Outcomes at mean follow-up of four years following AO type-C distal humerus fractures managed with fixation or arthroplasty.

Aim: To compare outcomes between open reduction internal fixation (ORIF), total elbow replacement (TER) and distal humerus hemiarthroplasty (DHH) for AO type-C (AOC) fractures of the distal humerus in patients aged 50 years or older.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of acute AOC distal humerus fractures in patients aged 50 years or older between 2016 and 2022. Outcomes measured: Oxford Elbow Score (OES), Mayo Elbow Performance Score (MEPS), complication rate, re-operation rate and range of movement (ROM).

Brachial plexus deficits in patients undergoing shoulder arthroplasty.

Background: Nerve deficit following shoulder arthroplasty can cause significant morbidity. We examined the incidence and pattern of nerve injury following shoulder arthroplasty in a University Hospital.

Methods: Retrospective review of all patients undergoing shoulder arthroplasty over a five-year period (September 2014 to August 2019).

Wrist fusion using an induced membrane technique for forearm salvage in a patient with an infected open injury with segmental bone loss: A case report.

This case report describes the management of a 27-year-old male who, after a quadbike accident, presented with an open, infected, segmental both bone forearm injury with significant bone and soft tissue loss including the radio-carpal joint. Limb salvage was accomplished in the form of a single bone forearm fusion utilising Masquelet's two-stage induced membrane technique to reconstruct the segmental bone defect. The patient proceeded to uneventful bony union by 6 months and returned to driving and riding a quadbike.