Background: There are few studies comparing the biomechanical properties of angled blade plate and locking compression plates in supracondylar osteotomy. In the current randomized study, we prospectively compared the clinical and radiological outcomes of supracondylar osteotomy using these two plates. Methods: Forty patients with valgus knee malalignment were randomly assigned to two equal nu...

In 1881, Reverdin described a closing wedge osteotomy of the first metatarsal head with the apex laterally that also included excision of the medial eminence (Fig. 11-1A). His purpose was to realign the abducted hallux and remove the prominent bump. The procedure effectively reduces an abnormal proximal articular set angle but does not directly address the intermetatarsal angle. Since the time ...

although the promotional effects on bone healing of pulsed electromagnetic fields (pemf) have beenwell demonstrated, the effects of static magnetic fields (smf) remained unclear. in this study, effects of acustom-made magnetic wrap on radiographic and histopathological aspects of bone healing using a canineunstable osteotomy gap model were investigated. after an osteotomy of the midshaft radius...

background : this study evaluated the sensation of palatal ucosa before and after le fort i osteotomy and compared it based on whether greater palatine nerve has been dissected or not. methods : sixteen patients were studied within one week before  urgery and then one week, 6 weeks, 3 months and 6 months after surgery. four tests including sharp-blunt discrimination, cold perception, pin prick ...

conclusions this study shows that simultaneous arch osteotomy and coronoidectomy may be an appropriate treatment procedure for zygomatico-coronoid interference. introduction zygomatico-coronoid interference is a rare type of mandibular extracapsular ankylosis. there is a lack of information on the treatment of these cases in the literature. condylectomy and coronoidectomy are not always the bes...

The authors present a unique use of the Z osteotomy in the fifth metatarsal for correction of Tailor bunion. The rotational capabilities of the Z osteotomy are exploited to provide correction of fifth metatarsal lateral bowing and to decrease intermetatarsal angles. The osteotomy is inherently stable, and the design facilitates internal fixation.

In this paper we prove that there cannot be a biplane admitting a primitive, flagtransitive automorphism group of almost simple type, with alternating or sporadic socle.

Objective: Thoracolumbar kyphotic deformity is a common complication in the late stage of ankylosing spondylitis. The aim of this study was to compare the correction efficacy for ankylosing spondylitis kyphosis using preoperative osteotomy designs of papercut (PC)/splice and Photoshop (PS). Methods: This was a retrospective study of 35 patients with ankylosing spondylitis and thoracolumbar kyph...