Articles

The Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology in the 15th year from foundation: actual achievements and future directions

Authors: Luca Pierannunzii and Marco d’Imporzano

Vitamin D status in patients with knee or hip osteoarthritis in a Mediterranean country

Vitamin D plays an important role in bone mineralization, remodeling, and maintenance and therefore its deficiency may be implicated in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis (OA). Vitamin D status was evaluated i...

Authors: Thomais Goula, Alexandros Kouskoukis, Georgios Drosos, Alexandros-Savvas Tselepis, Athanasios Ververidis, Christos Valkanis, Athanasios Zisimopoulos and Konstantinos Kazakos

Outcomes of dual-mobility acetabular cup for instability in primary and revision total hip arthroplasty

The concept of a dual-mobility hip socket involves the standard femoral head component encased in a larger polyethylene liner, which in turn articulates inside a metal shell implanted in the native acetabulum....

Authors: Riazuddin Mohammed, Keith Hayward, Sanjay Mulay, Frank Bindi and Murray Wallace

Intramedullary fixation of distal fibular fractures: a systematic review of clinical and functional outcomes

Ankle fractures are extremely common and represent nearly one quarter of all lower-limb fractures. In the majority of patients, fractures involve the distal fibula. The current standard in treating unstable fr...

Authors: Sameer Jain, Benjamin A. Haughton and Christopher Brew

In-Depth Oral Presentations and Oral Communications

Authors:

In-Depth Oral Presentations and Oral Communications

Authors:

In memoriam of prof. Francesco Pipino

Authors:

Dual mobility acetabular component in revision total hip arthroplasty for persistent dislocation: no dislocations in 50 hips after 1–5 years

A dual mobility cup has the theoretic potential to improve stability in primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) and mid-term cohort results are favorable. We hypothesized that use of a new-generation dual mobilit...

Authors: M. van Heumen, P. J. C. Heesterbeek, B. A. Swierstra, G. G. Van Hellemondt and J. H. M. Goosen

In-Depth Oral Presentations and Oral Communications

Authors:

External fixation versus volar locking plate for displaced intra-articular distal radius fractures: a prospective randomized comparative study of the functional outcomes

The objective of the study was to compare the efficacy of external fixation and volar plating on the functional parameter of displaced intra-articular (Cooney’s type IV) distal end radius fractures using the G...

Authors: Rajeev Shukla, Ravi Kant Jain, Neeraj K. Sharma and Ravindra Kumar

The effect of tranexamic acid on artificial joint materials: a biomechanical study (the bioTRANX study)

Tranexamic acid (TXA) has been successfully used to reduce bleeding in joint replacement. Recently local TXA has been advocated to reduce blood loss in total knee or hip replacement; however, this raised conce...

Authors: Sattar Alshryda, James M. Mason, Praveen Sarda, T. Lou, Martin Stanley, Junjie Wu and Anthony Unsworth

Erratum to: Variable-angle locking plate with or without double-tiered subchondral support procedure in the treatment of intra-articular distal radius fracture

Authors: Keikichi Kawasaki, Tetsuya Nemoto, Katsunori Inagaki, Kazunari Tomita and Yukio Ueno

Asymptomatic peripheral vascular disease in total knee arthroplasty: preoperative prevalence and risk factors

Although vascular disease is commonly accepted as a risk factor for wound complications and prosthetic joint infections, little is known about the preoperative prevalence of lower-extremity peripheral vascular...

Authors: Ill Ho Park, Su Chan Lee, Il Seok Park, Chang Hyun Nam, Hye Sun Ahn, Ha Young Park, Viralkumar Harilal Gondalia and Kwang Am Jung

Complication rates and reduction potential of palmar versus dorsal locking plate osteosynthesis for the treatment of distal radius fractures

The aim of this study was to evaluate the complication rates of volar versus dorsal locking plates and postoperative reduction potential after distal radius fractures.

Authors: F. Wichlas, N. P. Haas, A. Disch, D. Machó and S. Tsitsilonis

A new volar plate made of carbon-fiber-reinforced polyetheretherketon for distal radius fracture: analysis of 40 cases

Implants based on the polyetheretherketon (PEEK) polymer have been developed in the last decade as an alternative to conventional metallic devices. PEEK devices may provide several advantages over the use of c...

Authors: Luigi Tarallo, Raffaele Mugnai, Roberto Adani, Francesco Zambianchi and Fabio Catani

Ossifying tendinitis of the rotator cuff after arthroscopic excision of calcium deposits: report of two cases and literature review

Ossifying tendinitis (OT) is a type of heterotopic ossification, characterized by deposition of hydroxyapatite crystals in a histologic pattern of mature lamellar bone. It is usually associated with surgical i...

Authors: Giovanni Merolla, Arpit C. Dave, Paolo Paladini, Fabrizio Campi and Giuseppe Porcellini

Aseptic lysis L2–L3 as complication of abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Osteolytic vertebral erosion is usually related to tumours, spondylitis or spondylodiscitis. Few reports in the literature describe lytic lesions of anterior lumbar vertebral bodies resulting from abdominal ao...

Authors: Federico Mancini, Andrea Ascoli-Marchetti, Luca Garro and Roberto Caterini

Malunited extra-articular distal radius fractures: corrective osteotomies using volar locking plate

Multiple techniques for corrective osteotomy have been developed in recent years with the same aims: to improve the radiographic parameters and improve motion, pain and grip strength. Volar fixed-angle plates ...

Authors: Luigi Tarallo, Raffaele Mugnai, Roberto Adani and Fabio Catani

Reverse sural fasciocutaneous flap with a cutaneous pedicle to cover distal lower limb soft tissue defects: experience of 109 clinical cases

Soft tissue defects over the mid- and distal third tibia, heel, dorsum and plantar aspect of the foot and over the medial, lateral and posterior aspect of the ankle are a common scenario in clinical orthopaedi...

Authors: Anoop C. Dhamangaonkar and Hemant S. Patankar

Variable-angle locking plate with or without double-tiered subchondral support procedure in the treatment of intra-articular distal radius fracture

Double-tiered subchondral support (DSS) procedure is two-row fixation in which proximal screws support the dorsal subchondral bone, whereas distal screws support the volar central subchondral bone, using the v...

Authors: Keikichi Kawasaki, Tetsuya Nemoto, Katsunori Inagaki, Kazunari Tomita and Yukio Ueno

Suture-related pseudoinfection after total hip arthroplasty

Absorbable sutures are widely used for wound closure after total hip replacement. Here we present two cases of suture-related foreign-body reaction that perfectly mimicked a periprosthetic joint infection, wit...

Authors: Luca Pierannunzii, Andrea Fossali, Orazio De Lucia and Arturo Guarino

Patellar mobility can be reproducibly measured using ultrasound

The present study was performed to examine the reliability of ultrasound in evaluating patellar mobility in the superior–inferior direction. Twelve healthy men volunteered for the study. Patellar mobility in t...

Authors: Takashi Kanamoto, Yoshinari Tanaka, Yasukazu Yonetani, Keisuke Kita, Hiroshi Amano, Masashi Kusano, Mie Fukamatsu, Shinji Hirabayashi and Shuji Horibe

Is intramedullary nailing more effective than non-operative treatment in adults with displaced middle-third clavicle fractures?

Clavicle fractures are common, accounting for 5–12 % of all fractures. Traditionally, displaced middle-third clavicle fractures have been managed non-operatively but the associated displacement often leads to ...

Authors: Christopher Edward Hill

Long term results after surgical management of posterior wall acetabular fractures

Posterior wall fractures are the most common of all acetabular fractures, and there is universal consensus that displaced fractures are best treated with anatomical reduction and stable internal fixation. Thou...

Authors: Narender Kumar Magu, Paritosh Gogna, Amanpreet Singh, Rohit Singla, Rajesh Rohilla, Amit Batra and Reetadyuti Mukhopadhyay

Surgical fixation of displaced midshaft clavicle fractures: elastic intramedullary nailing versus precontoured plating

This prospective comparative study was done to evaluate the effectiveness of implants of different design (titanium elastic intramedullary nail versus anatomical precontoured dynamic compression plate) in trea...

Authors: Nidhi Narsaria, Ashutosh K. Singh, G. R. Arun and R. R. S. Seth

The pubic midline exposure for symphyseal open reduction and plate fixation

Open reduction and plate fixation of the disrupted symphysis pubis is commonly performed through a horizontal Pfannenstiel incision. Certain clinical situations that complicate the soft tissue conditions of th...

Authors: Mark R. Adams, John A. Scolaro and Milton Lee Chip Routt Jr.

Primary lipoma arborescens of the knee may involve the development of early osteoarthritis if prompt synovectomy is not performed

Primary lipoma arborescens (LA) is a rare, benign intra-articular hyperplastic tumor that has been associated with osteoarthritis (OA). The aim of this study was to determine whether prompt synovectomy could a...

Authors: Luis Natera, Pablo E. Gelber, Juan I. Erquicia and Juan Carlos Monllau

Non-operative treatment versus percutaneous fixation for minimally displaced scaphoid waist fractures in high demand young manual workers

Managing minimally displaced scaphoid fractures in young individuals doing physically demanding work remains an issue of debate due to duration of immobilisation and time required off work. Therefore, early di...

Authors: Haroon Majeed

Plate osteosynthesis of fractures of the shaft of the humerus: comparison of limited contact dynamic compression plates and locking compression plates

The aim of this retrospective study was to compare outcomes and complications of displaced fractures of the shaft of the humerus treated with limited-contact dynamic compression plates (LCDCPs) and locking com...

Authors: Ashutosh Kumar Singh, Nidhi Narsaria, R. R. Seth and S. Garg

Periprosthetic supracondylar femoral fractures following total knee arthroplasty: clinical comparison and related complications of the femur plate system and retrograde-inserted supracondylar nail

The purpose of this study is to analyze the clinical results and related complications of the femur plate system (FP) and the retrograde-inserted supracondylar nail (RISN).

Authors: Viral Gondalia, Duck Hyun Choi, Su Chan Lee, Chang Hyun Nam, Bo Hyun Hwang, Hye Sun Ahn, Alvin C. Ong, Ha Young Park and Kwang Am Jung

Bone graft from greater trochanter in posterior wall fractures with impacted fragments

Posterior wall fracture is the most common acetabular fracture. Comminuted fractures with an impacted segment represent a subtype of this injury. The subchondral bone of the articular zone is compressed and ca...

Authors: R. Pascarella, M. Commessatti, R. Politano, A. Maresca, M. Del Torto, M. Chehrassan and R. Fantasia

Assessment of functional treatment versus plaster of Paris in the treatment of grade 1 and 2 lateral ankle sprains

Despite the common occurrence of ankle sprains, no treatment is considered to be the gold standard for the management of such sprains. We assessed functional treatment versus plaster of Paris (POP) for the tre...

Authors: Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Kazim Rahimnajjad, Nasir Ali Rahimnajjad, Zaki Idrees, Ghazanfar Ali Shah and Ghulam Abbas

Is LOE test useful to recognize LCA insufficiency?

Authors: Giuseppe Laurà

Primary total hip arthroplasty versus internal fixation in displaced fracture of femoral neck in sexa- and septuagenarians

The optimal treatment of femoral neck fracture in the elderly patient is still under debate. In patients aged 60–80 years, the decision between internal fixation and arthroplasty remains controversial. The pri...

Authors: Iftikhar H. Wani, Sidhartha Sharma, Irfan Latoo, A. Q. Salaria, Munir Farooq and Masrat Jan

A prospective randomized comparison of two skin closure techniques in acetabular fracture surgery

Recent publications have shown an infection rate of 5–7 % for acetabular fractures treated with the Kocher-Langenbeck (K-L) approach. Using metallic staples to close hip skin incisions has been considered the ...

Authors: Christopher D. Mudd, John A. Boudreau and Berton R. Moed

Thromboelastography platelet mapping for surgical patients: lessons from cardiac surgery

Authors: Priyadharshanan Ariyaratnam, Lindsay A. Mclean, Kostas Kotidis and Mahmoud Loubani

Breast cancer bone metastases: an orthopedic emergency

Authors: Andrea Piccioli

Analysis on anatomical references to assess the coronal alignment of tibial and femoral cuts in mega prosthetic knee replacement

In megaprosthetic knee replacement, surgeons use cutting guides that depend on anatomLevel of evidence

Authors: Vikas Karade and Bhallamudi Ravi

Ankle fusion with centralisation of the fibula after distal tibia bone tumour resection

Management of distal tibial tumours with limb salvage surgery poses a challenge for the orthopaedic surgeon. This study was done to evaluate the results of fibular centralisation as a technique to reconstruct ...

Authors: Zile Singh Kundu, Paritosh Gogna, Vinay Gupta, Rohit Singla, Sukhbir Singh Sangwan, Mukul Mohindra and Amanpreet Singh

Predictive factors of hospital length of stay in patients with operatively treated ankle fractures

Operative fixation of ankle fractures is common. However, as reimbursement plans evolve with the potential for bundled payments, it is critical that orthopedic surgeons better understand factors influencing th...

Authors: Matthew R. McDonald, Vasanth Sathiyakumar, Jordan C. Apfeld, Benjamin Hooe, Jesse Ehrenfeld, William T. Obremskey and Manish K. Sethi

Supraspinatus rupture at the musculotendinous junction in a young woman

The vast majority of rotator cuff tears occur within the tendon or as an avulsion from the greater tuberosity. Supraspinatus injury at the musculotendinous junction is a very uncommon event. We describe a case...

Authors: Francesco Benazzo, Matteo Marullo and Luigi Pietrobono

A biomechanical comparison between locked 3.5-mm plates and 4.5-mm plates for the treatment of simple bicondylar tibial plateau fractures: is bigger necessarily better?

Evolution of periarticular implant technology has led to stiffer, more stable fixation constructs. However, as plate options increase, comparisons between different sized constructs have not been performed. Th...

Authors: Saqib Hasan, Omri B. Ayalon, Richard S. Yoon, Amit Sood, Ulises Militano, Mark Cavanaugh and Frank A. Liporace

Proximal fractures of the humerus in patients older than 75 years of age: should we consider operative treatment?

Over 75 % of patients presenting with a proximal humerus fracture are 70 years or older. Very little is known about the outcome after operative treatment of these fractures in very old patients. This study was...

Authors: Marjolein de Kruijf, J. P. A. M. Vroemen, K. de Leur, E. A. M. van der Voort, D. I. Vos and L. Van der Laan

Application of distraction osteogenesis in managing bone cysts

Despite the great amount of research concerning bone cysts, there is still no commonly accepted method of treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness managing bone cyst with hybrid exter...

Authors: Vagif Verdiyev and Farhad Verdiyev

Rigid intramedullary nail fixation of femoral fractures in adolescents: what evidence is available?

Femoral fracture in adolescents is a significant injury. It is generally agreed that operative fixation is the treatment of choice, and rigid intramedullary nail fixation is a treatment option. However, numero...

Authors: D. S. Angadi, D. E. T. Shepherd, R. Vadivelu and T. Barrett

From amputation to limb salvage reconstruction: evolution and role of the endoprosthesis in musculoskeletal oncology

In 1943, Austin Moore developed the first endoprosthesis fashioned from Vitallium, providing the first alternative to traditional amputation as primary treatment of bone tumors. The success of the Vitallium en...

Authors: John S. Hwang, Anokhi D. Mehta, Richard S. Yoon and Kathleen S. Beebe

Bilateral double osteotomy in severe torsional malalignment syndrome: 16 years follow-up

Torsional malalignment syndrome (TMS) is a well defined condition consisting of a combination of femoral antetorsion and tibial lateral torsion. The axis of knee motion is medially rotated. This may lead to pa...

Authors: Francesco Leonardi, Fabrizio Rivera, Alessandra Zorzan and Syed Mohsin Ali

Congenital absence of superficial posterior compartment calf muscles

Although various congenital abnormalities have been described, congenital absence of calf musculature is extremely rare, with only one report on its complete absence. We are the first to describe a case of con...

Authors: Saket Tibrewal, Faisal Alyas and Krishna Vemulapalli

Rotatory instability of the knee after ACL tear and reconstruction

Although ACL reconstructions provide satisfactory clinical results nowadays, regardless of the type of graft or the surgical technique used (out-in vs in-out or single- vs double-bundle), the residual rotatory...

Authors: Andrea Ferretti, Edoardo Monaco and Antonio Vadalà

The distally based lateral sural neuro-lesser saphenous veno-fasciocutaneous flap: anatomical basis and clinical applications

Soft tissue management around the lower third of the leg and foot presents a considerable challenge to the plastic surgeon. The aim of this research was to investigate the anatomical relationships of artery, n...

Authors: Chen Wang, Zhuyou Xiong, Jing Xu, Li Zhang, He Huang and Guangzao Li