Antibiotic cement nails manufactured with threaded rods or cannulated intramedullary nails are better than those made with guidewires and do not debond.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to comparatively evaluate cement debonding at the time of removal of antibiotic cemented coated nails (ABNs) with cores made with a guidewire ($120), a regular intramedullary nail ($1100) or a threaded rod from a circular frame external fixator set ($60).

Methods: A retrospective study was performed on 32 ABNs that had been implanted for long bone infections after intramedullary nailing. All ABNs were manufactured intraoperatively by the treating surgeon using 2 grams of vancomycin and single package of Tobramycin Simplex Cement (Stryker, Kalamazoo, MI).

Acute Correction of Femoral Malrotation After Intramedullary Nailing Using an Intraoperative Digital Protractor.

Objective:  The goal of the study is to diagnose and accurately correct malrotation of femur fractures after intramedullary (IM) nailing.

Materials And Methods: An institutional review board (IRB) approved prospective study that was performed at a U.S.

Antibiotic Cement-Coated Interlocked Intramedullary Nails for the Treatment of Infected Nonunion After Intramedullary Nailing.

Objective: To evaluate outcomes using an interlocking antibiotic cement-coated nail and culture-specific systematic antibiotics in the treatment of infected nonunion after intramedullary nailing.

Design: Retrospective observational cohort study.

Setting: Urban level I trauma center.

Technical Note on Placement of Low-Profile Triangular Osteosynthesis for Unstable Posterior Pelvic Ring Injuries.

Triangular osteosynthesis is a technique used to stabilize posterior pelvic ring injuries. Conventional triangular fixation can be problematic for several reasons, including the need for advanced skill sets to place instrumentation, difficulty with pelvic reduction and placing the connecting construct, and prominent instrumentation. The purpose of this study is 2-fold: (1) to describe in detail a technique for lumbopelvic fixation using implants that are easy to connect, allow distraction for complex lumbosacral displacements, and are placed in a location minimizing soft tissue prominence and (2) to present our initial case series using this technique.

Oral administration of voriconazole with surgical fungal plaque debridement for the treatment of sinonasal aspergillosis with cribriform plate lysis in three dogs.

Case Description: 3 dogs with chronic sinonasal signs (sneezing, nasal discharge, or epistaxis [or a combination of signs]) were examined.

Clinical Findings: For all 3 dogs, CT revealed variable degrees of nasal turbinate destruction and frontal sinus involvement with cribriform plate lysis. Fungal plaques were detected during rhinoscopy or sinusoscopy.

Transplantation of GABAergic Interneurons into the Neonatal Primary Visual Cortex Reduces Absence Seizures in Stargazer Mice.

Epilepsies are debilitating neurological disorders characterized by repeated episodes of pathological seizure activity. Absence epilepsy (AE) is a poorly understood type of seizure with an estimated 30% of affected patients failing to respond to antiepileptic drugs. Thus, novel therapies are needed for the treatment of AE.