In the past, patients with fractures which failed to heal (non‐union), or healed incorrectly (mal‐ union) had little treatment available to them, and patients who required surgical removal of infected bone (osteomyelitis) or cancerous bone often had no choice but to have an amputation of the affected limb. The treatment of such orthopaedic conditions was revolutionised by Dr Gavril Ilizarov, as...

Background Surgical and conservative methods have been reported by various studies for high rates of fracture union and subsequent regain of function among patients with undisplaced or minimally-displaced scaphoid fractures. Hence, this study aims to analyze the best available evidence to comprehend the relative benefits and risks of these therapeutic options. Methods A systematic search of t...

Insufficiency fractures secondary to prolonged alendronate use is due to inhibition of osteoclastic activity and suppressed bone turnover. Complications of fracture fixation include non-union, mal-union, and difficulty in intramedullary nail insertion. We report a technical challenge in intramedullary nailing of an obliterated femoral canal in a patient on long-term bisphosphonate treatment. Th...

In the past, patients with fractures which failed to heal (non‐union), or healed incorrectly (mal‐ union) had little treatment available to them, and patients who required surgical removal of infected bone (osteomyelitis) or cancerous bone often had no choice but to have an amputation of the affected limb. The treatment of such orthopaedic conditions was revolutionised by Dr Gavril Ilizarov, as...

BACKGROUND Four-corner fusion is an effective procedure to treat advanced degenerative osteoarthritis of scaphoid nonunion advanced collapse or scapho-lunate advanced collapse wrists. However, lunocapitate fusion, an alternative procedure, shows benefits including less dissection of the soft tissue and also a shorter operation time. We reviewed 10 cases to reveal the complication rates and clin...

A prospective study was undertaken of fifty-one patients who were randomly assigned to treatment with either a long or a short thumb-spica cast for a non-displaced fracture of the carpal scaphoid. The duration of follow-up was at least until union; the average follow-up was twelve months. Twenty-eight fractures were treated with a long thumb-spica cast and twenty-three, with a short thumb-spica...