PURPOSE To assess the outcome of unreamed intramedullary nailing through the lateralised entry point using oblique proximal and biplanar distal interlocking screws. METHODS 15 men and 3 women aged 25 to 58 (mean, 37) years underwent unreamed intramedullary nailing with oblique proximal and biplanar distal interlocking screws for proximal third metaphyseal tibial fractures. The entry point was...

AIM Conventionally, noncompliance distal movement of molars relies exclusively on intraoral anchorage. The distal screw, a distal jet appliance supplemented by two paramedian mini-implants, is an innovative alternative. The aim of this study was to evaluate the suitability of this device to move molars bodily and distally. METHODS The effects of the distal screw were evaluated in a sample of ...

Background: The ideal treatment of distal metaphyseal tibia fractures is still controversial. With the development of extremely distal locking multidirectional holes, the application of intramedullary nailing has extended to the treatment of distal metaphyseal tibial fractures. The aim of the study was to evaluate the results of interlocking intramedullary nailing in extra-articular distal meta...

A 19-year-old female patient sustained a closed spiral midshaft femoral fracture and subsequently underwent femoral intramedullary nail insertion. At followup she complained of difficulty in walking and was found to have a unilateral in-toeing gait. CT imaging revealed 30 degrees of internal rotation at the fracture site, which had healed. A circumferential osteotomy was performed distal to the...

PURPOSE To develop a reference for the distal screw length in volar locking plate fixation for distal radial fractures in an East Asian population. METHODS 12 pairs of forearm specimens from 11 male and one female East Asian cadavers were scanned using computed tomography. On sagittal images of the distal radius, the mean cortex-to-cortex distance of 8 quadrants was measured as a reference fo...

Interlocking intramedullary nailing is currently the preferred treatment for most tibial fractures requiring operative treatment, with good results and a relatively low complication rate as reported in large clinical series. However, vascular and neurological complications caused by interlocking screws have been reported. In addition, insertion of distal interlocking screws can be technically d...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the reliability of vascularized fibula transfer in maintaining arthrodesis following wide excision of malignant tumors located at the metaphyseal ends of long bones. METHODS Fourteen patients underwent wide extra-articular excisions followed by arthrodesis with vascularized fibula and its variants at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, University of Ha...

Nailing of tibial shaft fractures is considered the gold standard surgical method by many surgeons. The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate and compare the clinical outcome of tibial shaft fractures treated with intramedullary nails compressed by proximal tube and conventional intramedullary interlocking nails. Fifty-seven patients with tibial shaft fractures, treated with intram...