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Posteromedial and greater trochanteric fragments are a major cause of telescoping and medialization of the femoral shaft in an unstable intertrochanteric fracture. This leads to significant limb shortening, fracture collapse in varus position and implant failure, which can be prevented by trochanteric wiring in addition to dynamic hip screw (DHS) fixation. The purpose of our study is to assess the...
Femoral diaphyseal non-unions present difficult scenario to manage. There are multiple options but most of them still report varying incidences of failure. We combined the principles of augmented plating and exchange nailing and aim to study the effectiveness of this technique.A retrospective study at a tertiary trauma centre was conducted. Seventy patients (60 men, 10 women), average age 40.7±15...
Infected non-union is complex and debilitating disorder affecting orthopaedic surgeon and patient in terms of cost and time. Many methods are described in the literature for treatment of infected non-union. Local high concentration of antibiotic and mechanical stability of antibiotic cement impregnated intramedullary nail (ACIIN) proves cost and time effective. Recently it was suggested that ACIIN...
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