BACKGROUND Simple bone cysts(SBC)are benign tumor-like bone lesions typically identified in children.While SBC may lead to growth disturbances or growth arrest,such cases are uncommon.The mechanisms behind these obser...
Ethical approval was obtained from the Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University review board(IRB-UGS-2019-01-333)。
BACKGROUND Supracondylar humerus fractures account for more than 60%of all elbow fractures and about 1/5 of all pediatric fractures.Unfortunately,these fractures can be associated with risk of complications including ...
Purpose:Intramedullary interlocking nailing is one of the accepted methods of treating humerus diaphyseal fractures.Appropriate nail length and diameter are of paramount importance to achieve a stable fracture fixatio...
Purpose: Development of sarcoma is a known late rare negative side effect of radiotherapy. We add two cases to emphasize the need for open-end follow-up and critical evaluation to avoid misinterpretation. Patients, Me...
Supracondylar fractures of the humerus are the most common traumatic elbow injury in children. Several techniques are described in their support. Blount’s method is one of the widely used orthopedic means. The object...
There is a tendency to treat humeral fractures with the use of splintage in resource poor countries due to a perceived high rate of complications with operative fixation. The Surgical Implant Generation Network (SIGN)...
BACKGROUND Humeral shaft fractures are relatively common in adults.Rotational malalignment is reported as one complication but severe rotational deformity of the humerus is extremely rare.To our knowledge,only three c...
Simultaneous shoulder and elbow dislocation is an uncommon condition, with only about ten cases reported in the literature. It is also called bipolar humeral dislocation or floating humerus. Nerve involvement is somet...
With the advent of good designs of nails, straight and angled in the arena of treatment for fractures from surgical neck of humerus to approximately 5 cm above the olecranon fossa, nailing is gaining popularity in rec...
Background:To investigate the utility and complications of paratricipital 2 window approach for complex intra articular distal humerus fractures(AO/OTA type C).Methods:Between December 2012 and September 2016,27 patie...