Prophylactic carpal tunnel decompression during buttress plating of the distal radius--is it justified?

Our objective was to evaluate the role of carpal tunnel decompression in preventing median nerve dysfunction after buttress plating of the distal radius. We studied 69 consecutive patients with distal radial fractures managed by volar plating over a 4-year period. (1995-1998).

Synovial knee fistula: A cause of prolonged morbidity.

Postarthroscopy knee fistulae may lead to prolonged morbidity. A 62-year-old man presented with a synovial knee fistula 4 weeks after knee arthroscopy, which was confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging. He was treated with antibiotics and knee immobilization that resulted in closure of the fistula.