215 research outputs found
The Paley ulnarization of the carpus with ulnar shortening osteotomy for treatment of radial club hand
Recurrent deformity from centralization and radialization led to the development in 1999 of a new technique by the author called ulnarization. This method is performed through a volar approach in a vascular and physeal sparing fashion. It biomechanically balances the muscle forces on the wrist by dorsally transferring the flexor carpi ulnaris (FCU) from a deforming to a corrective force. The previous problems of a prominent bump from the ulnar head and ulnar deviation instability were solved by acutely shortening the diaphysis and by temporarily fixing the station of the carpus to the ulnar head at the level of the scaphoid. This is the first report of this modified Paley ulnarization method, which the author considers a significant improvement over his original procedure
Rotationplasty for Severe Congenital Femoral Deficiency
Rotationplasty is a reconstructive option for severe congenital femoral deficiency (CFD). The senior author (D.P.) developed five new rotationplasty techniques for use in CFD based on the Paley classification, including the Paley–Brown (fusion femur to pelvis), Paley (fusion femur to femoral head), Paley–Winkelman (insertion tibial condyle to acetabulum), PaleySUPERhip–Van Nes (hip osteotomy with knee fusion) and PaleySling–Van Nes (hip reconstruction with knee fusion revision) rotationplasty techniques. The purpose of this study is to retrospectively evaluate the complications, radiographic outcomes and need for secondary surgery in 19 rotationplasty cases performed by the senior author (D.P.) for severe CFD from 2009 to 2019. Rotationplasty comprised only 2% of the authors treated CFD cases during this period. Average age at surgery was 8.6 years old. Average follow-up was 3.3 years. Sixteen concomitant procedures were performed including temporary arthrodesis, tibial osteotomy and SUPERhip procedure. The most common complication was wound necrosis/dehiscence, which occurred in 52% of the cases related to the circumferential incision and required a total of 31 additional debridements. Additional complications were successfully treated and included sciatic nerve palsy decompressed by abducting the femur, a tibial delayed union that underwent bone grafting, two distal femur failed epiphysiodesis treated by revision with one osteotomy and a thigh compartment syndrome requiring debridement. Indication specific rotationplasty successfully addresses the severe degree of femoral deficiency, deformity, and discrepancy in patients with CFD, despite high rates of wound complications
The ilizarov technology revolution: History of the discovery, dissemination, and technology transfer of the ilizarov method
Case 56: Congenital Femoral Deficiency: Paley Type 2a Case 56: Congenital Femoral Deficiency: Paley Type 2a
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