Grade 3 Proximal Humerus Giant Cell Tumour: Is Resection and Reconstruction with Prosthesis a Valuable Option?

Grade 3 proximal humerus giant cell tumours are uncommon and the results of their surgical management with prosthetic replacement are not well established. We retrospectively studied patients with grade 3 giant cell tumours of proximal humerus treated with excision and prosthetic replacement from January 2009 and December 2018. We identified 13 patients who underwent tumour excision and prosthetic replacement.

Foot and Ankle Giant Cell Tumors Are Not so Aggressive After All: A Retrospective Study.

Giant cell tumors are most commonly seen around the knee and rarely around the foot and ankle. Therefore there is a paucity of data regarding the options of surgery, outcomes and recurrence of Giant cell tumors involving the foot and ankle. We retrospectively studied patients with Giant cell tumors of the foot and ankle from January 2009 to December 2017.

Indices affecting outcome of neglected femoral neck fractures after valgus intertrochanteric osteotomy.

Objectives: To evaluate preoperative neck resorption and postoperative valgus orientation as predictors of union and functional outcome after valgus intertrochanteric osteotomy for treatment of neglected femoral neck fractures and nonunions.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Tertiary care center.

Long-term outcome of high-energy open Lisfranc injuries: a retrospective study.

Background: The outcome of open Lisfranc injuries has been reported infrequently. Should these injuries be managed as closed injuries and is their outcome different?

Methods: We undertook a retrospective study of high-energy, open Lisfranc injuries treated between 1999 and 2005. The types of dislocation, the associated injuries to the same foot, the radiologic and functional outcome, and the complications were studied.

Reconstruction of open contaminated achilles tendon injuries with soft tissue loss.

Background: Open achilles tendon injuries, present a complex problem to the treating surgeon especially if associated with tendon and soft tissue loss. We present eight such patients treated with tendon repair/reconstruction and reverse flow sural artery flap for soft tissue cover.

Patients: Eight patients (age, 12-64 years) with a spectrum of open tendo-achilles injuries of acute and chronic (infected), including loss of tendon of up to 10 cm, tendon defects with no distal attachment and one with partial loss of the calcaneum were treated between November 2005 and July 2006.

Successful repair of chronic instability of anterior chest wall following right parasternal approach for closure of atrial septal defect in a young female.

Chronic instability of anterior chest wall is a known complication following the minimally invasive right parasternal approach for valvular heart operations. The exact incidence of this condition, as well as the need for reoperation, has not been well documented. We report the first case of successful correction of unstable anterior chest wall in a 33-year-old lady after she underwent atrial septal defect closure through right paramedian approach eight years ago.