The role of debridement and reconstruction of sagittal balance in tuberculous spondylitis.

Background: An accepted comprehensive clinical approach to the deformed spine with tuberculous infection is still lacking. We aimed to determine the usage of a staged algorithm in the treatment of kyphotic spine with tuberculous infection and to present the clinical results of the patients treated with the help of this protocol.

Materials And Methods: 54 patients (28 females, 26 males) with a mean age of 39.

The coracoacromial ligament: the morphology and relation to rotator cuff pathology.

We dissected 80 shoulders from 44 fresh cadavers to define variants of the coracoacromial ligament and their relationship to rotator cuff degeneration. The shapes and the geometric data of the ligaments were investigated, and the rotator cuffs of the cadavers were evaluated macroscopically. Five main types of coracoacromial ligaments were found: Y-shaped, broad band, quadrangular, V-shaped, and multiple-banded.

[Treatment of intertrochanteric femur fractures in elderly patients: internal fixation or hemiarthroplasty].

Objectives: There is no consensus as to whether internal fixation or hemiarthroplasty is more appropriate for the treatment of intertrochanteric femur fractures in elderly patients. While the latter offers early mobilization, internal fixation preserves the hip joint and avoids long-term complications associated with the prosthesis. This retrospective study aimed to compare the early results of these treatment modalities.