Frakturen des Processus coronoideus ulnae

Trauma und Berufskrankheit - Zusammenfassung Der Processus coronoideus ist der wichtigste knöcherne Stabilisator des Ellbogengelenks, der vordere Anteil des Lig. collaterale ulnae, welcher am...     

Bildgebende Diagnostik bei Verletzungen des Ellbogengelenks

Trauma und Berufskrankheit - Zusammenfassung Der Nachweis oder Ausschluss ossärer Verletzungen am Ellbogengelenk wird primär mit der Projektionsradiographie in 2 Ebenen geführt....     

Komplexverletzungen des Fußes

Complex injuries of the foot are often overlooked, especially in the multiple injured patient, and they then lead to major loss of function. When the mechanism of injury suggests involvement of the foot, a clinical examination of the lower extremities should be included in the primary diagnostic procedures implemented in the multiply injured patient, followed by radiological examination once the patient's condition is stable. The condition of the soft tissues is of decisive importance in the prognosis of complex foot injuries, regardless of whether the damage to the foot is one component of a polytrauma or an isolated injury, which can also be life threatening. The diagnostic examinations selected should be adapted to the severity of the injuries in the particular multiply injured patient. Successful therapy involves stable internal fixation of injuries to bones and joints, though the external fixation options should be considered in the first instance, and carefully selected methods of temporary and definitive soft tissue reconstruction. The aim of treatment is the best possible reconstruction of the foot as a functional weight-bearing unit with intact soft tissue cover and a natural form. Good results can be achieved when there is close interdisciplinary cooperation between trauma (orthopedic) and plastic surgeons. Patient with severe injuries of this kind should be transferred to a trauma center as the first step toward this end.     

Behandlung der Pseudarthrosen des Beckens

Malunion is rare after pelvic fractures. The cardinal symptom is chronic stress-related pain in the pelvic girdle. It is necessary to investigate whether the symptom cluster is caused by malunion, posttraumatic malalignment or a combination of both. The diagnostic workup must include a physical examination with the patient undressed, provocation tests, X-ray investigations (general X-ray view of pelvis, plus views of inlet, outlet, ala, and obturator), and also computer tomography with 2D and 3D reconstructions, which is essential for the analysis of any malalignments, instabilities and malunions in the pelvic girdle. Conservative treatment is not usually adequate for chronic instabilities in the pelvic girdle. The operative procedure selected depends on the localization of the primary injury, malunion and/or malalignment. The basic principle of operative treatment is that all instabilities and/or maluinions in any region must be stabilized. Late operations for reconstruction of the pelvic girdle are challenging and technically difficult interventions, with a complication rate that is anything but negligible. Some of the complications possible are haemorrhage, wound haematomas, vascular and neural lesions, infections, incomplete correction, loss of correction, persisting malunion or symptoms and premature loosening or failure of implants.     

Sex-specific Differences of the Infraacetabular Corridor: A Biomorphometric CT-based Analysis on a Database of 523 Pelves

BackgroundAn infraacetabular screw path facilitates the closure of a periacetabular fixation frame to increase the plate fixation strength in acetabular fractures up to 50%. Knowledge of the variance in corridor sizes and axes has substantial surgical relevance for safe screw placement.Questions/purposes(1) What proportion of healthy pelvis specimens have an infraacetabular corridor that is 5 mm or larger in diameter? (2) Does a universal corridor axis and specific screw entry point exist? (3) Are there sex-specific differences in the infraacetabular corridor size or axis and are these correlated with anthropometric parameters like age, body weight and height, or the acetabular diameter?MethodsA template pelvis with a mean shape from 523 segmented pelvis specimens was generated using a CT-based advanced image analyzing system. Each individual pelvis was registered to the template using a free-form registration algorithm. Feasible surface regions for the entry and exit points of the infraacetabular corridor were marked on the template and automatically mapped to the individual samples to perform a measurement of the maximum sizes and axes of the infraacetabular corridor on each specimen. A minimum corridor diameter of at least 5 mm was defined as a cutoff for placing a 3.5-mm cortical screw in clinical settings.ResultsIn 484 of 523 pelves (93%), an infraacetabular corridor with a diameter of at least 5 mm was found. Using the mean axis angulations (54.8° [95% confidence interval {CI}, 0.6] from anterocranial to posterocaudal in relation to the anterior pelvic plane and 1.5° [95% CI, 0.4] from anteromedial to posterolateral in relation to the sagittal midline plane), a sufficient osseous corridor was present in 64% of pelves. Allowing adjustment of the three-dimensional axis by another 5° included an additional 25% of pelves. All corridor parameters were different between females and males (corridor diameter, 6.9 [95% CI, 0.2] versus 7.7 [95% CI, 0.2] mm; p < 0.001; corridor length, 96.2 [95% CI, 0.7] versus 106.4 [95% CI, 0.6] mm; p < 0.001; anterior pelvic plane angle, 54.0° [95% CI, 0.9] versus 55.3° [95% CI, 0.8]; p < 0.01; sagittal midline plane angle, 4.3° [95% CI, 0.6] versus −0.3° [95% CI, 0.5]; p < 0.001).ConclusionThis study provided reference values for placement of a 3.5-mm cortical screw in the infraacetabular osseous corridor in 90% of female and 94% of male pelves. Based on the sex-related differences in corridor axes, the mean screw trajectory is approximately parallel to the sagittal midline plane in males but has to be tilted from medial to lateral in females. Considering the narrow corridor diameters, we suggest an individual preoperative CT scan analysis for fine adjustments in each patient.     

Fluoro-Free navigated retrograde drilling of osteochondral lesions

Purpose  

Retrograde drilling of osteochondral lesions (OCLs) is a recommended, but demanding operative approach for revascularization of lesions in stage 1–3 according to Berndt and Harty after failed conservative treatment. The gold standard of intraoperative driller guidance is fluoroscopic control. Limitations are a 2D visualization of a 3D procedure and sometimes limited view of the OCL in fluoroscopy, leading to increased radiation exposure. A new image-free navigation procedure was evaluated for practicability and precision in first clinical applications.     

Differential therapy in radial head fractures

The therapeutic regimen of radial head fractures, especially of displaced and comminuted types is controversial. The radial head resection has been critically reviewed over the past years. From 1984-1993 and 1996-1999, 105 radial head fractures were treated in our hospital. 74 were subject to clinical and radiological follow-up. Fracture-types were classified according to Mason. Undisplaced fractures were treated conservatively, displaced 2-fragment-fractures by an open reduction and screw fixation, and multifragment-fractures by a radial head resection. The results were studied on a functional and radiological basis using the "Functional Rating Index" of Broberg and Morrey and the radiological Score of Albrecht and Ganz. After conservative therapy over 80 % achieved excellent and good as well as 12.5 % satisfactory and 6.3 % unsatisfactory results. After reduction and internal fixation again 80 % had excellent and good results. After radial head resection excellent and good results were achieved in 54.6 % of the cases, satisfactory results in 24.2 % and in 21.2 % unsatisfactory results, however prognosis-influencing concomitant injuries were often present in the latter group. Using the right indication and technique, the radial head resection still is a recommendable therapeutic procedure with an altogether good prognosis. This especially applies to isolated radial head fractures where excellent and good results can be achieved in approximately 70 %.     

Verletzungen des Azetabulums

Anatomic reduction of the articular surface is essential in the definitive therapy of acetabular injuries. The required surgical approaches with extensive and deep exposure of the adjacent soft tissue may cause additional iatrogenic trauma. Computer-aided navigation based on 2D and 3D fluoroscopy is increasingly being applied for successful percutaneous screw fixation. Non-dislocated or minimally dislocated but unstable fractures are particularly suitable for navigation. The advantages of computer-assisted navigation are the improved accuracy of screw placement and reduced radiation exposure as well as protection of the soft tissue. Therefore, percutaneous navigated screw fixation is a promising alternative to conventional operative procedures in selected acetabular fractures considering the primary goals of anatomic reduction and rigid fixation allowing early exercises.     

Aktueller Stand der Versorgung vorderer Beckenringfrakturen

The incidence of pelvic injury is increasing. In addition to high-speed trauma among younger patients, low-speed injuries among mainly older people (osteoporotic age-related fractures) play an important role. Pelvic ring stability is the most important consideration in the indication for conservative or surgical therapy. Unstable pelvic ring injuries are combined with severe concomitant injuries in >80% of cases and their primary treatment is usual in the context of multiple trauma management. In the case of anterior pelvic ring injuries (undisplaced/minimally displaced anterior pelvic ring fractures, pelvic rim breaks, type A avulsion fractures), fractures are usually stable and can be treated conservatively. Unstable pelvic ring fractures are generally treated surgically, enabling early functional aftercare in addition to anatomical reconstruction. Established osteosynthesis procedures for the anterior pelvic ring include external fixation, plate osteosynthesis and pubic rami screw. It is too early to say whether, and to what extent, new fixed-angle plate systems can improve the clinical results of surgically treated anterior pelvic ring injuries.