Successful Reimplantation of an 18-cm-Long Extruded Femur in an Open Fracture: A Case Report.

Case: A 45-year-old man presented with a Gustillo Anderson type III A open segmental right femur shaft fracture with intercondylar extension and with an 18-cm extruded segment of bone. After sterilization, the segment of bone was reimplanted. The fracture healed, and the patient is ambulant without support with no signs of any infection after 2 years of follow-up.

Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction in Indian Patients Undergoing Total Knee Replacement Under Spinal Anesthesia.

Introduction: Total knee replacement is a common surgical procedure in the elderly. The number of surgeries has increased owing to the increasing life expectancy of the population and better functional outcomes postsurgery. Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is an identified entity postsurgery in elderly but most of the studies have been on patients undergoing cardiac and other nonorthopaedic surgeries.