Early Revision Surgery for Tibial Plateau Non-union and Mal-union

PAUWELS\' OSTEOTOMY FOR FEMORAL NECK NON-:union:

During a period of nine years (1982-1991), Pauwels' osteotomy was performed for 38 cases of femoral neck non-:::union:::. 32 led to consolidation with one osteotomy (84%) and 6 failed (3 needed revision (92%), one died and two were lost to follow-up). The length of follow-up was 2-11 years, the average time of non-:::union::: 12 months (ranging from 4 months to 13 years) and the mean patien...

Autologous Bone Grafting and Revision Plating in a Case of Persistent High Tibial Osteotomy Non-Union

INTRODUCTION Uni-compartmental knee arthritis may be treated with several surgical options including uni-compartmental knee arthroplasty, total knee arthroplasty and high tibial osteotomy. Non-union is a well-established and common complication that may arise from the latter option and few reports have shown successful treatment of persistent non-union of high tibial osteotomy. CASE PRESENTAT...

Total knee replacement in a dog with a non-union type B3 tibial plateau fracture.

A six-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer was presented with a 12 month history of left pelvic limb lameness following trauma. Clinical examination revealed marked thickening and reduced range-of-motion of the left stifle and radiographs were suggestive of a non-union type B3 tibial plateau fracture with severe secondary osteoarthritis. Total knee replacement was performed with adjunctive stabi...

Management of tibial non-:union: using reamed interlocking intra-medullary nailing

 Abstract  Background: Reamed interlocking intramedullary nailing of the tibia is a procedure  for the treatment of a non-infected tibial non:::union:::. The purpose of this clinical  study was to evaluate the outcome of this method as a treatment of tibial non:::union:::.  Methods: Twenty-nine patients with non:::union::: after initial therapy for tibial fracture  were retrospectively assessed...

Surgical Needs of Refugee Populations in the European ::union::: Implications for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery