Intraoperative periprosthetic fractures are becoming more common given the increased
prevalence of revision total hip arthroplasty and increased use of cementless fixation.

Postoperative periprosthetic femoral fractures around the stem of a total hip arthroplasty are
increasing in frequency. To obtain optimal results, full appreciation of the clinical evaluation, …

Lipomatous soft-tissue tumors are the most common neoplasms encountered by physicians.
They range from benign lipomas to high-grade liposarcomas. Unplanned excisions of …

Objectives: The use of prophylactic antibiotics in the surgical treatment of closed long bone
fractures is well established. The duration and dosage of prophylaxis, however, vary …

Background Intramedullary rodding of femoral shaft fractures has been frequently performed
in adults, but until recently rarely in children. It was the purpose of this study to investigate …

Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the talus is rare in children. The lesion is encountered
on either the medial or lateral surface of the talar dome. The etiology is unknown, although …

Purpose The role of chemotherapy (CT) and radiotherapy (RT) for management of extraskeletal
osteosarcoma (ESOS) remains controversial. We examined disease outcomes for ESOS …

Recurrent dislocation of the patella is more common in girls than in boys. Although several
predisposing factors may exist, patellar dislocation is most commonly associated with familial …

Since 1980, 64 children with pelvic osteomyelitis (40 boys) were treated at a major pediatric
referral center. The average age was 11 years and 6 months. The presenting complaints …

Objective To analyze the management of pediatric trauma and the efficacy of the Pediatric
Trauma Score (PTS) in classifying injury severity and predicting prognosis. Design