Syringomyelia-induced wrist Charcot neuroarthropathy.

We present a rare case of wrist Charcot neuroarthropathy secondary to post-tuberculosis syringomyelia. V.

Optimising the Orthopaedic Trauma Society Open Fracture Classification system: a proposal for modification in the context of high civilian gunshot fractures.

Objectives: Uniformly classifying long bone open fractures is challenging. The purpose of this study was to propose a modified Orthopaedic Trauma Society (OTS) Open Fracture Classification System, developed in a setting with a high incidence of civilian gunshot fractures.

Methods: From our prospectively collected database, we identified all patients with open tibia and femur fractures treated with intramedullary nailing over a 4 year period.