patients reported a high level of failure and complications. 9 – 13 Recent diagnostic and therapeutic advances in the treatment of SCD have improved the life expectancy of sicklers 1 , 6 and the evolution of surgical techniques and implant design
Eustathios Kenanidis, Konstantinos Kapriniotis, Panagiotis Anagnostis, Michael Potoupnis, Panayiotis Christofilopoulos, and Eleftherios Tsiridis
Nikolaos Gougoulias, Hesham Oshba, Apostolos Dimitroulias, Anthony Sakellariou, and Alexander Wee
Introduction Approximately one in eight patients undergoing surgical treatment for rotational ankle fracture is diabetic. 1 , 2 Complications after ankle fracture fixation in diabetics have been shown to vary between 26% and 47% versus
Felix Kurt Massen, Seth Shoap, J Turner Vosseller, Weija Fan, John Usseglio, Wolfgang Boecker, Sebastian Felix Baumbach, and Hans Polzer
( 7 ). Still, even surgically treated patients face a prolonged recovery, and all too often fail to reach pre-injury functional levels even if they do not suffer a re-rupture or complication first ( 8 , 9 , 10 ). Postoperative rehabilitation
Patrick Ziegler, Christian Bahrs, Christian Konrads, Philipp Hemmann, and Marc-Daniel Ahrend
). Complications involve loose intraoperative fixation related to reduced screw purchase and soft tissue defects with wound healing deficits or malunion ( 8 ). Based on the large heterogeneity of geriatric patients with comorbidities, different fracture patterns
Joris Duerinckx and Frederik Verstreken
steps in the surgical technique to improve outcomes and avoid complications. Table 1 Advantages and disadvantages of different surgical treatment options for degenerative trapeziometacarpal joint disease. Pros Cons
Julia Riemenschneider, Jan Tilmann Vollrath, Nils Mühlenfeld, Johannes Frank, Ingo Marzi, and Maren Janko
preparation, finding the Retzius space. Protection of the bladder is as important as developing the corona mortis, the femoral and obturator nerve and the external iliacal and obturator vessels. Problems affecting these are typical complications of this
A Frodl, N Geisteuer, A Fuchs, T Nymark, and H Schmal
[Title/Abstract]) OR (ivac[Title/Abstract]) OR (‘vacuum therapy’[Title/Abstract])) AND ((surgical wound infection) OR (surgical wound dehiscence) OR (wound healing) OR (‘wound complication’)). Eligibility We applied the following inclusion criteria: a minimum
Maria Beatriz Quaresma, José Portela, and Joaquim Soares do Brito
: Recurrence of disease Osteoarthrosis The need for knee arthroplasty Secondary outcomes: Articular effusion Pain Limited range of motion Complications due to surgery: infection or wound dehiscence
Huub H. de Klerk, Chantal L. Welsink, Anne J. Spaans, Lukas P. E. Verweij, and Michel P. J. van den Bekerom
, performance scores and complications for arthroscopic and open debridement as treatment for elbow OA. If possible, a meta-analysis to compare both groups will be performed. Materials and methods This systematic review and meta-analysis were performed
Philippe Hernigou, Victor Housset, Jacques Pariat, Arnaud Dubory, and Charles Henri Flouzat Lachaniette
shorter life span 2 and died before the bone changes were clinically apparent. With modern diagnosis and therapy, 3 , 4 life expectancy has been increased and orthopaedic complications have therefore increased. This results in an increase in the
