The choledochal cyst(CC)can be better termed as biliary tract malformation because of the close association of embryology and etiology in the causation of CC.Contrary to Babbitt's postulation of reflux,damage and dila...
BACKGROUND Traumatic radial head dislocation(RHD)is a well-described injury in the pediatric population.It is usually associated with an injury to the ulna in Monteggia fracture-dislocation,although it can occur as an...
Jones type fifth metatarsal fractures pose a challenge to the foot and ankle surgeon,given documented high nonunion rates as well as high complication rates including hardware prominence,nerve injury,and screw breakag...
To the Editor:Hydatidosis is a parasitic tapeworm infection caused by Echinococcus,which is a rare anthropozoonosis that seldom affects bone.A 35-year-old female patient from Qinghai province was admitted to Peking Un...
AIM:To review the current literature regarding corrective osteotomies to provide the best evidence of the rule of bone grafting.METHODS:Our MEDLINE literature search included 280 studies using the following key words ...
Intracapsular fracture of femoral neck is treated by anatomical reduction (preferably closed) and can- nulated cancellous lag screw fixation. Malunion of these fractures have been described in the coronal plane (co...
Objective: To analyze the stress distribution of calcaneus with posterior articular facet compressed after fracture and talus during gait. Methods: A wedge under the posterior articular was transected from a normal fi...