Abstract Objective To perform a radiographic assessment of the quality of supracondylar fracture fixation by identifying the factors that have contributed to inadequate reduction and increased the chance of reduction loss during outpatient follow-up. The variables analyzed were as follows: fracture line...
Abstract Objective To analyze how the Baumann angle (BA) is affected by inadequate radiographic inclinations. Methods The study was performed from radiographs of the distal humerus of children aged 3 to 10 years. The BA measurements performed by five observers were compared, and each radiograph was eva...
El carcinoma de células renales es el 7mo cáncer en frecuencia a nivel mundial con más de 300.000 casos nuevos al año y es la 3era malignidad genitourinaria más frecuente. El sitio más común de metástasis es el pulmón mientras que el esqueleto ocupa el segundo lugar con una frecuencia que varía...
La reducción cerrada y la fijación percutánea ha sido el gold standard para las fracturas supracondíleas de Gartland tipo II y III. La técnica de enclavado percutáneo transfocal endomedular (TEPTE) ha surgido como alternativa quirúrgica con los beneficios de no lesionar nervios importantes en la r...
ABSTRACT Periprosthetic fractures is a severe complication after joint replacement. The rapidly increase of reverse shoulder arthroplasty surgeries, periprosthetic humeral fractures, which are described as rare, may increase in the near future. We report the case of displaced humeral fracture bellow the ...
