Вестник травматологии и ортопедии

2024 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of the laureate of the USSR State Prize, the USSR Council of Ministers Prize, Professor Konstantin Mitrofanovich Sivash. Read more »

Brief biographical information and scientific achievements of Gennadiy P. Kotelnikov, congratulations on the 75th anniversary. Read more »

On December 15 and 16, 2023, the X All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference “Priorovsky Readings” dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Academician Mstislav Vasilievich Volkov was held in a solemn atmosphere at the Radisson Slavyanskaya Hotel in Moscow. The report gives a brief overview of the event. Read more »

A literature review of the clinical efficacy of various methods of local cryotherapy after knee endoprosthesis in the early postoperative period is presented. A literature search using the keywords “cryotherapy” and “knee arthroplasty” was conducted in the databases Medline.Ru, CyberLeninka, E-Library, PubMed, and Cochrane. The search date was January 7,… Read more »

Distal femur fractures in the elderly can lead to the exacerbation of chronic diseases and fatal outcomes similar to those observed in femoral neck fractures in the same category of individuals. Thus, this study aimed to determine the factors influencing the mortality of patients with distal femur fractures based on… Read more »

BACKGROUND: The combined course of avascular necrosis of the femoral head and septic arthritis of the hip joint is extremely rare and not always timely diagnosed. Analysis of specialized foreign literature revealed only single descriptions of clinical cases of combined lesions of the hip joint (avascular necrosis of the femoral… Read more »

BACKGROUND: To evaluate shoulder joint pain, the study concentrated on evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging. AIM: By comparing the results from both modalities within the same patient group, the study aimed to identify potential challenges in image interpretation, underscoring the limitations of ultrasonography and magnetic… Read more »

BACKGROUND: Decompressive surgical treatment for degenerative lumbar stenosis significantly improves patient clinical status. However, in some cases, patients are not satisfied with the outcomes. Various studies have examined clinical and morphological factors to improve the results of surgical interventions. AIM: To identify clinical and morphological predictors of the success of… Read more »

BACKGROUND: Sagittal balance of the spine has received considerable development in recent years. However, most studies focused on the assessment of vertebral–pelvic parameters. The cervical spine has long received insufficient attention from researchers, but this trend has been changing. The study of cervical sagittal balance in children with Down syndrome… Read more »

INTRODUCTION: Multilevel simultaneous orthopedic interventions in hemiparetic cerebral palsy imply correction of orthopedic complications on the involved limb and equalization or reduction of the inequality of the limb length. The effectiveness of correcting the inequality of limb length by controlled growth while improving the function of the involved limb by… Read more »

BACKGROUND: Internal fixation of pilon fractures remains challenging despite the development of new technologies in medical imaging and implant design and various scientific investigations on this problem. A key point in therapeutic strategy is preoperative planning. Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, the procedure has changed dramatically from plain… Read more »

BACKGROUND: A validated tool for assessing the quality of life specific to a particular disease has not yet been developed. Previous studies only partially investigated the quality of life of patients with craniovertebral junction meningiomas and did not include the entire spectrum of functional disorders in this disease. AIM: To… Read more »