Cementless total hip arthroplasty combined with subtrochanteric osteotomy for the treatment of patients with Crowe Group IV developmental dysplasia of the hip is an effective technique to reduce the hip to its original acetabular location and restore the rotational deformities. Plate and screw fixation is a viable option for a secure and stable fixation of femoral stem after subtrochanteric osteotomy.

Injuries caused by wild boar attacks are rare. A 34-year-old male shepherd sustained injuries caused by a wild boar attack, and was brought to our emergency department. The patient had 2 skin and deep tissue lacerations on the posterior aspect of his thigh. Herein, we discuss the clinical management of a wild boar bite wound with a review of the literature.

Wedge resection of nail matrix has a considerably high recurrence rate. Furthermore, narrowing of the nail plate is a disadvantage of this procedure. All patients should be informed about the possibility of recurrence and disfigurement in their toenails (narrow nail plate). Particularly, female patients who care about the cosmesis may be dissatisfied with this surgical technique.

This prospective study was conducted to determine the prevalence of absence of flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS)-V tendon and to investigate the clinical usefulness of symmetry patterns, differences between sex, laterality, and dexterity in a Turkish population. Four hundred randomly-selected adult patients were examined for the absence of FDS-V function. The absence of FDS-V on both sides, results of the examination tests, age, sex, and dexterity were recorded and analysed statistically. The overall prevalence of absence of FDS-V was 18.5% in the Turkish population. The prevalence of functional absence of FDS-V was statistically similar between the body sides and sex (p = 0.258 and p = 0.333). The prevalence of symmetric occurrence of the variations in both hands was 87.2%. If a functional FDS is demonstrated in one hand, the probability of having a functional FDS-V in the contralateral hand is 91.8%. However, when the FDS-V is absent in one hand, the probability of having an absent FDS-V in the contralateral hand is 51.1%. The symmetric occurrence of variations was equally distributed in both sex and dexterity (p = 0.223 and p = 0.201). Prediction of FDS-V function in one hand through examining the opposite hand may cause false negative or false positive results. However, if the uninjured hand has independent FDS-V function, the inability to flex the PIP joint in the injured hand can be accepted as an injury to the FDS and surgical exploration should be performed. However, if the uninjured hand has an absent function, assumption of symmetric distribution should not be used.

In conclusion, we have found substantial inter- and intraobserver agreement for Crowe classification and substantial to moderate agreement for Hartofilakidis classification in this study. Both classification systems assess the different aspects of developmental dysplasia of hip in adults. Each system has advantages and disadvantages. We suggest using both of these classifications together to increase the accuracy.