BACKGROUND Computer assisted corrective osteotomy of the diaphyseal forearm and the distal radius based on computer simulation and patient-specific guides has been described as a promising technique for accurate reconstruction of forearm deformities. Thereby, the intraoperative use of patient-specific drill and cutting guides facilitate the transfer of the preoperative plan to the surgery. Howe...

BACKGROUND The theory that malrotation is best assessed by making a fist and looking for digital overlap was the basis for devising a simple, easy, and reliable technique for phalangeal corrective osteotomy. METHODS This study assessed the phalangeal corrective osteotomy technique in 7 digits, involving 7 cases in 6 patients; 1 patient required treatment bilaterally. This technique required t...

PURPOSE To histologically evaluate the quality of articular cartilage regeneration from the medial compartment after arthroscopic subchondral drilling followed by postoperative intra-articular injections of autologous peripheral blood stem cells (PBSCs) and hyaluronic acid with concomitant medial open-wedge high tibial osteotomy (HTO) in patients with varus deformity of the knee joint. METHOD...

BACKGROUND Posttraumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) is secondary to an array of joint injuries. Animal models are useful tools for addressing the uniqueness of PTOA progression in each type of joint injury and developing strategies for PTOA prevention and treatment. HYPOTHESIS Intra-articular fracture induces PTOA pathology. STUDY DESIGN Descriptive laboratory study. METHODS Through a parapate...

BACKGROUND To report the radiological and clinical results after corrective osteotomy in ankylosing spondylitis patients. Furthermore, this study intended to classify the types of deformity and to suggest appropriate surgical treatment options. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed ankylosing spondylitis patients who underwent corrective osteotomy between 1996 and 2009. The radiographic assessm...

We report a 38-year-old male with a nonunion followed by plate breakage after volar plating of a distal radius osteotomy. Volar locking plates have added a new approach to the treatment of distal radius malunions, due to a lower morbidity of the surgical approach and the strength of the final construction, allowing early mobilization and return to function. Conclusion. Plate breakage is an unco...

BACKGROUND Reduction malarplasty is one of the most common surgical procedures performed in the Asian population for aesthetic purposes. Although multiple methods have been developed for reduction malarplasty, including a variety of infracture techniques, most of the current procedures have limitations. In the current study we created a new infracture method to circumvent these shortcomings. ...

background:chronic synovitis is one of the most important complications in haemophilic patients. rifampin is anantibiotic which its intra-articular injecion leads to destruction of the synovial membrane of haemophilic patientsmedically.materials and methods: between september 2003 and november 2005, we administered intra-articular rifampinin ١۶ haemophilic joints of ٨ haemophilic patients.resul...

Background: Malunion distal radius involving shortening of the may result in disruption radioulnar joint, chronic pain, loss both supination and pronation, cosmetic deformity. Shortening often accompanies dorsal angulation, a relatively positive ulna variance is produced. With malunion caused by extra-articular fractures, pain develop joint secondary to abnormal stresses resulting from radial o...