Ulcerations under the medial column in patients with acquired neuropathic pes planus may be intractable to conservative techniques such as regular debridement, offloading, bracing, and accommodative shoes. When surgery becomes necessary for these patients, the foot and ankle surgeon has the option of exostectomy, medial column beaming, medial column fusion, and external fixation, among others. In the case of a flexible midfoot collapse, the option of arthroereisis for indirect medial column support may be warranted. In this preliminary report, the authors detail a technique of Achilles tendon lengthening, arthroereisis implantation, and advanced cellular tissue product application in an attempt at wound coverage and prevention of recurrence. Three patients presenting with intractable medial column ulcerations of ∼1 year's duration underwent this procedure, and within 7 weeks (range 5 to 7), all medial column ulcerations healed. These patients remained healed at last follow-up (average 29 months; range 8 to 44). This preliminary report provides evidence for a minimally invasive procedure aimed at offloading, healing, and preventing recurrence of medial column ulcerations in patients with flexible neuropathic pes planus.
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BMC Musculoskelet Disord
December 2024
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Jinshan Branch, Jinshan District Central Hospital, Shanghai, 201500, China.
Background: The lateral locking plate for the proximal humerus is currently the most commonly used surgical procedure for the treatment of elderly proximal humeral comminuted fractures. Previous studies have found that the rate of postoperative complications in patients of proximal humerus fractures with medial column involvement is relatively high. Through biomechanical methods, this study aims to investigate the effectiveness of the conventional lateral locking plate fixation along with the addition of the metacarpal supporting plate on the medial column in the treatment for proximal humeral fractures involving the medial column.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe standard treatment for displaced pediatric supracondylar fracture of humer us (PSCFH) is closed reduction and percutaneous pinning under image intensifier guidance. This technical note describes Kapandji intrafocal pinning technique (KIPT) for achieving optimal fracture reduction and stable fixation in Gartland Type III or IV extension type PSCFH. In KIPT, a K wire was introduced into the fracture site from the posterior aspect, fracture manipulation was done by levering with wire reducing the posterior displacement of the distal fragment and the wire was fixed to the anterior cortex of the proximal fragment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Clin Orthop Trauma
December 2024
Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences and Technology, Rajasthan, India.
Introduction: Acetabulum fractures involving both columns are complicated injuries to treat, and achieving satisfactory post operative reduction with less extensile approaches is difficult. These injuries often require dual approaches, associated with their own share of complications. The anterior intrapelvic approach (AIP) addresses both columns through a single approach, minimizing these complications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArch Orthop Trauma Surg
December 2024
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
The today well accepted intrapelvic approach for acetabular and pelvic ring injury fixation was first described by Hirvensalo and Lindahl in 1993 followed by a more detailed description by Cole and Bolhofner in 1994. Compared to the well-known ilioinguinal approach, described by Letournel, this approach allows an intrapelvic view to the medial acetabulum, while using the ilioinguinal approach a more superior, extrapelvic view, is dissected to the area of the acetabulum. Several names have been used to describe the new intrapelvic approach with increasing usage, mainly ilio-anterior approach, extended Pfannenstiel approach, Stoppa-approach, Rives-Stoppa approach, modified Stoppa approach and recently anterior intrapelvic approach.
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December 2024
Zentrum für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Standort Marburg, Baldingerstr., 35043, Marburg, Deutschland.
Objective: We present the two-incision minimally invasive (TIMI) approach for the treatment of anterior acetabular fractures.
Indications: Displaced fractures of the anterior column of the acetabulum; complex fractures of the acetabulum in combination with the posterior approach (Kocher-Langenbeck); periprosthetic fractures of the acetabulum with or without additional revision of the cup.
Contraindications: Possibly previous extended surgery in the anatomical region of the approach.
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