Case Reports in Orthopedics is an open access journal that publishes case reports and case series related to arthroplasty, foot and ankle surgery, hand surgery, joint replacement, limb reconstruction, pediatric orthopaedics, sports medicine, trauma etc.

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Transient C5 Palsy After Full‐Endoscopic Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy

João Paulo Machado Bergamaschi, Ariel Falbel Lugão, Rangel Roberto de Assis, Kelsen de Oliveira Teixeira, Fernando Flores de Araújo, Thiago Queiroz Soares, Gustavo Vitelli Depieri, Álvaro Dowling, Robson Cruz de Oliveira, Fernanda Wirth, Fábio da Silva Forti, Helton Luiz Aparecido Defino, 
  •  2 July 2025
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Effectiveness of Peripheral Nerve Block for Early Active Exercise: Three Cases of Pyogenic Flexor Tenosynovitis

Takahiro Sato, Tsuyoshi Shirahata, Koji Nozaka, Naohisa Miyakoshi, 
  •  30 June 2025
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Bilateral Open Achilles Tendon Complete Lacerations Following Interpersonal Violence: A Case Report

Collen Sandile Nkosi, Bongiwe Hadebe, Papa Kwabena Offeh Kyei, 
  •  12 June 2025
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Management of Isolated Tibial Plateau Defect in the Setting of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Meniscus Repair: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Hillary Rolfs, Petros Frousiakis, Brent Sanderson, Brian Kwan, 
  •  10 June 2025
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Corrigendum to “Iliac Crest Bone Block Autograft Transfer for Ballistic Posterior Glenoid Fracture: A Case Report”

  •  5 June 2025
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“White Cord Syndrome” of Acute Tetraplegia after Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion for Chronic Spinal Cord Compression: A Case Report

Kingsley R. Chin, Jason Seale, Vanessa Cumming, 
  •  4 March 2013
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The Morel‐Lavallée Lesion as a Rare Differential Diagnosis for Recalcitrant Bursitis of the Knee: Case Report and Literature Review

Ivor S. Vanhegan, B. Dala-Ali, L. Verhelst, P. Mallucci, Fares S. Haddad, 
  •  20 December 2012
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Magnesium‐Based Absorbable Metal Screws for Intra‐Articular Fracture Fixation

Roland Biber, Johannes Pauser, Markus Geßlein, Hermann Josef Bail, 
  •  19 October 2016
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Removal of a Broken Cannulated Intramedullary Nail: Review of the Literature and a Case Report of a New Technique

Amr A. Abdelgawad, Enes Kanlic, 
  •  25 December 2013
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Lipoma Arborescens: Review of an Uncommon Cause for Swelling of the Knee

M. De Vleeschhouwer, E. Van Den Steen, G. Vanderstraeten, W. Huysse, J. De Neve, L. Vanden Bossche, 
  •  16 May 2016
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