Local relapse patterns after preoperative radiotherapy of limb and trunk wall soft tissue sarcomas: Prognostic role of imaging and pathologic response factors.

Purpose: To retrospectively identify clinical, pathologic, or imaging factors predictive of local relapse (LR) after preoperative radiotherapy (RT) for soft tissue sarcomas (STS).

Methods And Materials: This is a retrospective multicenter study of patients who underwent preoperative RT and surgery for limb or trunk wall STS between 2007 and 2018 in French Sarcoma Group centers and were enrolled in the "Conticabase". Patterns of LR were investigated taking into account the multimodal response after preoperative RT.

No differences in clinical and radiographic outcomes between standard offset and high offset short cementless stems.

Purpose: To compare clinical and radiographic outcomes of total hip arthroplasty (THA) using standard offset versus high offset short cementless stems.

Methods: We reviewed a consecutive series of 204 primary THAs performed over 5 years using a short cementless collared stem. At a minimum follow-up of 2 years, 6 patients had deceased, 6 were not evaluated radiographically and, 2 were lost to follow-up.

Cement loaded with high-dose gentamicin and clindamycin does not reduce the risk of subsequent infection after aseptic total hip or knee revision arthroplasty: a preliminary study.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to quantify the prophylactic effect of high-dose gentamicin and clindamycin antibiotic-loaded bone cement (ALBC) during revision total hip (rTHA) or knee (rTKA) arthroplasty for aseptic reasons. The hypothesis was that the raw surgical site infection (SSI) rate is lower when this particular cement is used in comparison with cement loaded with standard-dose gentamicin during rTHA or rTKA for aseptic reasons.

Methods: This retrospective study included 290 consecutive patients undergoing aseptic rTHA or rTKA.

A Cadaveric Study Examining the Accuracy of Wireless Hand-Held Guided Ultrasound Injections Versus Blind Injections in the Flexor Tendon Sheath.

Purpose: Hand-held ultrasound (HHUS) is gaining popularity among clinicians. Although its use for procedural guidance could have several advantages in hand surgery, other surgeons may wonder about its added benefits. This cadaveric study aimed to examine the hypothesis of increased accuracy of wireless HHUS-guided injections versus that of blind injections into the flexor sheath.