abstract：:The mechanoreceptors in the collateral ligaments of the knee joint in rat hindlimbs were studied. In group II (n=10) the femoral and obturator nerves were sectioned. In both groups III and V (n=20) the sciatic nerve was sectioned. In group V (n=10) the sectioned sciatic nerve was sutured 4 weeks after sectioning. In g...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Delgado-Baeza E,Utrilla-Mainz V,Contreras-Porta J,Santos-Alvarez I,Martos-Rodríguez A

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five hundred and fifteen children with single segment non-physeal extremity fractures were retrospectively reviewed. The male to female ratio was 2.7:1. The average age of study group was 9.9+/-4.7 years; 273 fractures (53%) were on the left, 242 (47%) were on the right. A fall was the main cause of the injury in most...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Aktas S,Saridogan K,Moralar U,Ture M

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study was carried out in order to evaluate the predictive value of MRI in the early postoperative course after cruciate ligament replacement. Twenty patients who had undergone anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using autologous patellar tendon/bone grafts were examined clinically and with contrast...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Stöckle U,Hoffmann R,Schwedke J,Lubrich J,Vogl T,Südkamp NP,Haas N

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 12-year-old boy with osteosarcoma in the proximal tibia underwent a successful limb-saving operation with preservation of the epiphyseal and articular cartilage of the proximal tibia as a result of his remarkable response to chemotherapy. There was no evidence of tumour invasion to the adjacent physis, as demonstrat...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Amitani A,Yamazaki T,Sonoda J,Tanaka M,Hirata H,Katoh K,Uchida A

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the effects of aggressive early rehabilitation on the clinical outcome of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using semitendinosus (and gracilis) tendon, 103 of 110 consecutive patients who underwent ACL reconstruction using multistrand semitendinosus tendon (ST) or the central one-third of patellar ...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Muneta T,Sekiya I,Ogiuchi T,Yagishita K,Yamamoto H,Shinomiya K

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with collapse of the L3 lumbar vertebra for which surgery was performed. The pathogenesis of lumbar lesions affected by RA is discussed and the literature reviewed. ...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Nakase T,Fujiwara K,Kohno J,Owaki H,Tomita T,Yonenobu K,Ochi T

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty three patients with lumbar spondylolisthesis (6 Grade I, 14 Grade II and 3 Grade III) with low back pain, and radicular pain in 14, were treated surgically when they failed to respond to conservative treatment. Their average age was 33.2 years. Bilateral posterolateral spinal fusions with autologous iliac bone ...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Baksi DP

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have successfully treated a middle aged woman with long-standing posterior dislocations of the knee, using two stage external fixation and arthrodesis. ...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Vicente-Guillen P,Figa-Mataró J,Coloma-Bellver J

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a six-year period, eleven persons with primary pyogenic abscess of the psoas muscle were treated at the Mackay Memorial Hospital. Five were males and six were females and their average age was 47.2 years (range 6-83 years). The abscess was identified by CT in 7 patients, MRI in 2 and ultrasonography in 1. One a...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Wu TL,Huang CH,Hwang DY,Lai JH,Su RY

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Translaminar screw fixation is a good procedure for posterolateral spinal fusion of one or two motion segments. Anterior translation of the upper fused vertebra occurred in 5 of our patients following this procedure. A further fusion with pedicle screw fixation was needed in 2 of them. This complication has been previ...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Plötz GM,Benini A

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An appraisal of the clinical records of patients with malignant bone tumours enabled us to identify 61 whom we have treated by external fixation. There were 38 males and 23 females with ages ranging from 4 to 58 years, the mean being 14 years. The average period of follow-up was 6 years (1-12 years). For the purpose o...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Cañadell J,San-Julian M,Cara J,Forriol F

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Mennen plate has been used for osteosynthesis of 5 femoral fractures, 4 of which were at the tip of a prosthesis stem. Union was achieved in 2 fractures, and loss of fixation of the plate in three. ...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Petersen VS

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Total medial meniscectomy was carried out on 30 mature rabbits; subsequent regeneration of the meniscus and degenerative joint changes were observed. Out of 30 knees, 22 had regenerated menisci and 10 of these had not developed gross degenerative changes after 6 months. Collagen fibres were arranged irregularly in the...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Moon MS,Kim YS

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the pre- and postoperative neurological state of 3 patients with lumbar intradural lipoma. Total resection of the lipoma in the cauda equina was impossible, and partial resection and expansive laminoplasty was carried out. Subsequent neural involvement may depend on the duration of symptoms rather than th...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Matsui H,Kanamori M,Miaki K

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fractures around a femoral prosthesis have been treated with plating and additional cement, but this leads to further reduction of bone stock in the proximal femur. Since February 1992, we have dealt with this problem in 12 patients by revision using a long uncemented stem and distal interlocking combined with homolog...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Eingartner C,Volkmann R,Pütz M,Weller S

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a hemiarthroplasty of the shoulder with an acrylic Judet hip prosthesis, inserted after the excision of a giant cell tumour of the head of the humerus, which functioned well for 39 years. ...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Zamudio L,Gil-Orbezo F,Hernandez-Mercado G

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient is reported who had multiple cartilaginous exostoses with malignant transformation of a pelvic osteochondroma. ...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Willms R,Hartwig CH,Böhm P,Sell S

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three different lateral approaches for a Charnley total hip replacement were studied in 264 operations. The transtrochanteric approach was used in 94, the Liverpool in 88 and the Hardinge in 82. The mean follow up was 2.6 years (range 2 to 3 years). The clinical result was the same in each group. Radiographs showed th...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Pai VS

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a method of quantifying the lateral/medial thrust of the knee which occurs in the early phase of walking. We have used this method to evaluate the effects of wedged insoles on the lateral and medial thrust for normal knees and knees with unicompartment osteoarthritis (OA). A laterally elevated (valgus) ins...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Ogata K,Yasunaga M,Nomiyama H

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eleven cases of extra-articular tuberculous osteomyelitis are presented. Eight of the patients were children. Ten were treated by curettage and chemotherapy and the diagnosis proved by histology or positive culture of the tubercle bacillus. One case was diagnosed because she also had tuberculous salpingitis, and she w...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Huang CH

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibiotic-associated colitis was diagnosed in 23 orthopaedic patients: 17 had abdominal symptoms, 3 had a fever and the remaining 3 had no symptoms but increasing C-reactive protein values or white blood count. The antibiotic was clindamycin in 19, cephalosporins in 3 and a combination of vancomycin and fusidic acid ...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Boehler M,Rustler T,Wolf D,Knahr K

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has radically changed African orthopaedic practice within a decade. In Lusaka, a third of adults are infected, but most have no physical signs of the disease. Early experience showed that closed fractures healed normally, the risk of sepsis during osteosynthesis was increas...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Jellis JE

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study the authors present the results of 44 patients with 49 interfascicular nerve grafting procedures necessitated by gunshot wounds. The aim was to establish the effectiveness of microsurgical interfascicular nerve grafting for war injuries. The 49 interfascicular nerve grafting procedures were performed bet...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Stancić MF,Eskinja N,Bellinzona M,Mićović V,Stosić A,Tomljanović Z

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two techniques are presented for atraumatic handling of tendon ends during repair of flexor and extensor tendons. If the tendon is cleanly transected, the suture is carried out by holding the tendon in nerve holding forceps. If debridement is needed, a slice is partly cut and used to handle the tendon; the slice is th...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Lanzetta M,Chollet A

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An osteosarcoma developed in a boy, 16 years of age, 9 years after staples had been inserted in the region of the lower femoral epiphysis. The possible association between the implant and the tumour is discussed. ...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Kumar K

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glomus tumours of the hand are benign tumours that arise from the neuromyoarterial apparatus. The most common site for a glomus tumour is in the distal phalanx. They frequently display a classic triad of symptoms-pain, tenderness and temperature sensitivity. Ten treated cases examined with magnetic resonance imaging (...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Shih TT,Sun JS,Hou SM,Huang KM,Su TT

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a patient with acute compression of the spinal cord by a spontaneous extra-dural haematoma. This rare condition is often misdiagnosed. We believe that an urgent MRI scan is indicated in patients presenting with progressive neurological deficit following spinal trauma. This allows the diagnosis of extra-dur...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Mustafa M,Subramanian N

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective review of complications with the gamma nail has been carried out in 152 patients with stable and unstable pertrochanteric fractures. Operative complications occurred in 10 patients. Screws penetrated the femoral neck in 3, immediate varus was associated with a short screw in 2, diaphyseal fractures occ...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Albareda J,Laderiga A,Palanca D,Paniagua L,Seral F

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Joint thickness was assessed using three-dimensional modelling techniques before and after the Bombelli intertrochanteric valgus-extension osteotomy. Before operation, the average thickness of the entire hemispherical surface was 2.3 mm, which was significantly thinner than that of the controls. After operation, 11 of...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Yoshida K,Konishi N,Iwata H

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have reviewed the clinical features, together with the radiographs and computerised tomography, in 9 patients with tuberculosis of the vertebral body and neural arch. All presented with paraparesis or paraplegia. The morbidity associated with this disease is so serious that it is essential to have an accurate means...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Solomon A,Sacks AJ,Goldschmidt RP

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of septic loosening due to a tuberculosis infection occurred 18 months and 14 years after total hip arthroplasties. The primary source was pulmonary tuberculosis. Treatment was by removal of the prosthesis and radical debridement with the local implantation of gentamicin PMMA beads, followed by antituberculo...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Ueng WN,Shih CH,Hseuh S

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study was carried out to test the sensitivity and specificity of stress radiography in detecting anterior cruciate ligament deficiency in both knees of 116 patients using the Telos device. In 47 of these a total or partial rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament was diagnosed by arthroscopy, while the ...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Garcés GL,Perdomo E,Guerra A,Cabrera-Bonilla R

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1975 we have treated 36 infected hip replacements by a two stage procedure in which the prosthesis and cement were first removed. Gentamicin impregnated beads were left at the sites of the prosthesis. Not less than 45 days later a fresh prosthesis was inserted into the hip. In two hips revision was not undertake...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Lenoble E,Goutallier D

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Olecranisation of the patella was described and first used by Grammont (1984) to maintain reduction of the knee joint after posterior cruciate repair and reconstruction. Since 1985 we used this technique in 18 acute posterior ruptures and knee dislocations which did not undergo surgery. Knee laxity is assessed under g...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Rouvillain JL,Dib C,Bahuet F,Delattre O,Catonne Y

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over 10 years, 842 consecutive autopsies on patients dying from a malignant neoplasm were evaluated microscopically to determine the incidence of spinal and skeletal metastases. Vertebral wedging, sclerosis and areas of osteolysis were defined as features of spinal metastases. The incidence was 30.6%, 65% of which aro...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Ortiz Gómez JA

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High tibial wedge osteotomies are often followed by transient neurological complications. From a retrospective study of 132 patients it appears that the incidence of this troublesome complication can be reduced after osteotomy with external fixation by using a technique of making consecutive drill holes of increasing ...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Sabo D,Flierl S,Thomsen M,Cotta H

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of a low dose of diclofenac sodium, administered locally, on heterotopic bone formation in rats was investigated. Heterotopic bone was induced by implantation of demineralised bone matrix into the gluteal muscles. Diclofenac was released continuously for 2 weeks from micro-osmotic pumps for each demineralis...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Risto O,Wahlström O,Abdiu A

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone lengthening is a surgical method which requires meticulous technique, continuous attention, and satisfactory cooperation on the part of the patient. The absence of common criteria makes it difficult both to classify the complications which arise, and to compare them with those of other authors. We report the comp...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Aquerreta JD,Forriol F,Cañadell J

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five cases of fracture of the lateral tibial condyle of the split-depression type were treated by elevation of the depressed fragment, bone grafting and cancellous bone screws. During the operation, tantalum markers were inserted into the depressed fragment and the tibial metaphysis for radiographic stereophotogrammet...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Ryd L,Toksvig-Larsen S

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of the major complications of operation have been studied prospectively in 1,722 patients with a proximal femoral fracture treated by either insertion of a hemiarthroplasty, internal fixation with a Dynamic Hip Screw (DHS) or multiple parallel screws. Major complications occurred in 8.0%. A special surgi...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Parker MJ,Pryor GA,Myles JW

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00