Primary seronegative intermuscular hydatidosis in a child, an infection that should be approached like a tumor: a case report and review of the literature.

Introduction: Intermuscular hydatid cyst is one of the rarest types of hydatid cyst, and as far as we know, only nine cases were reported in the literature before this study.

Case Presentation: We present a 10-year-old Iranian child with an intermuscular cystic mass in the medial-distal thigh. Despite the typical imaging findings, the patient's serological and hematological tests were negative for hydatid cyst.

Arthroscopic management of ankle primary synovial chondromatosis (Reichel's syndrome): A case report with literature review.

Introduction And Importance: Primary Synovial chondromatosis is a rare disease characterized by metaplastic cartilaginous nodules originating from the synovium, which rarely involves the ankle joint. To date, there has been a limited number of reported cases regarding the arthroscopic treatment of this disease, which can be attributed to its rare incidence. This article aims to illuminate the advantages and challenges of this technique by presenting a case study.

Acute Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty for Proximal Tibial Fractures in Elderly.

Background: Proximal tibial fractures in elderly patients with osteoporosis or knee osteoarthritis (OA) are challenging cases. In the current study, we present our experience with uncommon acute primary total knee arthroplasty (PTKA) in this patient population.

Methods: PTKAs were performed following proximal tibial fractures in 30 consecutive patients over 60 years of age with osteoporosis or knee OA between 2005 and 2009.

Shortening subtrochanteric osteotomy and cup placement at true acetabulum in total hip arthroplasty of Crowe III-IV developmental dysplasia: results of midterm follow-up.

Introduction: The anatomic abnormalities in developmental dysplasia of hip (DDH) often make total hip replacement (THR) inevitable at a younger age. However, there is no universal gold standard technique of THR for high dislocated dysplastic hips.

Materials And Methods: Here we present the outcomes of midterm follow-up after THR in patients diagnosed with DDH Crowe type III and IV hospitalized in a tertiary center in Iran for whom placement of a cup in true acetabulum and selective transverse subtrochanteric osteotomy was performed.

Syndesmotic Malreduction after Ankle ORIF; Is Radiography Sufficient?

Background: Ankle fractures, especially those resulting from external rotation mechanisms are associated with injury to the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis. Some authors have recommended performing CT scanning after open ankle surgery to evaluate the reduction of syndesmosis. In this current study, we aimed to investigate the sensitivity of plain radiography in diagnosing syndesmosis malreduction after open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) in patients with ankle fractures.

Local erythropoietin injection in tibiofibular fracture healing.

Background: Erythropoietin (EPO), in addition to its function as an erythropoiesis regulator has a regenerative activity on some nonhematopoietic tissues. Animal studies have suggested a role for erythropoietin in bone healing.

Objectives: The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of local EPO injection in healing of tibiofibular fractures.

Deep vein thrombosis following below knee immobilization: the need for chemoprophylaxis.

Background: There is controversy regarding routine prophylaxis for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in patients treated via a short leg cast or splint following lower extremity trauma.

Objectives: The main aim of this study is to evaluate the incidence of DVT and need for chemoprophylaxis in these patients.

Materials And Methods: Patients with ankle sprains or stable foot/ankle fractures were entered in this cross-sectional study.