Osteoarticular Surgery Research, Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research – IdiPAZ (La Paz University Hospital – Autonomous University of Madrid), Madrid, Spain
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certain intra-articular disorders of the ankle. However, due to the superficial location of the ankle joint and its abundance of neurovascular structures, the complications of AA are greater than those occurring in other joints ( 3 ). Furthermore, as the
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leading to significantly increased rates of infection and other complications as compared to non-diabetics. 11 The combination of these pathological conditions results in a significant delay in bone healing in diabetic patients, with reported union
Orthopaedic Surgery Working Group, Society of Junior Doctors, Athens, Greece
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University of Patras, School of Medicine, Patras, Greece
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NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Center, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK
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, 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 ) ( Fig. 4 ). To avoid complications such as hardware failure ( Fig. 5 ) and refracture ( 102 ), several studies have been conducted to assess the properties a screw should have to achieve reduction and compression at the fracture
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2nd Orthopaedic and Traumatologic Clinic, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland
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Introduction The association between tendon disorders and fluoroquinolone use is widely documented in the literature ( 1 ). Achilles tendinopathy (AT) is a frequently observed complication that can lead to Achilles tendon rupture (ATR) ( 2
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Introduction The incidence of complications of hallux valgus surgeries ranges from 10 to 55% ( 1 , 2 ). Current literature has described the complications of hallux valgus surgery and their treatment options ( 3 , 4 ). Iatrogenic transfer
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( 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
Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Klinik Gut, St. Moritz, Switzerland
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AO Research Institute Davos, Davos Switzerland
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). 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
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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
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) in and around the sinus tarsi has been long discussed. 63 , 64 Despite being attractive, this hypothesis has never been proved by any basic or clinical study. Complications Globally, complications may be divided into four main categories
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approach and the chance to address other injury-related pathologies such as synovitis, intra- and periarticular soft-tissue adhesions and removal of loose joint bodies ( 29 ). However, arthroscopy is associated with a high complication rate, as sensitive