abstract：:Moiré topography, a simple technique for three-dimensional quantitation, was used to provide interference fringe photographs of the human back with sufficient accuracy to be used for detecting children with asymmetry due to scoliosis. Experimental equipment, built and tested at the National Research Council of Canada,...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Adair IV,Van Wijk MC,Armstrong GW

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Septic arthritis of the hip occurred in a 32-year-old hemophiliac with circulating Factor VIII antibodies. The clinical presentation suggested a soft tissue hematoma, but failure of early resolution with immobilization and Factor VIII replacement led to a correct diagnosis. A non-invasive method of management is essen...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Houghton GR

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When perichondrium-free pieces of embryonic quail epiphyseal cartilage are incubated on the chorioallantoic membranes of chick embryos, 2 developmental changes are observed. First, most grafts develop a periosteum in which the osteoblasts and osteocytes are of donor, i.e., chondrocytic origin. No such periosteum is ob...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Kahn AJ,Simmons DJ

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A treatment program for chronic pain is reported which focuses on modification of patient pain behavior. After an outpatient pain clinic screening by a multidisciplinary team, the patient with chronic pain (duration of 6 months or longer) is admitted for a 7--8 week inpatient program followed by a 4-week outpatient pe...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Anderson TP,Cole TM,Gullickson G,Hudgens A,Roberts AH

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of an osteoid osteoma occurring in the cervical spine and presenting as scapular and arm pain has been described. Correct diagnosis was delayed for 2 years. Plain radiographs may fail to demonstrate a lesion in the spine. Radiographic evaluation, when osteoid osteoma is a possibility, should include bone scanni...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Goldstein GS,Dawson EG,Batzdorf U

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four cases of cervical osteoid osteoma occurred predominantly in the adolescent age group with either pain, pain with scoliosis, or radicular pain usually without neurological signs. The initial X-rays did not demonstrate the lesions but a high index of suspicion led to additional roentgenographic as well as tomograph...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Fielding JW,Keim HA,Hawkins RJ,Gabrielian JC

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rationale of acute and chronic orthopedic management of traumatic throacolumbar kyphosis is determined by the type and location of the injury. The performance of laminectomy is condemned due to its historical failure in both the acute and chronic phase and its violation of simple mechanical principles. ...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Whitesides TE Jr

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of a peritoneal catheter enhances diagnosis using arthroscopy by affording a clear visibility of the knee joint. The accuracy in diagnosis is significantly enhanced using this method of irrigation. No better method of irrigation is available for cases of acute knee joint injuries. ...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Krempen JF,Silver RA,Hadley J

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The existence of a specific inorganic pyrophosphatase (PPi ase), distinct from alkaline phosphatase in bone has been suggested but is often regarded as questionable. In the present investigation, several features of PPi ase activity have been demonstrated, which suggest that it represents an enzyme protein different f...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Korhonen LK,Hämäläinen M,Kaivosoja M

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of a peritoneal catheter enhances diagnosis using arthroscopy by affording a clear visibility of the knee joint. The accuracy in diagnosis is significantly enhanced using this method of irrigation. No better method of irrigation is available for cases of acute knee joint injuries. ...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Bloom JD,Bryan RS

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcutaneous electrical neurostimulation relieves chronic and acute pain by blocking the transmission of pain impulses with comfortable electrical stimulation of light touch sensation. The original Gate Control Theory of Melzack and Wall provides a working model to explain the significant pain relief afforded patien...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Ersek RA

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our presently inadequate knowledge of the functional anatomy of the deep branch of the ulnar nerve handicaps our management of ulnar nerve lesions. The extensive anatomical variations in the distribution of this nerve preclude adherence to a textbook pattern of innervation. Electrophysiological recordings of single se...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Dykes RW,Terzis JK

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteogenic sarcoma, a highly malignant tumor of bone, is generally treated by amputation. This is a report of 19 cases of excision of the entire femur because of skip areas which are occasionally seen. The femur usually has the lowest cure rate according to site of involvement. In total femur replacement, the whole bo...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Marcove RC,Lewis MM,Rosen G,Huvos AG

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Only 1 well-documented case of osteochondroma in the posterior elements of the cervical spine has been previously reported. Although unusual, osteochondroma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of benign appearing tumors in the cervical spine. ...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Inglis AE,Rubin RM,Lewis RJ,Villacin A

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 54-year-old female with chronic renal failure who had undergone renal homotransplantation and who was being maintained for 3 months on immunosuppressive therapy, developed Candida pyarthrosis of the hip. The patient posed a management problem because of the nephrotoxicity of the antibiotics required to control Candi...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Specht EE

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a report of the fifth known case of recurrent Legg--Calve--Perthes' disease. Roentgenograms of the hips after the first avascular episode, at the age of 3 years and 6 months resemble to a certain extent, Dysplasia Epiphysealis Capitis Femoris. ...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Axer A,Hendel D

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Fabella Syndrome is recognized by a sharp pain, local tenderness, and intensification of pain in the area of the fabella by full extension of the knee. After diagnostic tests with local anesthesia and ineffective conservative treatment, surgical extirpation may produce lasting relief of symptoms. ...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Weiner D,Macnab I,Turner M

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Milwaukee brace treatment for patients with idiopathic scoliosis very rarely accomplishes improvement approaching that of successful surgery. Prpgression of small and medium-sized curves (60 degrees or less) has been routinely halted. Few curves progress with adequate brace treatment. Occasionally, improvement in defo...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Edmonsson AS,Morris JT

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibular hypoplasia occurs in differing degrees of severity with fibular hemimelia as its most severe form. Normally the distal epiphyseal plate of the fibula is at the same level as the distal end of the distal tibial epiphysis, whereas the tip of the proximal fibular epiphysis is level with the proximal tibial epiphy...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Bohne WH,Root L

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Varus derotational osteotomy of the femur is designed to correct coxa valga and femoral anteversion which contribute to progressive hip subluxation and dislocation in certain cases of cerebral palsy. By the application of a careful preoperative evaluation, vigorous postoperative rehabilitation and treatment of complic...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Eilert RE,MacEwen GD

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Hall model of experimental arthritis of the knee (excision of the lateral femoral condyle) offers a unique way of investigating the earliest changes of degenerative arthritis. Predictable degeneration of the lateral tibial plateau occurs when there is lack of contact with an opposing surface. Previous work by Hall...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Engh GA,Chrisman OD

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exogenous steroids are known to induce aseptic necrosis in the femoral head of adults. This case report of a 9-year-old girl with corticosteroid induced femoral head necrosis demonstrates effective treatment with an abduction device in a manner similar to that prescribed for the treatment of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Hummer CD Jr

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bone mineral content in the shafts of the forearm in 17 women with cervical fracture of the upper end of the femur was low. The cortex of the femoral neck was also lower than normal. Thus women with hip fractures at an early age may have lower than average total skeletal tissue density. This may be due not simply ...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Fredensborg N,Nilsson BE

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of fractures in primary hyperparathyroidism is highly variable. The possibility that there might be an increased susceptibility to fracture is discussed. Healing in most is without delay. Three cases of delayed or nonunion following fracture are presented. In all three, healing accelerated dramatically a...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Lancourt JE,Hochberg F

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The failure of meniscal regeneration via a fibrous semilunar mold can be correlated with an increased incidence of degenerative joint disease. Experiments on rabbits revealed a statistically significant relationship between the failure of meniscal regeneration and the development of degenerative joint disease, charact...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Elmer RM,Moskowitz RW,Frankel VH

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laboratory experiments show the following relationships between electricity and bone: (1) stressed bone exhibits electronegativity in areas of compression, (2) living, nonstressed bone exhibits electronegativity in areas of bone growth and healing, and (3) the application of low magnitude direct current to bone induce...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Brighton CT,Friedenberg ZB,Mitchell EI,Booth RE

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A conservative approach to foot problems is especially useful in patients with diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, diminished circulatory changes, and those who are too debilitated for surgical treatment. If one will start with either the medial heel wedge or the anterior heel correction, some response should be evident w...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Miller WE

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In experimental fractures in rabbits, a decrease in blood volume associated with anemia delays healing, but uncomplicated normovolemic anemia has no adverse effect. For the purpose of stimulating the repair process in normovolemic anemia individuals blood transfusions would be ineffectual. ...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Heppenstall RB,Brighton CT

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A "delta phalanx" is often not triangular but may be trapezoidal. A "delta phalanx" may be present without a supernumerary digit. It is a form of complex syndactyly. Correction of the deformities of "delta phalanz" is obtained by open wedge osteotomy with excised bone fragments used as a graft and Z-plasty of the skin...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Smith RJ

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of immobility on the biomechanical properties of an anterior cruciate bone-ligament-bone unit of rhesus monkey is reported. Wild primates were used and the captivity time was minimized to lessen disuse changes from cage confinement. The ligament-bone specimens were tested in tension to failure under high st...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Noyes FR

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study of 570 patients with fracture of the upper end of the femur was carried out between 1967 and 1971 in Jerusalem. Of three distinct ethnic groupings, Western or Ashkenazi females and Eastern or Sephardi males produced the highest incidence of fractured neck of the femur proportional to their makeup i...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Pogrund H,Makin M,Robin G,Menczel J,Steinberg R

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Posterior interosseous nerve palsy can occur following a Monteggia fracture by a variety of mechanisms. In this case report of a 35-year-old man the nerve became wrapped around an anterolaterally dislocated radial head in the course of an unsuccessful attempt as closed reduction. Cadaveric dissections demonstrated how...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Spar I

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A heterogeneous group of 17 patients with aseptic necrosis of the femoral head had treatment of 23 hips by bone grafting. Phemister-type tibial grafts were used in 20 and iliac grafts in 3. All hips were evaluated before and after grafting according to roentgenographic stage of disease and the Hospital for Special Sur...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Dunn AW,Grow T

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After a short term of employment in a new job, 3 young heroin addicts became disabled from low back pain due to neisseria gonorrhea prostatitis. Each returned to work after a few weeks of antibiotic therapy without symptoms following proper diagnosis. These patients demonstrate the importance of a careful history and ...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Rask MR

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of osteopetrosis has been described in which bilateral osteoarthritis of the hips occurred before the age of 40. As the osteoarthritis was not explicable on the bases of deformity it was considered that osteoprtrosis might be the etiological factor. Further circumstantial evidence for this causal relationship h...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Cameron HU,Dewar FP

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteonecrosis of the talus secondary to adrenal corticosteroids is rare. The pathophysiology of the disorder is controversial. This is a report of bilateral talar necrosis secondary to steroid medications in a 23-year-old male. Conservative methods of management of the condition are not altogether satisfactory. Bilate...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Manes HR,Alvarez E,Llevine LS

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flexural fatigue tests of bovine bone specimens produced fracture surfaces that were transverse on the tension side and oblique on the compression side. Similar fracture patterns were produced by bending tests with a single applied loading. Microscopic examination of flexural fatigue specimens prior to complete establ...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Carter DR,Hayes WC

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a laboratory model designed to illustrate a newer concept for the control of plasma calcium concentrations. This postulate suggests that plasma calcium levels are the result of a balance or imbalance in opposing calcium ion fluxes between plasma and bone fluid compartments existing around osteocy...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Talmage RV,Grubb SA

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hundred and twenty-one consecutive arthroscopic examinations of the knee are reviewed to establish diagnostic accuracy based on subsequent arthrotomy and the clinical course in the absence of arthrotomy. One hundred and nine knees showed an arthroscopic accuracy of 89.9 per cent at subsequent arthrotomy. Ninety-fi...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： McGinty JB,Freedman PA

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone-acrylic interface pressure measurements were recorded at the medial interior rasped surfaces of fresh cadaver femurs during digital packing of acrylic bone cement and during insertion and seating of a Trapezoidal-28 femoral total hip component. Plugging of the femoral canal below the tip of the prosthesis stem wa...

journal_title：Clinical orthopaedics and related research

authors： Markolf KL,Amstutz HC

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00