Talar neck fractures treated with closed reduction and percutaneous screw fixation:a case series.

Talus fractures are relatively rare injuries, accounting for approximately 3% of all foot fractures. Fractures of the talar neck account for almost 50% of all talus fractures. Diagnosis and treatment of these fractures play an important role in patients' outcomes.

Biomechanical analysis of rotational motions after disc arthroplasty: implications for patients with adult deformities.

Study Design: An anatomic and biomechanical bench-top basic scientific comparative analysis to determine the appropriateness of total disc replacement (TDR) in a lumbar spine with scoliotic tendencies.

Objectives: Only limited data are currently available studying the application of disc replacement adjacent to scoliosis fusions. Theoretically, motion preservation should help delay the continuum of lumbar degeneration adjacent to scoliosis fusions and rotationally unstable lumbar segments.

Lateral lumbar disc herniations treated with a paraspinal approach: an independent assessment of longer-term outcomes.

In this independent review, at an average of 5.5 years after surgical excision of a lateral zone disc herniation using a paraspinal approach, 51 of 60 patients (85%) were satisfied with the results. Pain was eliminated in 36 (60%) and reduced in all but 3 (5%).

Talar neck fractures.

Talus fractures are rare injuries that account for approximately 3% of all foot fractures; talar neck fractures account for almost 50% of all talus fractures. The appropriate diagnosis and treatment of these fractures play an important role in the patient's outcome. Treatment has evolved slowly throughout the years, from closed treatment to open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF).

Preliminary results of staged anterior debridement and reconstruction using titanium mesh cages in the treatment of thoracolumbar vertebral osteomyelitis.

Background Context: Vertebral osteomyelitis can be successfully treated with spinal immobilization and parenteral antibiotics. Failure of medical therapy may necessitate surgical treatment consisting of anterior debridement and structural anterior column reconstruction. Autologous structural bone graft has traditionally been the gold standard in anterior column reconstruction.