Effect of transported segment size on the new bone formation of the rabbit femur in the Ilizarov bone transport method.

Objective: This study aimed to compare histological and radiological union in the bone transport of 3 segments of different sizes to reconstruct the rabbit femur's bone defects.

Methods: Thirty rabbits were divided into 3 groups; a 1-cm defect was created in the femur in all rabbits. The length of the segment to be transferred was 10% of the femur length in group 1, 15% in group 2, and 20% in group 3.

Comparison of Isolated Calcaneal Spur Excision and Plantar Fasciotomy in Addition to Spur Excision in Patients With Plantar Heel Pain Accompanied by Calcaneal Spur.

Introduction: The aim of this study is to clinically compare isolated calcaneal spur excision and plantar fascia release in addition to spur excision in patients with plantar heel pain accompanied by a calcaneal spur.

Method: Patients who did not benefit from conservative treatment and underwent surgical excision of the calcaneal spur and/or plantar fasciotomy were retrospectively evaluated. The patients were divided into two groups according to the surgical procedure performed.

Fixation of Posterior Malleolar Fractures with Posterior Plating Through a Posterolateral Approach.

Background: We aimed to evaluate radiologic and clinical outcomes of ankle fractures involving posterior fragments that were fixed with a posterior plate by the posterolateral approach.

Methods: Sixty-five patients who were followed for at least 12 months and were older than 18 years were included. The posterior malleolus fractures were classified according to the Haraguchi classification system with computed tomography (CT).

Early clinical and radiographic results of fixation with the TightRope device for Rockwood type V acromioclavicular joint dislocation: A retrospective review of 15 patients.

Objective: The aims of this study were, first, to assess the loss of reduction after fixation of Rockwood type V acromioclavicular joint dislocation (ACJD) with the TightRope device (Arthrex, Naples, FL, USA) and, second, to present the functional and radiological outcomes of this treatment.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 15 patients (12 males; mean age=39.2 years; age range=23-61) with Rockwood type V ACJD who were treated by the TightRope fixation device.

A Modification of Internal Bone Transport Method for Reconstruction of Nonunion of Forearm.

Background: Defects of bone and soft tissue occur frequently after high-energy trauma, infections, and tumor resection. Treatment options are limited and outcomes are controversial in nonunion. Classical reconstruction methods are challenging.

Is intact fibula a disadvantage in treatment of tibial diaphysis fracture with intramedullary nailing?

Background: The aim of this study was to compare solitary tibial diaphysis fractures and tibial diaphysis fractures associated with fibula fracture treated with the intramedullary nailing method.

Methods: Records of 254 patients diagnosed with tibial diaphysis fracture and treated with intramedullary nailing between 2010 and 2013 were examined and 30 patients were included in the study. Group 1 comprised patients with solitary tibial diaphysis fracture, and Group 2 was made up of patients with tibial diaphysis fractures associated with fibula fracture.

Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for osteoid osteoma under guidance of threedimensional fluoroscopy.

Purpose: To evaluate the outcome of percutaneous radiofrequency ablation under guidance of 3-dimensional fluoroscopy in 17 patients with osteoid osteoma.

Methods: Records of 11 male and 6 female consecutive patients aged 4 to 28 (mean, 13.8) years who underwent radiofrequency ablation under guidance of 3-dimensional fluoroscopy for osteoid osteoma and were followed up for a mean of 15.

A suture technique for easier reduction and repair of bucket-handle meniscal tears while using the all-inside devices.

Arthroscopic repair of bucket-handle meniscal tears is difficult due to their complex pathology. Many meniscal repair techniques such as all-inside, inside-out, and outside-in have been described for the treatment of these tears. Loss of reduction is a likely complication with the use of new-generation, all-inside suture instruments, as the tip of the needle is extracted following advancement of the first implant behind the capsule.

Evaluation of outcomes in aseptic non-unions of the forearm bones in adults treated with LCP and autograft.

Background: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of locking compression plate (LCP) and autografting application in patients with nonunion of forearm fractures on radiologic and clinical outcome.

Methods: A total of 26 patients (16 males, 10 females; mean age: 45.7 years) with nonunion after surgical treatment of forearm fractures were included.

Surface Aneurysmal Bone Cyst: Clinical and Imaging Features in 10 New Cases.

Aneurysmal bone cyst originating from the surface of the bone, either within the cortex or subperiosteally, is an uncommon anatomic subtype. This article reports the clinical and radiologic evaluations and treatment outcomes of 10 patients with surface aneurysmal bone cysts that were surgically treated between 1982 and 2014. Mean age at the time of surgery was 22.

Perioperative versus postoperative measurement of Taylor Spatial Frame mounting parameters.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the differences, if any, between application parameters for the Taylor Spatial Frame (TSF) system obtained during surgery under fluoroscopy and after surgery from digital radiography.

Methods: This retrospective study included 17 extremities of 15 patients (8 male, 7 female; mean age: 21.9 years, range: 10 to 55 years) who underwent TSF after deformity and fracture.

An unusual stress fracture in an archer with hypophosphatasia.

We report a 45-year-old male archer with stress fracture in his left ulna on the background of adult type of hypophosphatasia. The patient presented to several medical centers for pain around the left elbow and received medical treatment upon diagnosis of tenosynovitis. History of the patient revealed that he had had diagnosis of hypophosphatasia ten years ago and underwent percutaneous screwing for stress fracture on both of his femoral necks.