Talar body injuries are rare, particularly in children. To our knowledge, there has not been a single case report of bilateral talus fracture in a child till date. We report two cases of fracture bilateral talus in ch...Talar body injuries are rare, particularly in children. To our knowledge, there has not been a single case report of bilateral talus fracture in a child till date. We report two cases of fracture bilateral talus in children. The first case is of a fracture separation of the distal tibial epiphysis and a fracture of the body of the talus with subluxation of ankle on right side and a fracture neck of talus on left side. The second is fracture bilateral talus with epiphyseal injury of left distal tibia. A minimal or undisplaced fracture of talus is less likely to undergo avascular necrosis than a displaced fracture but even with optimal treatment, avascular necrosis may still occur. It is of prime significance that these fractures should be diagnosed well in time to avert complications. Therefore an appropriate length of follow-up is required.展开更多
Purpose:Subtrochanteric fractures of the femur are being managed successfully with various intramedullary and extramedulary implants with reasonable success.However,these implants require precise placement under image...Purpose:Subtrochanteric fractures of the femur are being managed successfully with various intramedullary and extramedulary implants with reasonable success.However,these implants require precise placement under image intensifier guidance,which exposes the surgeon to substantial amount of radiation.It also restricts the management of these fractures at peripheral centers where facility of image intensifiers is not available.Keeping this in mind we designed this study to identify if contralateral reversed distal femoral locking plate can be used successfully without the use of image intensifier.Methods:Twenty-four consecutive patients(18 men and 6 women)with a mean age of 28 years(range 19-47 years)suffering subtrochanteric fractures of the femur underwent open reduction and internal fixation with reversed contralateral distal femoral locking plate.The outcome was assessed at the mean follow-up period of 3.2 years(range 2-4.6 years)using the Harris hip score.Results:Twenty-one fractures united with the primary procedure,with a mean time of consolidation being 11 weeks(range,9-16 weeks).One patient developed superficial suture line infection,which resolved with oral antibiotics.Another patient had a fall 3 weeks after surgery and broke the plate.Repeat surgery with reversed distal femoral locking compression plate was performed along with bone grafting and the fracture united.Two cases had nonunion,which went in for union after bone grafting.The mean Harris hip score at the time of final follow-up was 90.63(range 82-97).Conclusion:The reversed contralateral distal femoral plate is a biomechanically sound implant,which when used for fixation of the subtrochanteric fractures with minimal soft tissue stripping shows results comparable to those achieved by using other extramedullary implants as well as intramedullary devices.The added advantage of this implant is its usability in the absence of an image intensifier.展开更多
Isolated trochlea fracture in adults is a rare surgical entity as compared to its capitellar counterpart.It has been only mentioned sporadically in the literature as case reports.Fracture of the trochlea is accompanie...Isolated trochlea fracture in adults is a rare surgical entity as compared to its capitellar counterpart.It has been only mentioned sporadically in the literature as case reports.Fracture of the trochlea is accompanied by other elbow injuries like elbow dislocation,capitellum fracture,ulnar fracture and extraarticular condylar fracture.Here we report a unique case of isolated displaced trochlea fracture associated with fractures of the lateral end clavicle and the distal end radius.We propose a unique mechanism for this rare combination of injuries：typical triad of injury,i.e.fracture of the distal end radius with trochlea and fracture of the lateral end of the clavicle.Nonoperative treatment is recommended for undisplaced humeral trochlea fractures;but for displaced ones,anatomical reduction and internal fixation are essential to maintain the congruous trochleacoronoid articulation and hence to maintain the intrinsic stability of the elbow.展开更多
Objective：Metaphyseal-diaphyseal fractures of the distal radius are a major treatment dilemma and orthopaedic surgeons have to pay due consideration to restoration of anatomy of distal radius together with rotation o...Objective：Metaphyseal-diaphyseal fractures of the distal radius are a major treatment dilemma and orthopaedic surgeons have to pay due consideration to restoration of anatomy of distal radius together with rotation of the radial shaft and maintenance of radial bow and interosseous space.We performed this study to evaluate the clinic-radiological outcome of metaphyseal-diaphyseal fractures of the distal radius treated with long volar locking plates.Methods：This prospective study involved 27 patients （22 males and 5 females） with metaphyseal-diaphyseal fracture of the distal radius.Their mean age was （30.12±11.48） years （range 19-52 years） and the follow-up was 26.8 months （range 22-34 months）.All patients underwent open reduction and internal fixation with a long volar locking plate.According to AO/OTA classification,there were 7 type A3,13 type C2 and 7 type C3 fractures.Subjective assessment was done based on the disabilities of the arm,shoulder and hand （DASH） questionnaire.Functional evaluation was done by measuring grip strength and range of motion around the wrist and the radiological determinants included radial angle,radial length,volar angle and ulnar variance.The final assessment was done according to Gartland and Werley scoring system.Results：Postoperative radiological parameters were well maintained throughout the trial,and there was significant improvement in the functional parameters from 6 weeks to final follow-up.The average DASH scores improved from 37.5 at 6 weeks to 4.2 at final follow-up.Final assessment using Gartland and Werley scoring system revealed 66.67%（n=l8） excellent and 33.33% （n=9） good results.There was one case of superficial infection which responded to antibiotics and another carpel tunnel syndrome which was managed conservatively.Conclusion：Volar locking plate fixation for metaphyseal-diaphyseal fractures of distal radius is associated with excellent to good functional outcome,early rehabilitation and minimal complications.展开更多
文摘Talar body injuries are rare, particularly in children. To our knowledge, there has not been a single case report of bilateral talus fracture in a child till date. We report two cases of fracture bilateral talus in children. The first case is of a fracture separation of the distal tibial epiphysis and a fracture of the body of the talus with subluxation of ankle on right side and a fracture neck of talus on left side. The second is fracture bilateral talus with epiphyseal injury of left distal tibia. A minimal or undisplaced fracture of talus is less likely to undergo avascular necrosis than a displaced fracture but even with optimal treatment, avascular necrosis may still occur. It is of prime significance that these fractures should be diagnosed well in time to avert complications. Therefore an appropriate length of follow-up is required.
文摘Purpose:Subtrochanteric fractures of the femur are being managed successfully with various intramedullary and extramedulary implants with reasonable success.However,these implants require precise placement under image intensifier guidance,which exposes the surgeon to substantial amount of radiation.It also restricts the management of these fractures at peripheral centers where facility of image intensifiers is not available.Keeping this in mind we designed this study to identify if contralateral reversed distal femoral locking plate can be used successfully without the use of image intensifier.Methods:Twenty-four consecutive patients(18 men and 6 women)with a mean age of 28 years(range 19-47 years)suffering subtrochanteric fractures of the femur underwent open reduction and internal fixation with reversed contralateral distal femoral locking plate.The outcome was assessed at the mean follow-up period of 3.2 years(range 2-4.6 years)using the Harris hip score.Results:Twenty-one fractures united with the primary procedure,with a mean time of consolidation being 11 weeks(range,9-16 weeks).One patient developed superficial suture line infection,which resolved with oral antibiotics.Another patient had a fall 3 weeks after surgery and broke the plate.Repeat surgery with reversed distal femoral locking compression plate was performed along with bone grafting and the fracture united.Two cases had nonunion,which went in for union after bone grafting.The mean Harris hip score at the time of final follow-up was 90.63(range 82-97).Conclusion:The reversed contralateral distal femoral plate is a biomechanically sound implant,which when used for fixation of the subtrochanteric fractures with minimal soft tissue stripping shows results comparable to those achieved by using other extramedullary implants as well as intramedullary devices.The added advantage of this implant is its usability in the absence of an image intensifier.
文摘Isolated trochlea fracture in adults is a rare surgical entity as compared to its capitellar counterpart.It has been only mentioned sporadically in the literature as case reports.Fracture of the trochlea is accompanied by other elbow injuries like elbow dislocation,capitellum fracture,ulnar fracture and extraarticular condylar fracture.Here we report a unique case of isolated displaced trochlea fracture associated with fractures of the lateral end clavicle and the distal end radius.We propose a unique mechanism for this rare combination of injuries：typical triad of injury,i.e.fracture of the distal end radius with trochlea and fracture of the lateral end of the clavicle.Nonoperative treatment is recommended for undisplaced humeral trochlea fractures;but for displaced ones,anatomical reduction and internal fixation are essential to maintain the congruous trochleacoronoid articulation and hence to maintain the intrinsic stability of the elbow.
文摘Objective：Metaphyseal-diaphyseal fractures of the distal radius are a major treatment dilemma and orthopaedic surgeons have to pay due consideration to restoration of anatomy of distal radius together with rotation of the radial shaft and maintenance of radial bow and interosseous space.We performed this study to evaluate the clinic-radiological outcome of metaphyseal-diaphyseal fractures of the distal radius treated with long volar locking plates.Methods：This prospective study involved 27 patients （22 males and 5 females） with metaphyseal-diaphyseal fracture of the distal radius.Their mean age was （30.12±11.48） years （range 19-52 years） and the follow-up was 26.8 months （range 22-34 months）.All patients underwent open reduction and internal fixation with a long volar locking plate.According to AO/OTA classification,there were 7 type A3,13 type C2 and 7 type C3 fractures.Subjective assessment was done based on the disabilities of the arm,shoulder and hand （DASH） questionnaire.Functional evaluation was done by measuring grip strength and range of motion around the wrist and the radiological determinants included radial angle,radial length,volar angle and ulnar variance.The final assessment was done according to Gartland and Werley scoring system.Results：Postoperative radiological parameters were well maintained throughout the trial,and there was significant improvement in the functional parameters from 6 weeks to final follow-up.The average DASH scores improved from 37.5 at 6 weeks to 4.2 at final follow-up.Final assessment using Gartland and Werley scoring system revealed 66.67%（n=l8） excellent and 33.33% （n=9） good results.There was one case of superficial infection which responded to antibiotics and another carpel tunnel syndrome which was managed conservatively.Conclusion：Volar locking plate fixation for metaphyseal-diaphyseal fractures of distal radius is associated with excellent to good functional outcome,early rehabilitation and minimal complications.
