Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Apr 2022
Fracture of the tibial tubercle does not affect clinical outcomes in medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy with distal tibial tubercle osteotomy.
To investigate whether tibial tubercle fracture affected clinical outcomes and bony union in medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy with distal tibial tubercle osteotomy (DTO) and to determine the anatomical risk factors for tibial tubercle fracture. ⋯ Level IV.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Apr 2022
Risk factors and preventive strategy for excessive coronal inclination of tibial plateau following medial opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy.
To investigate risk factors and suggest preventive strategy for excessive coronal inclination of tibial plateau following medial opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy (MOWHTO). ⋯ Level III.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Apr 2022
Destructive per continuitatem spondylodiscitis after endovascular abdominal or thoracic aneurysm repair (EVAR/TEVAR): rare and untreatable?
Very few publications have previously described spondylodiscitis as a potential complication of endovascular aortic procedures (EVAR/TEVAR). We present to our knowledge the first case series of spondylodiscitis following EVAR/TEVAR based on our data base. Particular focus was laid on the complexity of disease treatment and grave outcome perspectives from a spine surgeon's point of view in this seriously affected patient group. ⋯ Destructive per continuitatem spondylodiscitis is a rare and severe complication post-EVAR/TEVAR. Clinical and imaging features of anterior paravertebral disease and anterior vertebral body involvement suggest direct continuous spread of the graft infection to the adjacent vertebral column. The mortality rate of these severe infections is extremely high and treatment with a permanent fistula may be one salvage procedure.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Apr 2022
Development and characterization of a predictive microCT-based non-union model in Fischer F344 rats.
Non-unions remain a clinical problem and are characterised by the failure to heal after a defined period of time. Current preclinical non-union models apply a wide variety of techniques to diminish intrinsic healing potential deviating from the clinical situation. The aim of this study was to develop and characterise a non-union model in rats using internal plate fixation without the need for additional healing insults, whereby bone healing can be longitudinally assessed using microCT. It was hypothesized that healing/non-unions can be accurately predicted at early time points by microCT. ⋯ The 2 mm thick plating system confers poor healing responses in female Fischer F344 rats, comparable to atrophic non-unions. By reducing plate thickness to increase interfragmentary strain within the defect site healing is improved, leading to borderline healing situations or increased abundance of cartilage tissue present in the defect site with ultimate failure to bridge the defect (hypertrophic non-union). Furthermore, microCT can reliably identify delayed/non-healing animals within 4 weeks, thereby allowing their selective targeting for the testing of novel, clinically relevant treatment strategies in different clinical situations aimed at restoring impaired bone healing.