Is casting superior to plate fixation in metacarpal shaft fractures?

Objectives: This study aimed to compare the outcomes and conduct a cost analysis between plate screw fixation and conservative treatment.

Patients And Methods: The retrospective study was conducted with 36 patients (32 males, 4 females; mean age: 30.3±13.

Repairability of the subscapularis tendon in reverse shoulder prosthesis according to radiological findings.

Shoulder function is important in patients who underwent reverse shoulder prosthesis surgery for cuff tear arthropathy in the postoperative period to implement their daily routines. Therefore, we aimed to predict the repairability of the subscapularis tendon in reverse shoulder arthroplasty by looking at the radiological findings. A total of 107 shoulders of 101 patients were examined retrospectively.

Understanding the recurrent pulled elbow.

Nursemaid elbow is subluxation of the radius head seen in early childhood. The aim of this study was to examine the epidemiology of recurrent dislocations and the effect of hyperlaxity and bone anatomy on recurrent dislocations in these injuries, for which the pathogenesis has not been fully clarified. The study included a total of 329 paediatric patients who presented at the Paediatric Emergency Department (ED) between January 2016 and December 2022, and were diagnosed with Nursemaid Elbow.