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respond well to non-operative treatment, there are a few indications for surgery, including non-union after a pathologic fracture, persistent pain and severely progressive deformity. Intralesional curettage and bone allograft or vascularized bone graft
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may be of some benefit in deciding timing of weight-bearing status or surgery. 22 In a patient with low clinical suspicion of osteomyelitis and no sign of acute Charcot foot on the radiographs, either a triple-phase bone scan or non-contrast MRI
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extremely adaptable. It is designed to be non-obstructive and strong enough to maintain limb alignment and is also adaptable to a wide variety of injuries and patient conditions. 1 – 5 The four basic principles of EF consist of adapting to the anatomy
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with full articles and minimum 1-year follow-up, at least six patients for traumatic pathology and no minimum number of cases for non-traumatic causes. We excluded studies that included revision surgery, associated acromioclavicular injury or fracture
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Complications such as fixation failure, delayed or non-unions, and difficulty obtaining an ideal position intraoperatively have been reported, and likely contribute to the lower utilization of this technique. 19 In addition, conversion to a THA is more
