Introduction: To date, there have been no documented cases of sequential bilateral posterior knee dislocation following robotic-assisted bilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in the literature. Robotic-assisted TKA is gaining traction due to its potential advantages in precision and patient outcomes. Sequential bilateral TKA offers several benefits, Nevertheless, complications can still arise, some of which are rare and difficult to manage.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Tibial plateau fractures involving two or more columns were routinely assessed by two-dimensional radiography in the past. This often misled surgeons and attention was given only to the medial and lateral column without consideration of the posterior column, especially the postero-medial corner. Luo in 2010 introduced the new three-column classification system based on multiplanar computed tomography images.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Ankle arthrodesis has long been the traditional operative treatment for posttraumatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, infection, neuromuscular conditions, and salvage of failed ankle arthroplasty. It remains the treatment of choice for patients in whom heavy and prolonged activity is anticipated. We present our short term followup study of functional outcome of patients who underwent transfibular ankle arthrodesis for arthritis of ankle due to various indications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Isolated tibial shaft (ITS) fracture with intact fibula is a common injury but records often fail to mention it. Our primary aim was to study the effect of the intact fibula in ITS fractures in closed and open injuries and that these fractures can unite without a primary fibulectomy.
Materials And Methods: 56 patients who sustained an ITS fracture with an intact fibula who underwent closed or open reduction and reamed intramedullary interlocking nailing (IM IL nail) for closed and open fractures between August 2008 and April 2014 were included in this study.
Although numerous scoring systems are designed for lower limb open injuries, most of them are based on orthopaedic and vascular injuries and can define only an amputation score. These scoring system lack specificity and sensitivity in predicting the salvage and outcome. Ganga Hospital Scoring system was found to have good specificity in predicting the outcome in Gustilo type-IIIA and type-IIIB injuries.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study describes a 2- to 13-year follow-up of a novel technique for osteosynthesis of neglected femoral neck fractures and nonunions that combines internal fixation with the benefits of fibular grafting and valgus angulation osteotomy. Twenty-three patients were treated by the "3-in-1" surgery, which consisted of osteosynthesis with a dynamic hip screw, nonvascularized fibular grafting, and valgus osteotomy, between January 1996 and June 2009. Union was achieved in all patients at an average of 5.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Orthop Surg (Hong Kong)
December 2010
Purpose: To evaluate the long-term outcome of clubfoot correction following differential distraction using the Joshi external stabilisation system (JESS).
Methods: 13 male and 9 female patients aged 1.5 to 5 years with 28 idiopathic clubfeet underwent differential distraction using JESS for relapsed deformity after posteromedial soft-tissue release.