First Clinical Case of Ilizarov Femur Lengthening over a Bioactive and Degradable Intramedullary Implant.

Introduction: The Ilizarov distraction osteogenesis is a recognized method of limb lengthening in orthopaedic practice. Its most challenging problems are long duration of external fixation and related pin-tract infection and joint contractures. The solution might be the use of a bioactive degradable intramedullary implant stimulating bone healing.

A new technique of hindfoot reconstruction in chronic calcaneal osteomyelitis using the Ilizarov apparatus - a case series.

Calcaneal osteomyelitis (OM) is a challenging disease. Traditional surgical management has a limited success in preservation of the foot. The surgery proposed with the use of the Ilizarov apparatus for calcaneal OM aims to preserve the function, shape, and stability of the foot.

Treatment of postoperative tibial chronic osteomyelitis using bone transport techniques; an observational study.

Purpose: Postoperative Tibial chronic osteomyelitis is one of the most challenging orthopaedic conditions especially when extensive, the anatomy of subcutaneous anteromedial part of the tibia with less soft tissue coverage complicates the situation. The extent of infected tibial part varies in size and duration from one patient to another. We report our experience using Bifocal and Monofocal bone transport techniques with regard to clinical outcome, recurrence of infection and re-fracture rate.

The Bisaccia and Meccariello technique in pediatric femoral shaft fractures with intramedullary titanium nail osteosynthesis linked external-fixator (IOLE): validity and reliability.

Background: Over the last 20 years, the incidence of pediatric femoral shaft fractures was increased, due to changes in the children's daily activities. The healing times are different according to the chosen treatment and to other factors such as age, type of fracture, the involvement of the soft tissues, and concomitance with other injuries. The Bisaccia and Meccariello technique ( Intramedullary titanium nail Osteosynthesis Linked External-fixator -IOLE) was born to prevent rotationally and lengthening malunion or nonunion in the treatment of pediatric femoral shaft fractures.

Subtalar arthroereisis for treatment of children with flexible planovalgus foot deformity and analysis of CT data in long-term period.

Unlabelled: The aim of the study is to analyze the long-term results of the subtalar arthroereisis of the feet according to Grice in children with flexible symptomatic planovalgus foot deformity.

Methods: 29 children (58 feet) were treated with symptomatic flexible planovalgus foot deformity.

Results: The average value of AOFAS increased from 63 (51-84) to 92 (53-96) points.

Reconstruction by ilizarov technique for sequelae of pediatric hip septic coxitis: A case study of a new technique with 14 years follow-up.

Pediatric septic hip sequelae represent a challenging condition to the treating surgeons with conventional femoral and pelvic osteotomy being difficult to solve advanced head and neck destruction. Surgeons usually resolve to pelvic support osteotomy which is technically demanding and may require revision if performed before skeletal maturity. We report a 10 years old girl which had sequelae of septic coxitis Hunka type IVb, the patient was treated by a C-shaped pertrochanteric and Salter osteotomy and by applying Ilizarov methods of distraction histogenesis we did reduction and gradual lengthening of the femoral neck stump which was adapted to the acetabular cavity at last assessment, the clinical and radiographic parameters had improved significantly at 14 years long term follow-up and the patient was able to walk painlessly and without support.

[The influence of endodontic rinsing liquids activation methods on the root dentin structure and effectiveness of root canal cleaning].

The study was aimed to conduct a morphological assessment of the influence exerted by a certain method of activation of endodontic rinsing liquid on the root dentin structure and canal cleaning effectiveness in an ex vivo experiment. The study was performed on 20 single-rooted teeth removed due to complicated caries in people aged 25-44 years. A devised method of vacuum-jet irrigation was used to carry out the final antiseptic treatment and to activate a rinsing liquid in the group No.

Cleft foot: A case report and review of literature.

Background: Cleft foot is a very rare congenital anomaly, which is characterized by central rays deficiency of the foot. It is also known as split foot or ectrodactyly of the foot, and it is very often combined with splitting of the hands. The defect develops due to insufficient activity of the median apical ectodermal ridge, which leads to an increase in cell death or a decrease in cell proliferation.

[Microflora of surgical wounds and fistulas in patients with chronic osteomyelitis of the tibia before reconstructive treatment, in case of recurrence of infection.].

Relevance of microbiological monitoring in chronic osteomyelitis of the tibia developed during treatment of fractures with a plate is associated with a noticeable increase of various kinds of the microflora. A microbiological study was conducted of pathological material taken from wounds, fistulas and from the focus of inflammation in 49 patients with chronic tibial osteomyelitis, developed during treatment of fractures with a plate. The patients underwent sequestrectomy of the tibia and subsequent application of bilocal consecutive compression-distraction osteosynthesis or monolocal compression osteosynthesis.

Atlantoaxial dislocation due to os odontoideum in patients with Down's syndrome: literature review and case reports.

Purpose: To clarify etiology, clinical features, and diagnostic and treatment options of atlantoaxial dislocation (AAD) due to os odontoideum (OsO) in patients with Down's syndrome (DS).

Methods: We described and analyzed three clinical cases of AAD due to OsO in DS patients and reviewed descriptions of similar cases in the scientific sources.

Results: According to literature review, more than 80% of DS patients with odontoid ossicles had atlantoaxial instability (AAI).

[Quantitative characterization of risk of iatrogenic damage to pyramidal tracts based on data of intraoperative neuromonitoring during surgical correction of spinal deformities].

Objective: Development of a quantitative indicator for the risk level of intraoperative iatrogenic motor disorders in the process of surgical correction of spinal deformity based on current neurophysiological monitoring data.

Material And Methods: 288 patients 12.6±0.

Treatment of forearm diaphyseal defect by distraction compression bone transport and continued distraction for radial head reduction: A case study.

Treatment of infected forearm nonunion and defects represents a difficult task for the operating surgeons. Conventional methods like composite and vascularized fibular grafts and the induced membranes filled with cancellous autografts or the Masquelet technique have been reported to be useful and successful, but sometimes it is difficult to predict the outcome and cannot address simultaneous deformities or the need to apply gradual distraction for reduction of a chronically dislocated radial head. Ilizarov technique has an answer for such conditions.

Vertical Wire Forefoot Fixation: An Advanced Technique for the Dynamic External Fixation Apparatus.

External fixation is used for the correction of select foot and ankle deformities. We have found the traditional forefoot crossing wire technique to be insufficient in terms of both individual metatarsal control and forefoot manipulation when using a dynamic ring fixator to correct forefoot deformities. We developed a forefoot fixation technique at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, using 5 vertical wires to gain greater forefoot control while performing more precise skeletal manipulation for multiplanar deformity correction.

Bone Formation and Adaptive Morphology of the Anterior Tibial Muscle in 3-mm Daily Lengthening Using High-Fractional Automated Distraction and Osteosynthesis with the Ilizarov Apparatus Combined with Intramedullary Hydroxyapatite-Coated Wire.

Purpose: We studied osteogenesis and morphofunctional features of the anterior tibial muscle using 3-mm high-frequency automated lengthening with the Ilizarov apparatus alone and in combination with intramedullary nailing.

Material And Methods: Tibia was lengthened with a round-the-clock automated distractor at a 3-mm daily rate for 10 days in 16 mongrel dogs. In group 1 (n = 8), a 1.

Correction using Halo Gravity Traction for Severe Rigid Neuromuscular Scoliosis: A Report of Three Cases.

Severe rigid neuromuscular scoliosis is a major challenge to the spine surgeon due to the possibilities of neurological sequelae from acute correction of the deformity. Halo gravity traction has been considered as a way of reducing the deformity before correction to prevent neurological complications. Three female patients with severe neuromuscular scoliosis aged seven to 13 years with main coronal Cobb angle of 95°-128° and Kyphotic Cobb of 47°-118° having ≤35% flexibility on traction, had between 18 to 23 days of 16 hour/day of halo gravity traction and night time supine traction with 4kg weight for 7-8 hours.

Applicability of histopathological osteomyelitis evaluation score (HOES) in chronic osteomyelitis of the foot - A feasibility study.

Background: Diagnosis and classification of chronic osteomyelitis is not based on any objective criteria. None of the available methods for this is completely reliable. Tienmann et al.

Challenging Diagnostics of Biofilm Associated Periprosthetic Infection in Immunocompromised Patient: A Clinical Case.

Background: Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a devastating complication of joint arthroplasty. The identification of microorganisms in biofilm-related PJI is challenging yet significant stage of the treatment process. Medical microbiology methods, such as pure culture isolation, remain the gold standard.

An overview of thermal necrosis: present and future.

Many orthopaedic procedures require drilling of bone, especially fracture repair cases. Bone drilling results in heat generation due to the friction between the bone and the drill bit. A high-level of heat generation kills bone cells.

Management of severe congenital flexion deformity of the knee using Ilizarov method.

The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of Ilizarov method in severe congenital flexion deformity of the knee. This was a retrospective study of eight consecutive bilateral cases (five girls and three boys, with mean age of 4 years, involving 16 knees) with minimum 2-year follow-up. Four patients had multiple congenital contractures and two patients each had popliteal pterygium syndrome and complete tibial hemimelia.

[Concentration of several osteotropic growth factors, markers of osteogenesis and biologically active molecules in the blood serum of patients with congenital pseudarthrosis of tibia during orthopaedic treatment with combined technologies].

Congenital pseudarthrosis of tibia is a genetic, systemic pathology with impaired bone remodeling and unknown pathogenetic mechanisms. Orthopaedic treatment of the disease can fail in some cases. The process of bone remodeling is known to occur under control of local and systemic growth factors, and we sought to explore several osteotropic growth factors, markers of osteogenesis and biologically active molecules in the blood serum of patients with congenital pseudarthrosis of tibia.

Impact of Transphyseal Elastic Nailing On the Histostructure of the Tibia in Growing Animals (Non-Randomized Controlled Experimental Study).

Background: The use of intramedullary elastic nailing is a method of choice for prevention of complications in children with osteogenesis imperfecta. However, the morphology of the growing long bones in the conditions created was not investigated.

Aim: The purpose of our experiment was to study the impact of elastic intramedullary nailing on the histostructure of long bones in their physiological growth.

Biological activity of the implant for internal fixation.

Early treatment of bone fractures was performed using implants, which are often used in the form of plates of various types, which are fixed on the bone surface (extracellular fixation) and nails that are located in the medullary canal (intracerebral fixation). The goal of this study was to investigate the features of osseointegration of implants for internal fixation (intramedullary or extramedullary) with various bioactive coating techniques. During experimental study on 20 mongrel dogs, the implant model in the form of 1.

Role of closed drain after multi-level posterior spinal surgery in adults: a randomised open-label superiority trial.

Purpose: To explore the role of closed suction drain in multi-level posterior spinal surgery.

Methods: We performed prospective, open-label, randomised control, superiority trial with parallel design and 1:1 allocation. A total of 161 patients undergoing posterior spinal surgery involving more than one motion segment at a dedicated spine surgery department were randomly allocated into "drain" or "no-drain" groups, based on which surgical drain was employed at the end of surgery.

Use of flexible intramedullary nailing in combination with an external fixator for a postoperative defect and pseudarthrosis of femur in a girl with osteogenesis imperfecta type VIII: a case report.

Telescopic rodding has been developed in order to obtain long-lasting osteosynthesis in the growing long bones of children with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). The major and still unsolved drawback of any telescopic rod or nail design is a lack of rotational stability and, currently, no telescopic system allows immediate weight-bearing. When these problems are associated with insufficient longitudinal bone stability and diminished healing capacity, the result can be unfavourable causing secondary bone fragment displacement, delayed or non-union.