background at altnagelvin, a district general hospital in northern ireland, we have observed that a significant number of hip fracture admissions are later readmitted for treatment of other medical conditions. these readmissions place increasing stress on the already significant burden that orthopedic trauma poses on national health services. objectives the aim of this study was to review a ser...

Case: A 63 year-old woman with bilateral severe medial knee osteoarthritis, huge cartilaginous defects, and severe varus-valgus instability was treated by tibial condylar valgus (TCV) osteotomy. Her preoperative point of the weight-bearing (mechanical) axis was right -19% and left -20%. After surgery, the mechanical axis was right 60% and left 61% with a high degree of patient satisfaction. Con...

The cyclops lesion is a localized anterior arthrofibrosis most commonly seen following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. The lesion forms at the anterior cruciate ligament insertion creating a painful extension block between femoral intercondylar notch and tibial plateau. We present 2 cases (3 knees) in which cyclops lesions appeared atypically following bicruciate-retaining total knee...

carpal fracture-dislocation is regarded as an unusual orthopedic injury and, thus, orthopedic surgeons are less experienced in dealing with and treating these fractures and dislocations. we report a 20-year-old worker man suffering from an unusual carpal fracture-dislocation. there was trans-scaphoid fracture and lunate dislocation with other carpal proximal bones toward volar of the wrist. two...

Intercondylar T-shaped fractures of the humerus are caused by a force through the olecranon driving it upwards between the condyles of the humerus. Usually the patient has fallen on to the “point of the elbow”. These injuries are uncommon, and no matter what treatment is used, perfect results are seldom obtained. This paper reports ten severe fractures of this type treated in a collar-and-cuff ...

Disease of the cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) is the most common condition to affect the canine stifle joint. The postulated factors involved in the pathogenesis of CCL rupture are many and include: genetics, breed, age, gender, neutering, ischaemia, obesity, immune mechanisms, tibial plateau angle, intercondylar notch, and local biomechanics. Some of these factors have been investigated, and ...

After spinal cord injury (SCI), bone loss in the paralysed limbs progresses at variable rates. Decreases in bone mineral density (BMD) in the first year range from 1% (slow) to 40% (rapid). In chronic SCI, fragility fractures commonly occur around the knee, with significant associated morbidity. Osteoporosis treatments await full evaluation in SCI, but should be initiated early and targeted tow...

To cite: Kumar R, Balachandran K, Kamalanathan S, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014208116 DESCRIPTION A 55-year-old man presented with short stature, progressive bilateral leg deformity (figure 1) and loss of all teeth since childhood. Similar bony deformities were present in his mother, elder brother and both his daughters. His only son ...

this report presents a 3.5-year-old boy who was hospitalized for limping. medical history and physical exams were not suggestive for any definitive diagnosis. laboratory and radiographic exams did not support any specific diagnosis either. subsequently bone scan was performed and increased activity in the ankle due to cuboid fracture was incidentally observed.