Displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures Sanders 3 and 4 leaving a large bone void after reposition, continue to pose a therapeutic challenge. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) combined with the injectable bone substitute CERAMENTTM|BONE VOID FILLER in patients with a bone gap > 2 cm after reduction. Twelve consecutive cas...

Fractures of the femoral head associated with a hip dislocation are relatively rare and often associated with a poor functional outcome [1]. Keely and Lipscomb reported that the incidence of this type of femoral head fracture is two cases per one million per year [2]. Treatment strategies in femoral head fracture-dislocations are very controversial and represent one of the few true orthopedic e...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes of patients with posteromedial tibial plateau fractures treated by open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) through a posteromedial approach. Thirty-six patients with posteromedial tibial plateau fracture underwent ORIF through a posteromedial approach and were retrospectively analyzed. Pre-operative X-ray pictures and CT images wer...

BACKGROUND Treatment of the distal tibial fractures are challenging due to the limited soft tissue, subcutaneous location and poor vascularity. In this control-matched study, it was aimed to compare the traditional open reduction and internal fixation with minimal invasive plating (MIPO). We hypothesized that superior results may be achieved with MIPO technique. METHODS 22 patients treated wi...

This is a retrospective review of nine coronal shear fractures of the distal humerus. Two were isolated fractures and seven were associated with other peri-articular elbow injuries, termed "complex" coronal shear fractures. All cases underwent immediate open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) and were then followed for an average of 14 months (range: 6.5 to 23 months) with outcomes evaluate...

Background: A common peroneal nerve (CPN) injury located at the knee level, occurring as a consequence of hip surgery is described in literature. However, there are only few papers focusing on their surgical management, while no thoroughly analyzed cases following open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) acetabular fracture. This paper aimed to describe such case discuss current trends manag...

BACKGROUND Ankle fractures, especially those resulting from external rotation mechanisms are associated with injury to the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis. Some authors have recommended performing CT scanning after open ankle surgery to evaluate the reduction of syndesmosis. In this current study, we aimed to investigate the sensitivity of plain radiography in diagnosing syndesmosis malreductio...

Minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis(MIPO) has been considered as an alternative for fracture treatment. Previous study has demonstrated that MIPO technique has the advantage of less soft tissue injury compared with open reduction internal fixation (ORIF). However, the comparison of callus formation and mineralization between two plate osteosynthesis methods remains unknown. In this experime...

BACKGROUND The knowledge about short-term outcomes of nonagenarians undergoing surgery for hip fracture in Asian is limited. METHODS The patients with hip fractures who underwent hip hemiarthroplasty and open reduction with internal fixation (ORIF) for management during the period from 2008 to 2012 were identified and their medical record was retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS During the stu...