Volume 13, Issue 1

• The Use of orthoplastic techniques for the treatment of lower extremity osteomyelitis and its response to inflammatory markers employing transitional muscle flaps

  p. 1-5
  Coleman Clougherty, Edgardo R. Rodriguez-Collazo*, Grace C. Craig, Kartick Patel and Ashley M. Mandela

  Treating chronic wounds of the lower extremity with underlying osteomyelitis remains challenging. When standard local wound therapy modalities fail, and salvageable treatment options are e...

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• Maximum surgical blood ordering schedule for common orthopedic surgical procedures in a tertiary hospital in North Central Nigeria

  p. 6-9
  Majeed Babajide Adegboye* and Dotun Musiliu Kadir

  Background: Blood transfusion is an important part of management of patients undergoing orthopedic surgeries. However frequently perioperative anticipated blood requirements overshoot the ...

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• Orthoplastic consideration during distal tibia deformity and limb lengthening utilizing truelok hexapod circular external fixator

  p. 10-13
  Edgardo Rodriguez-Collazo*, Stephen Frania and Hyrczyk Jeremy

  Background: This case study examines the utilization of Hexapod Truelok circular external fixation as well as the osteotomy site with respect to avoid further damage to the cutaneous perfo...

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• Intracapsular hip fractures in the young adult patient: Early vs. late intervention

  p. 14-17
  Philip Rosinsky*, Danielle Elmaliache, Eyal Hendler, Shaul Sagiv and Tavor Hovav

  Introduction: The treatment of choice for intracapsular hip fractures in younger patients is reduction and internal fixation as opposed to primary arthroplasty, which is generally reserved for older patients. The long...

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• Evaluation of long term results of submuscular plating in paediatric femoral shaft fractures: A 10-year study

  p. 18-22
  Towseef Ahmad Bhat*, Tariq Ahmad Bhat, Khalid Muzafeer and Mohammad Haseeb

  Background: Plate osteosynthesis is an acceptable method for paediatric femur fractures. Submuscular plating is increasingly becoming more popular over open plating. The purpose of the study was to evaluate long term...

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• Ultrasound scanning as a screening method for extremity fractures in adult trauma patients in Emergency Department: A diagnostic study

  p. 23-26
  Shervin Faramand, Abdoulah Arshadi, Shahram Bagheri-Hariri*, Shahriar Shahriarian, Mona Arbab and Mojtaba Sedaghat

  Objectives: This study was conducted to evaluate the accuracy of ultrasound in comparison with standard X-ray for screening extremities fractures in adult population. Methods: This was a diagnostic accuracy ...

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• Targeting the bone in the treatment of complex regional pain syndrome: In depth - The truth?

  p. 27-29
  Massimo Varenna* and Chiara Crotti
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• Is joint manipulation an effective treatment approach for patients with chronic Achilles tendinopathy?

  p. 30-31
  Stasinopoulos Dimitrios*
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• Rate of correction of angular deformities of the knee in skeletally immature patients by Eightplate temporary hemiepiphysiodesis

  p. 32-35
  Mohamed Khaled*, Nariman Abol Oyoun, Mohamed Ragab and Abdelkhalek Hafez

  Introduction: Angular deformities of the pediatric knees result in pain, gait disturbance, early joint degeneration, and cosmetic problems. Most of them are physiological and resolve spontaneously before the age of ...

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• A cross-sectional study of risk factors associated with back pain among administrative female employees in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

  p. 36-39
  Lujain Sulayem, Zenat Khired*, Mashael H. Aljuwayed and Nahlah M. Alrajhi

  Background: Back pain is a common concern among sedentary office workers. The objective of this study is to evaluate the intensity of back pain in sedentary administrative workers, the effect of working conditions a...

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• Ankle fusion in Charcot neuroarthropathy by narrow dynamic compression plate through anterior approach

  p. 40-44
  Essam El-Sherief, Hossam Abubeih*, Mohammed Khaled Hassan and Galal Z. Said

  Background: Charcot neuroarthropathy (CN) is a progressive, destructive disease of the bones and joints. Charcot ankle and hind foot deformities are challenging to treat, and arthrodesis is the method of choice in c...

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• Comparative study of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction versus conservative treatment among non-athletes: A 10-years follow-up

  p. 45-50
  Satish Kumar*, Kaushalendra Singh and Gaggan Chadha

  Objective: To compare outcome of conservative versus operative treatment for complete Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tear in non-athletes. Methods: ...

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• Major limb-sparing treatment results following foot and ankle infection in patients with and without diabetes mellitus

  p. 51-54
  Chayanin Angthong*, Rada Phatanakitjumroon and Petai Sopasilapa

  Background: Little is known about the outcomes following major limb-sparing treatment (treatments avoiding below-knee amputation) in diabetic or non-diabetic patients with foot and ankle i...

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