Prosthetic infection is one of the severe postoperative complications of arthroplasty.Mixed bacterial-fungal prosthetic infection is rare but can be disastrous.This case was a 76-year-old female suffered from prosthet...
Purpose:Impending compartment syndrome is a common event following closed tibia fractures,which can progress to sinister compartment syndrome.Fasciotomy is the only definitive treatment available,though it has its own...
Incidence of inadvertent arterial puncture secondary to central venous catheter insertion is not common with an arterial puncture rate of<1%.This is due to the advancements and wide availability of ultrasound to guide...
Purpose: The incidence of hip fractures is increasing within the aging population. Our objective was to identify and quantify the risk factors and develop a predictive model for the in-hospital mortality among hip fr...
Purpose: Posttraumatic arthritis (PTA) may develop years after acetabular fracture, hindering joint function and causing significant chronic musculoskeletal pain. Given the delayed onset of PTA, few studies have as...
Acute compartment syndrome of the lower extremity is a serious postinjury complication that requires emergency treatment. Early diagnosis is of paramount importance for a good outcome. Four muscle compartments in the ...
Purpose: To explore the possible surgical factors related with nonunion in femoral shaft fracture following intramedullary nailing. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed totally 425 patients with femoral shaft fractu...
Acute arterial occlusion is a rare complication following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The incidence as reported previously is from 0.03% to 0.17%; however, the sequelae can be disastrous because of its potential ...
This work was financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 31070875).
Objective: To analyze the extent of postoperative hip abductor insufficiency in primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) patients undergoing anterolateral minimally invasive (ALM1) approach, and to investigate whethe...
We read with interest the recently published case report titled Pseudoaneurysm of profunda femoris artery following dynamic hip screw fixation for intertrochanteric femora/fracture? The authors have highlighted a rar...