AIM Our goal was to investigate the long-term results of anterior lumbar interbody fusion combined with percutaneous pedicle screw fixation for degenerative lumbar instability. MATERIAL AND METHODS Forty-seven patients that had undergone anterior lumbar interbody fusion combined with percutaneous pedicle screw fixation for degenerative lumbar instability at Tianjin Hospital between May 2003 a...

Sacral fractures that result in spinopelvic dissociation are unstable injuries that are often treated surgically, with iliosacral screw fixation and/or lumbopelvic fixation from L4 to the pelvis. Open lumbopelvic fixation allows for direct fracture reduction and immediate postoperative weight bearing, but is associated with a relatively high wound complication rate. Open surgery often takes sev...

The treatment of atlantoaxial instability by means of posterior transarticular screw fixation combined with a Gallie fusion is an established method when direct anterior odontoid screw fixation is not indicated or has failed. In this retrospective study, the results of a modified percutaneous mini-open transarticular C1-C2 screw fixation are presented. Between February 1998 and March 2006, 47 p...

INTRODUCTION Most greater tuberosity humerus fractures can be treated successfully with either surgical or conservative methods and good results can be expected if fracture heals anatomically but a displaced fracture or an improperly reduced fracture can lead to a symptomatic mal-union. CASE PRESENTATION 36years old man with mal-united greater tuberosity fracture presented to us 18 months fol...

OBJECTIVES We explored the efficacy of minimal invasive surgery including one-stage debridement and intervertebral fusion through extreme lateral channel (XLIF) combined with lateral or percutaneous posterior pedicle screw fixation for the treatment of lumbar spine tuberculosis. METHODS Twenty two patients with lumbar tuberculosis who underwent surgery with XLIF technique and internal fixatio...

Abstract Background Medial malleolus fracture is commonly seen nowadays in orthopaedic practice. There are different modalities of treatment based on pattern and socioeconomic status. Undisplaced can be managed by cast application. Various surgical available treating medial like tension band wiring, cancellous screw or cortical fixation, plate Kirschner wire, suture anchors. The purpose our stu...

Fractures of the posterior malleolus can occur in conjunction with fibular and medial malleolar fractures or in isolation. The indications for fixation of the posterior malleolus remain controversial except for the fragment sizes. A number of different surgical approaches and techniques for internal fixation of posterior malleolar fractures have been reported. Newer techniques such as direct ex...