Long-Term Results of Modified Green Method in Sprengel's Deformity.

Aim: Congenital undescended scapula (Sprengel deformity) is a rare deformity that is reported in the literature mostly as small case series with short- or medium-term follow-up periods. Here, we aimed to present the long-term results of this deformity treated with modified Green procedure.

Method: The modified Green procedure was performed in 24 patients (28 shoulders) with Sprengel deformity.

Free coracoacromial ligament graft for augmentation of massive rotator cuff tears treated with mini-open repair.

Objectives: Repair of massive rotator cuff tears is a challenging and complex procedure. The tissue at the end of the torn tendons is often friable and weak, because ruptures are old and degenerated, and thus the ends must be sutured effectively and strongly to achieve a satisfactory outcome. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of free total or partial coracoacromial ligament (CAL) graft to protect and augment the repair of massive rotator cuff tears.

Two-stage total infected knee arthroplasty treatment with articulating cement spacer.

Introduction: The treatment of infected total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is controversial and various. Two-stage prolonged reimplantation and 6-week systemic antibiotics use have been a gold standard of treatment in recent years.

Patients: Seventeen knees of 17 patients, who underwent primary TKA and subsequently developed infections, were implanted articulating antibiotic-loaded cement spacer through two-stage reimplantation.

[Total hip arthroplasty in patients with osteoarthritis secondary to developmental dysplasia of the hip: results after a mean of eight-year follow-up].

Objectives: We evaluated eight-year results of total hip arthroplasty in patients with osteoarthritis secondary to developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH).

Methods: Total hip arthroplasty was performed in 31 hips of 29 patients (25 females, 4 males; mean age 54 years; range 35 to 78 years) with osteoarthritis secondary to DDH. According to the classification by Hartofilakidis et al.

An unusual complication of familial Mediterranean fever: protracted arthritis with bilateral coxarthrosis and intraosseous amyloidosis of femoral head.

Protracted arthritis is uncommon in familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and rarely may result in degenerative joint damage, a well-known complication of FMF, usually affecting kidneys. We present an unusual case of FMF involving severe bilateral coxarthrosis leading to residual incapacity that was treated by total hip arthroplasty, and an unusual presentation of amyloidosis - intraosseous amyloidosis of the femoral head.

Does bilateral total knee arthroplasty affect gait in women?: comparison of gait analyses before and after total knee arthroplasty compared with normal knees.

We performed gait analysis of 24 patients with bilateral knee osteoarthritis (OA) before, 1 year, and 2 years after bilateral total knee arthroplasty and compared these results to 12 normal controls. Cadence was significantly decreased in OA patients when compared with controls. Step and stride lengths were significantly different preoperatively (shorter) and postoperatively (P < .

Intercondylar fractures of the distal humerus treated with the triceps-reflecting anconeus pedicle approach.

Introduction: Treatment choice for displaced, intercondylar fractures of the distal humerus is open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) through a posterior approach. The triceps-reflecting anconeus pedicle (TRAP) approach, combination of modified Kocher and Bryan-Morrey has been described as a conservative surgical exposure for fixation of the complex intercondylar fractures.

Materials And Methods: Eleven patients with intercondylar fractures of the humerus operated with this approach were reviewed.

[Functional results of the Ilizarov circular external fixator in the treatment of open tibial fractures].

Objectives: We evaluated functional results with the Ilizarov circular external fixator in the treatment of open tibial fractures.

Methods: Thirty-three patients (26 males, 7 females; mean age 38 years; range 16 to 69 years) with open tibial fractures were included. According to the AO/OTA classification, there were seven type A, 16 type B, 10 type C fractures; according to the Gustilo-Anderson classification, eight, 12, and 13 fractures were grade I, II, and III, respectively.

[Surgical treatment of type III acromioclavicular joint dislocations by a modified Bosworth technique].

Background: We evaluated the results of surgical treatment of type III acromioclavicular joint dislocations by a modified Bosworth technique.

Methods: Thirty-four patients (9 females, 25 males; mean age 35 years; range 20 to 53 years) were treated with a modified Bosworth technique for type III acromioclavicular joint dislocations. Dislocations were caused by falls (n=18), traffic accidents (n=8), and during contact sports (n=8).

Treatment of missed posterior dislocation of the shoulder by delayed open reduction and glenoid reconstruction with corticocancellous iliac bone autograft.

This is a report of a 2-year follow-up of a missed posterior shoulder dislocation treated with open reduction and glenoid reconstruction with corticocancellous iliac bone autograft. In such cases, this treatment option may be an alternative to hemiarthroplasty of the shoulder.

Comparison of two percutaneous pinning methods for the treatment of the pediatric type III supracondylar humerus fractures.

Fifty-nine surgically treated cases of type III supracondylar humeral fractures were retrospectively evaluated. Fracture fixation was performed by either crossed K-wires in 35 patients (group I) or lateral K-wires in 24 patients (group II). The reoperation rates and neural injury rates as major complications were similar in the two groups and all neural injuries except one had full recovery.