In conclusion, our data show that clinical and functional outcomes of LCP plating of diaphyseal forearm fractures are comparable to the use of conventional implants. However, implant-specific problems during hardware removal must be considered.

Background:The survival rate of cemented knee prosthesis depends among other factors on optimal cement-bone contact, nevertheless no standard exists for cementing technique of tibial components. The aim of this study was to determine which tibial surface preparation technique leads to the best bone-cement contact.Materials and Methods:Human tibial plateau specimens were cleaned in four different ways before cementing: a) no cleaning, b) manual syringe irrigation, c) fracture brush cleaning, and d) pulsatile jet-lavage. The specimens were cut into transverse sections and the bone cement contact distance was calculated for every 10 mm and the cement penetration depth was measured. Both values were statistically analyzed (ANOVA).Results:The longest bone-cement contact (62 mm) was seen after PJL, the shortest (10.6 mm) after no cleaning at all. The deepest cement penetration (4.1 mm) again was seen after PJL, the least (0.7 mm) after no cleaning. Statistically, PJL yielded the longest bone-cement contact and deepest cement penetration.Conclusion:The results supports the use of pulsatile jet-lavage before cementing tibial components in knee arthroplasty.

If the Monteggia lesion in children is correctly diagnosed and treated early enough, only good and very good results may be expected. After delayed diagnosis and treatment, the clinical results are not as good or even very poor.

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On a synthetic bone model, prebending of TEN was found to affect the stability of transverse fractures of the femoral shaft, whereby indiscriminate prebending will reduce stability in the sagittal plane.Despite limited extrapolation of the findings to the in vivo situation, it can be stated that prebending of TEN by 0 to 30 degrees offers the greatest stability in the coronal and sagittal planes for transverse fractures of the femoral shaft.