Fresh osteochondral allograft transplantation for knee full-thickness articular cartilage lesions using femoral head of living donors: short-term results.

Background: Fresh osteochondral allograft transplantation is a good treatment option of cartilage defects. However, this treatment option is not available in all countries due to limited graft availability and tissue banks limitations. The purpose of this study is to assess the short term functional and imaging outcomes of fresh osteochondral allograft transplantation in the knee using the femoral head of living donors.

Outcomes of trochanteric external fixation for geriatric inter-trochanteric hip fractures.

Introduction: Trochanteric fractures are a leading cause of disability among the elderly. Internal fixation is the gold standard treatment. However, it may be challenging in the high-risk population.

Femoral supracondylar focal dome osteotomy with plate fixation for acute correction of frontal plane knee deformity.

Focal dome osteotomy (FDO) allows deformity correction without secondary translational deformity. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the degree of correction and knee functional outcome after correction of frontal knee deformity using femoral supracondylar FDO fixed with plate and screws. A prospective study included 12 consecutive cases of femoral frontal plane deformity that underwent correction using supracondylar focal osteotomy fixed by plate and screws.

Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy is superior to physical rehabilitation in the management of symptomatic unstable meniscal tears.

Purpose: Meniscus injuries are the most commonly reported in athletes. Meniscectomy is the most common treatment. Stable peripheral tears may heal, while degenerative tears do well with physical therapy.

Outcomes of suture button repair of the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis.

Background: Recently, a suture button device has been advocated as a simple and effective method of repairing the syndesmosis. Proponents of the device have cited earlier weightbearing and elimination of the need for device removal as potential advantages over metallic screws. However, the available reports generally have short followup.

Metastases to bones of the foot: a case series, review of the literature, and a systematic approach to diagnosis.

Metastatic lesions to the bones of the foot are rare but pose a challenge to the treating surgeon because of variation in presentation. Cases may present as a painful or swollen toe or as an infection resistant to antibiotics, or they may mimic inflammatory arthropathy. As such, diagnosis may be delayed.