Orthopedics
Case Reports
Soft-Tissue Benign Mesenchymoma in a Pediatric Patient
Soft tissue mesenchymoma is an exceptionally rare and benign neoplasm. Since its initial description in 1962, only 7 cases of cartilage...
Case Reports
Fat Embolism Syndrome in an Adolescent Before Surgical Treatment of an Isolated Closed Tibial Shaft Fracture
Fat embolism syndrome (FES) occurs most commonly in adults with high-energy trauma, especially fractures of the long-bones and pelvis.
Clinical Review
Orthopedic Surgery Is Possible in Hemophilic Patients With Inhibitors
Hemophilia is an inherited recessive sex-linked bleeding disorder. An insufficiency of coagulation factor VIII produces hemophilia A, and lack of...
Tips
A New Technique for Articulated Cement Spacers in Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty
Chronically infected total knee arthroplasty (TKA) represents a surgical challenge with many potential complications. The standard of care is a 2-...
Clinical Review
Preoperative Templating and Its Intraoperative Applications for Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty
Hip resurfacing arthroplasty (HRA) is a viable alternative to total hip arthroplasty (THA) in the younger, active adult with degenerative hip...
Article
Inflammatory Back Pain and the Diagnosis of Axial Spondyloarthritis
Back pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal problems in the United States. A small portion of these patients will develop chronic back...
News
Strontium May Spare More OA Knees from Surgery
Major Finding: A daily dose of 1 or 2 g of strontium ranelate was associated with a significant delay in the progression of knee osteoarthritis;...
Case Reports
Candida glabrata Prosthetic Hip Infection
We present a case of a 60-year-old Caucasian woman carrying a 2-year-old hip prosthesis infected by Candida glabrata dose-dependent susceptible to...
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Fibular Fracture Stabilization With a Guidewire as Supplementary Fixation in Tibia Fractures
We present a novel technique of intramedullary fixation of the fibula using a humeral guide wire as an adjunct to tibial fixation, in the setting...
Case Reports
Intramedullary Osteosclerosis
We present the case of bilateral diaphyseal sclerosis in a 60-year-old woman with bilateral midfemoral pain for the last 8 years. There was no...
Case Reports
Intra-Articular Neurofibroma: An Unusual Source of Anterior Knee Pain
The infrapatellar fat pad of the knee is often implicated as a source of anterior knee pain. We present an unusual case of anterior knee pain in...