PURPOSE To report a new locking lateral closing wedge osteotomy used in repairing pediatric supracondylar humerus fracture malunions, which allows for coronal and sagittal plane correction of both cubitus varus and extension. METHODS At our institution, eight children with cubitus varus resulting from prior supracondylar humerus fracture malunions underwent a new technique of lateral closing ...

Distal femoral varus osteotomy is a well-established procedure for the treatment of lateral compartment cartilage lesions and degenerative disease, correcting limb alignment and decreasing the progression of the pathology. Surgical techniques can be performed with a lateral opening-wedge or medial closing-wedge correction of the deformity. Fixation methods for lateral opening-wedge osteotomies ...

INTRODUCTION  Lateral osteotomies play an important role in rhinoplasty and can be performed with different techniques. OBJECTIVE  To compare the results of narrowing of the nasal dorsum and base through 2 types of lateral osteotomy: continuous and microperforating. METHOD  We selected 74 patients undergoing rhinoplasty: 37 patients underwent lateral continuous osteotomy and the other 37 un...

BACKGROUND External lateral osteotomy performed through a small puncture incision in the skin has numerous advantages, but it has been criticized by its opponents who claim it may leave visible scars. OBJECTIVE To examine whether the external lateral osteotomy actually leaves visible scars. METHODS Eighty-one postoperative photographs of patients who had undergone the external lateral osteo...

BACKGROUND Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy has shown much promise in revision total knee replacement. Methods of repair previously described include screw and wire fixation. Both methods have significant complications. METHODS This article describes suture fixation of the osteotomy using Ethibond sutures placed medially with a lateral periosteal hinge. RESULTS This method of fixation relies upon ...

Background: posttraumatic cubitus varus is a common complication after elbow fractures. There are different types of osteotomy and fixation methods used in correction of cubitus varus. Each has its advantages and disadvantages. Patients and method: Ten cases of cubitus varus in young adult treated with lateral closing wedge osteotomy and fixation with posterior Y plate. Preoperative X-ray was t...

PURPOSE To evaluate tympanic bulla healing after experimental lateral osteotomy in cats. METHODS Twenty adult cats were submitted to unilateral lateral bulla osteotomy and divided into two groups: cats of B1 group (n=10) were euthanized at 8 weeks and cats of B2 group (n=10), at 16 weeks postoperative. RESULTS Oblique lateral radiographs taken immediately postoperative showed interruption i...

BACKGROUND Osteotomies are required to mobilize the bony pyramid for infracture, outfracture, or realignment. Using traditional techniques and instruments, mobilization of the bony pyramid often results in serious edema and ecchymosis. OBJECTIVE The authors evaluate how the use of micro-osteotomes in lateral osteotomy influence postoperative healing. METHODS A series of 36 rhinoplasties wer...

Monobloc Le Fort III distraction osteogenesis allows superior skeletal advancement in treating severe syndromic craniosynostosis. We report a rare orbital complication in a 3-year-old boy with Crouzon syndrome who developed right-eye exodeviation with limited abduction during the intradistraction period following this surgery. Images from a computed tomography scan confirmed direct impingement ...