Vascular Supply to the Femoral Head in Patients With Healed Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis.

Background: Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is one of the most common hip disorders. The vascularity of the lateral epiphyseal vessels supplying the femoral head in patients with healed SCFE has not been well defined. The purpose of this study was to characterize the location and number of lateral epiphyseal vessels in young adults with healed SCFE.

The Effect of Transiliac-Transsacral Screw Fixation for Pelvic Ring Injuries on the Uninjured Sacroiliac Joint.

Objective: To evaluate the functional outcomes and pain in patients with unilateral posterior pelvic ring injuries treated with transiliac-transsacral screw fixation compared with unilateral iliosacral screw fixation.

Design: Retrospective comparative study.

Setting: Three academic level 1 trauma centers.

Training femoral neck screw insertion skills to surgical trainees: computer-assisted surgery versus conventional fluoroscopic technique.

Background: : Femoral neck fractures are among the most common orthopaedic injuries impacting the health care system. Surgical management of such fractures with cannulated screws is a commonly performed procedure. The acquisition of surgical skills necessary to perform this procedure typically involves learning on real patients with fluoroscopic guidance.

Synchronous occurrence of metastatic Wilms tumor and ganglioneuroma.

We describe a 4-year-old female patient with a persistent paraspinal mass following chemotherapy for Wilms tumor. A discordant response to chemotherapy prompted biopsy of the persistent mass, which revealed a ganglioneuroma. This report highlights the synchronous occurrence of different tumors in the same patient, and suggests that repeat biopsies should be considered when contiguous tumor masses do not respond as expected.