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Ultrasound-Guided Infraspinatus-Teres Minor Interfascial Block versus Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block for Analgesia After Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery: A Randomized Non-Inferiority Clinical Trial.

Drug Des Devel TherSep 3, 2026Open access

This randomized non-inferiority trial was designed to verify whether ultrasound-guided infraspinatus-teres minor interfascial block (ITMB) could produce non-inferior postoperative analgesia in adult patients undergoing…

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Total en bloc resection of a giant cell tumour of the cervical spine involving the vertebral artery.

A woman in her 20s presented with neck pain and was diagnosed with a giant cell tumour of the cervical spine that encased the left vertebral artery.

BMJ Case RepSep 8, 2026Read case
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Combined application of antibiotic bone cement and bone transport technique in tibial osteomyelitis with bone defect: A case report.

A 54-year-old male with chronic tibial osteomyelitis and a 6 cm segmental bone defect post-internal fixation underwent a staged surgical approach.

Medicine (Baltimore)Sep 4, 2026Read case
Case ReportOrthopedic Surgery

Spinopelvic Reconstruction for a Giant Cell Tumor Involving the Sacroiliac Joint: A Case Report.

A 34-year-old woman presented with progressive gluteal pain and swelling due to a giant cell tumor of the bone involving the sacroiliac joint. Imaging revealed an osteolytic lesion with soft-tissue involvement.

Anticancer ResSep 1, 2026Read case
Case ReportOrthopedic Surgery

Patient-specific 3D-printed Anatomical Models for Intraoperative Osteotomy Verification in Joint-sparing Surgery for Osteosarcoma: A Report of Two Cases.

Two patients with osteosarcoma around the knee underwent joint-sparing limb-salvage surgery using patient-specific 3D-printed anatomical models for intraoperative verification of osteotomy levels.

Anticancer ResSep 1, 2026Read case
Case ReportOrthopedic Surgery

Treatment of acute calcific tendinopathy of the hip using focused shockwave.

A man presented with sudden onset of right gluteal and posterior thigh pain. Imaging revealed significant calcific tendinopathy at the insertion of the gluteus maximus.

BMJ Case RepSep 4, 2026Read case
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Anatomic restoration of an isolated medial tibial plateau depression in a young patient after high-energy trauma: A case report.

An 18-year-old male presented with knee pain and swelling after a motorcycle accident, revealing an isolated medial tibial plateau depression fracture with minimal displacement.

Medicine (Baltimore)Sep 4, 2026Read case
Case ReportOrthopedic Surgery

Total Femoral Replacement as a Salvage Procedure for a Periprosthetic Fracture After Multiple Previous Femoral Reconstructions: A Case Report.

A 77-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities experienced a periprosthetic fracture after 19 years of complications from previous femoral reconstructions.

Am J Case RepSep 6, 2026Read case
Case ReportOrthopedic Surgery

A Persistent Problem: Mycobacterium abscessus Infection of an Orthopedic Device after Trauma.

A patient with a forearm fracture from a motor vehicle accident developed a delayed Mycobacterium abscessus infection at the iliac crest bone graft donor site six weeks post-surgery.

Mil MedSep 1, 2026Read case
Case ReportOrthopedic Surgery

Radial Reconstruction With Fibular Free Flap Using CAD-CAM and Virtual Surgical Planning in Pediatric Pseudoarthrosis due to Neurofibromatosis Type 1: A Case Report and Literature Review.

A 7-year-old boy with neurofibromatosis type 1 presented with radial pseudoarthrosis, a challenging condition to repair. The reconstruction utilized a vascularized free fibular flap, patient-specific CAD-CAM guides, and…

MicrosurgerySep 1, 2026Open accessRead case
Case ReportPathology (Anatomic & Clinical)

Non-ossifying fibroma of the proximal tibia mimicking chronic osteomyelitis in a child.

A teenage boy presented with progressive pain and swelling in the anterior left upper leg, initially suspected to be chronic osteomyelitis.

BMJ Case RepSep 4, 2026Read case
Case ReportOrthopedic Surgery

Reconstruction of a 2‑year neglected chronic patellar tendon rupture using peroneus longus autograft with suture anchor and cerclage wire augmentation: A case report and technical note.

A 17-year-old male presented with chronic patellar tendon rupture, characterized by anterior knee pain, instability, and inability to extend the left knee for 2 years.

Medicine (Baltimore)Sep 4, 2026Read case

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