Introduction: Medial open wedge high tibial osteotomy (MOWHTO) is one of the modalities to treat unicompartmental knee osteoarthritis (KO). Many studies have shown good outcomes of MOWHTO, but there are no published series of Malaysian patients. The aim of this study is to determine the outcome of MOWHTO in primary medial compartment KO in a university teaching hospital in Malaysia. Materials and methods: This is a retrospective study of patients who underwent MOWHTO in our Joint Reconstruction Unit between 2017 and 2022 with a minimum of 12 months follow-up. Results: Data from a total of 15 knees were reviewed. The mean age of patients was 41.8 years, and the mean BMI was 31.7. The mean Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) osteoarthritis grade was 2.87 (±0.52). The mean hip knee angle (HKA) preoperatively was 12.26° varus and post-operatively was 3.33° valgus. Mean correction of HKA was 13.59°. The results revealed an improvement in all patients, as observed from the significant mean difference between pre-operative (38.53) and post-operative (77.60) Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome (KOOS) (p-value<0.001) scores. Patients who were above 50 years old showed a significantly better improvement in KOOS score compared to those below 50 (p-value <0.05). There was no significant difference observed between BMI and KOOS score improvement (Fstat=0.580, p-value >0.05). Conclusion: MOWHTO is a good treatment option in medial compartment primary KO with varus deformity among Malaysian population. A larger sample size with a longer follow-up period is needed to draw a definitive conclusion

Necrotising fasciitis caused by Community-Acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has emerged as a new entity. Although it is recognised worldwide, there have been no reported cases to date in Malaysia. We report a case of necrotising fasciitis of the left lower limb in an otherwise healthy 20-year-old man. He presented with septic shock and despite the paucity of clinical signs in the limb, the infection was aggressive. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was isolated from the deep fascia of the leg. Panton-Valentine leucocidin gene (PVL), which is a stable genetic marker for CA-MRSA strain, was positive in this case. This case of community acquired MRSA necrotising fasciitis is of concern and may herald the emergence of this resistant organism in Malaysia. Vigilant surveillance and microbiological monitoring is needed to follow this CA-MRSA trend.

We report the outcome of 32 patients who underwent total hip replacement (THR) augmented with morsellized fresh frozen femoral head allografts and acetabular reconstruction cages. Nine patients underwent primary THR and 23 patients underwent revision THR. Follow up ranged from two to 9 years. Two most common indications for the procedures as reported in literature were rheumatoid arthritis and aseptic loosening of the hip. All but one patient achieved good outcome with radiographs showing full incorporatio