WEDGE FRAGMENT VARIATIONS OF TIBIAL SHAFT FRACTURES WITH INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING.

Introduction: Tibial shaft fracture is the most common long-bone fracture, and the standard treatment is intramedullary (IM) nail fixation. Regardless of the development of this technique pseudoarthrosis remains prevalent.

Objectives: Evaluate the correlation between wedge fragment size and displacement, displacement of the main fragments of the 42B2 type, and pseudoarthrosis incidence.

Factors associated with one year mortality in ill patients with proximal femoral fractures treated non operatively.

Introduction: Non-operative treatment is an exceptional indication for the treatment of proximal femur fracture. The aim of the study was to analyze the mortality rate in one year and associated factors in severely ill patients submitted to non-operative treatment.

Methods: It was included 28 patients treated from August 2014 to September 2019.

Intramedullary Steinmann pin nailing of the ulna: an option for the damage control orthopedics treatment of forearm fractures in open injuries in polytraumatized patients - A description of the technique and presentation of a case series.

Introduction: Forearm shaft fracture is common in young adult patients and associated with soft tissue and organ injuries. In open fractures in polytrauma patients, damage control orthopaedics (DCO) is well indicated. The aim of this study is to describe intramedullary Steinmann pin fixation of the ulna as a DCO procedure for the forearm and present a case series.

A novel translation system for circular external fixation to correct translational bony deformities.

Translational deformities are common complications of conservatively managed bone fractures and some surgically managed fractures with unstable patterns. Realigning the bones can be difficult when soft tissue, scars and calluses form. These deformities can be easily corrected with hexapodalic-based external fixators, but these fixators are not widely available in developing countries.

A RETROSPECTIVE CASE-SERIES ON THE USE OF S53P4 BIOACTIVE GLASS FOR THE ADJUNCTIVE TREATMENT OF SEPTIC DIAPHYSEAL NON-UNION.

Objective: Non-union and persistence of infection at a fracture site for long periods are always described as a challenge to orthopedists, especially in cases of severe compound fractures with comminution and segmental bone loss. This is a case series of septic non-unions, using S53P4 bioactive glass for adjunctive treatment, using internal syntheses or external fixators. The objective is to retrospectively evaluate the results of the use of S53P4 bioglass for the adjunctive treatment of septic non-unions.

Locking intramedullary nails compared with locking plates for two- and three-part proximal humeral surgical neck fractures: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Previous studies have shown good clinical results in patients with proximal humeral fractures (PHFs) treated with locking intramedullary nails or locking plates. Our study compared the clinical and radiographic outcomes in patients with 2- and 3-part surgical neck fractures.

Methods: In this prospective, randomized controlled trial, 72 patients with 2- or 3-part surgical neck PHFs were randomly assigned to receive fixation with locking intramedullary nails (nail group) or locking plates (plate group).

COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN OSTEOSYNTHESIS IN CONVENTIONAL AND BIOABSORBABLE IMPLANTS IN ANKLE FRACTURES.

To compare the functional results of ankle fractures treated with metallic and absorbable plates. Twenty patients were randomized into two groups (metallic and absorbable implant groups) and followed prospectively. In the immediate postoperative period, patients were immobilized with plaster casts for one week, which was replaced by a removable cast for another four weeks.