OBJECTIVE Treatment of mild and moderate hallux valgus deformities. DISCUSSION Minimally invasive technique enables surgeons to treat mild and moderate hallux valgus deformities with excellent and good results in the majority of patients. Nonunion of first metatarsal, moreover, has only rarely been reported. SUMMARY We describe the essential steps of a surgical technique for the treatment o...

Lumbosacral hemivertebrae causes unique problems as early trunk decompensation and long compensatory curve above. There are only a few reports on it. This case series is a fair supplement in the literatures.To evaluate the clinical and radiological outcomes of lumbosacral hemivertebrae resection through 1-stage posterior approach.Between 2005 and 2014, a consecutive series of congenital scolios...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective study. PURPOSE To analyze outcomes of posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) stand-alone cages. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE PLIF for degenerative disk disease using stand-alone cages has lost its popularity owing to implant-related complications and pseudoarthrosis. METHODS We analyzed the records of 45 patients (18 women, 27 men), operated between January 1994 and...

In this study the authors evaluate the results of internal synthesis of femoral fractures in polytraumatised patients initially treated by external fixation (EF). From January 2002 to December 2005, 39 femurs in 37 polytraumatised patients (average age 34.2 years, range 18-44) with closed fractures and an ISS>20 were initially treated with EF. There were three groups: Group A, 13 cases when con...

OBJECTIVES To identify the negative effect on treatment results of reserving damaged intervertebral discs when treating type B and type C spinal fracture-dislocations through a one-stage posterior approach. METHODS This is a retrospective review of 53 consecutive patients who were treated in our spine surgery center from January 2005 to May 2012 due to severe thoracolumbar spinal fracture-dis...