BACKGROUND The vascularized free fibula epiphyseal transfer provides an option for the preservation of limb lengthening after resection of the proximal humerus in pediatric sarcoma patients. The purpose of this study was to provide a long-term follow-up of longitudinal growth patterns and outcomes after free fibula epiphyseal transfer in upper extremity reconstruction. METHODS A retrospective...

A traumatic limp is a common presentation in childhood, particularly in the under 5s. While the commonest diagnosis is irritable hip ascribed to a transient synovi-tis, there is a long list of other and more sinister diagnoses. Clinical algorithms have been suggested to allow diagnosis and management, while avoiding the need for extensive investigation in most children. 4 We present three cases...

Dear Editor,We have greatly enjoyed reading the case report entitled “‘Femoral Condyle Fracture during Revision of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Case Report and a Review of Literature in the issue of Arch Bone Jt Surg. 2015;3(2) with great interest. We would like to commend the authors for their detailed and valuable work. Although various case reports have described postoperative ...

Fifty-seven year old patient with open medial dislocation of the left talus, with suprasyndesmotic fracture of the fibula, due to indirect traumatism. The following were carried out: washing, cleaning the talus and the soft parts, Friedrich, reduction, fixing with Kirschner needles, suture of the deltoid ligament, and osteosynthesis of the fibula. There were neither surface nor deep post-operat...

BACKGROUND Little is known about oncologic outcomes of patients with primary bone tumors complicated by a pathologic fracture and treated by limb salvage. METHODS Our study included 17 men and 14 women aged 6 to 61 years (average age 17 years). All 31 patients had primary bone tumors complicated by a pathologic fracture. Diagnoses included osteosarcoma (17 patients), Ewing's sarcoma (10), mal...

INTRODUCTION Spiral and oblique fractures of distal 1/3 of tibia-fibula are relatively common fractures of long bones. Due to their types, aetiology, limited coverage and blood supply, these fractures often lead to union and soft tissue problems. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-seven patients with spiral and oblique fractures of distal 1/3 of tibia-fibula were treated with circular external fixa...