Distal femoral varus osteotomy is a well-established procedure for the treatment of lateral compartment cartilage lesions and degenerative disease, correcting limb alignment and decreasing the progression of the pathology. Surgical techniques can be performed with a lateral opening-wedge or medial closing-wedge correction of the deformity. Fixation methods for lateral opening-wedge osteotomies ...

A previous study showed that 1 mm of distal femoral resection restored knee extension 4.5°. We determined the relationship with a more accurate measurement technique. Twenty-six subjects treated with total knee arthroplasty were studied. Digital photographs of the extended knee with and without 1.5 and 3.0 mm thick augments placed between the femoral component and distal femur were analyzed, an...

Abstract This article discusses the incidence, applied anatomy and classification of paediatric femoral fractures based on critical appraisal available evidence. The aim is to identify techniques that are relevant contemporary practice whilst excluding technical details individual procedures beyond scope this review. Injuries proximal, diaphyseal distal segments considered individually as there...

Background: There is no consensus regarding the best method of reconstruction in pediatric population following thewide resection of malignant bone tumors. More exploration of the complications of osteoarticular reconstruction leads toless existing controversy of this type of reconstruction, which is the main point of this article.Methods: Long-term outcomes and complications of osteoarticular ...

BACKGROUND Previous studies have suggested that compensatory valgus deformity of the femur is common in patients with tibia vara, or Blount disease. The availability and routine use of standing long-cassette radiographs of the lower extremities to assess angular deformities has allowed quantitative evaluation of this hypothesis. METHODS The cases of all patients with tibia vara, two years of ...

Abstract Aim Distal femoral fractures account for 3–6% of all fractures. Current management distal involve reducing bone fragments and placing a locking plate against it. In this study, the surgeon used ‘selective approach’, whereby only key in comminuted fracture were reduced fixed whilst rest either removed or left unreduced/unfixed. Method All patients underwent AxSOS plate/less invasive sta...

Although autologous osteochondral grafting has been widely applied in humans, most in vitro work has been on animal models. The aims of this study were to: (i) elaborate a full thickness human femoral condylar model using discard material from knee arthroplasty resections, and (ii) use this model to assess chondrocyte viability in response to surgical trauma. Homogeneous regions of human latera...