most frequent and symptomatic health problems for middle-aged and older people: OA disables more than 10% of people who are older than 60 years. This article reviews the etiology of ankle OA, and describes the onset and development of posttraumatic ankle OA, the most common form of OA in the tibiotalar joint.

Supramalleolar osteotomies for degenerative joint disease of the ankle joint: indication, technique and results.

Patients with varus or valgus hindfoot deformities usually present with asymmetric ankle osteoarthritis. In-vitro biomechanical studies have shown that varus or valgus hindfoot deformity may lead to altered load distribution in the tibiotalar joint which may result in medial (varus) or lateral (valgus) tibiotalar joint degeneration in the short or medium term. The treatment of asymmetric ankle osteoarthritis remains challenging, because more than half of the tibiotalar joint surface is usually preserved.

Osteosynthesis of traumatic manubriosternal dislocations and sternal fractures with a 3.5/4.0 mm fixed-angle plate (LCP).

Introduction: We present a case series of three patients with manubriosternal dislocation and/or sternal fractures.

Method: We describe our experiences of invasive surgical treatment with 3.5/4.

Successful removal of a 3.6-cm long metal band used as a penile constriction ring.

Introduction: Penile constriction rings are either used for autoerotic stimulus or to increase sexual performance. Potentially, they can become irremovable and cause urologic emergencies.

Aim: We describe the successful removal of a 3.