Patella
Dislocation is a common and well-studied complication after total hip replacement. However,
Acute angulation at the thoracolumbar junction
with segmental
We report five children who presented at the mean age of 1.5 years (1.1 to 1.9) with a progressive thoracolumbar kyphosis associated with segmental instability and
1. This paper presents the neurological findings in forty-one patients with rheumatoid arthritis complicated by atlanto-axial
1. Four patients with tetraplegia from rheumatoid
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a progressive
multisystem chronic inflammatory disorder. The hallmark of this pathological
process is a progressive fusion of the zygapophyseal joints and
disc spaces of the axial skeleton, leading to a rigid kyphotic deformity
and positive sagittal balance. The ankylosed spine is unable to
accommodate normal mechanical forces, rendering it brittle and susceptible
to injury. Traumatic hyperextension injury of the cervical spine
leading to atlantoaxial
Anterior
Traumatic atlanto-axial
1. Nineteen patients with classical rheumatoid arthritis complicated by severe
We report seven children in whom traumatic haemarthrosis of the hip had produced lateral
Hip arthrography was performed in 19 patients in the initial stage of Perthes' disease. Sphericity and
1. Thirty-four patients with severe lumbo-sacral
1. Forty-six cases of congenital spondylolisthesis (Newman's Group 1) have been studied. The diagnostic criteria were lumbo-sacral
We evaluated radiological hip remodelling after shelf acetabuloplasty and sought to identify prognostic factors in 25 patients with a mean age of 8.9 years (7.0 to 12.3) who had unilateral Perthes’ disease with reducible
Tectoplasty is a new acetabuloplasty which aims to provide an extra-articular weight-bearing surface in cases of dysplastic acetabulum, hip
1. The problem of instability of reduction in congenital dislocation and congenital
We describe the results of surgical treatment in a prospective study of 183 consecutive cases of
We evaluated the use of surgical stabilisation for atlantoaxial
1. The case is described of an eight-year-old girl with the Morquio syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis type IV) who died from acute tetraplegia, due to atlanto-axial
An electromyographic investigation of patients with
We reviewed 25 children who presented consecutively with voluntary (habitual)
We have examined whether the rotatory
1. Eight patients are described in whom the patellae subluxated laterally on every extension of the knee. This is an unusual type of recurrent
In 1957 Somerville and Scott described their "direct approach" to the management of established congenital dislocation of the hip; arthrography after a period of traction served to distinguish the dislocated from the subluxated hip. We review the long-term outcome of hips which, using their criteria, were subluxated; 72 hips have been reviewed at periods ranging from 15 to 37 years after treatment by traction, closed reduction and femoral osteotomy. The results have been classified clinically and radiologically according to Severin's criteria. There was progressive deterioration with age in both clinical function and radiographic appearance: 48.5% of hips showed evidence of dysplasia or
Only a few cases of palmar carpal
1. Dislocation or sublaxation of the inferior radio-ulnar joint in association with fractures of the head of radius is discussed. 2. The incidence of the complication is greater than is generally supposed, and figures are given to support this finding. 3. The
In order to treat painful
We describe a patient with fractures of both bones of the forearm in whom flexible intramedullary nail fixation of the radius alone led to ulnar malunion and a symptomatic distal radio-ulnar joint
We report four children aged two to nine years with traumatic tears of the transverse ligament of the atlas and atlanto-axial
Twenty-one patients with leg-length inequality underwent femoral lengthening using the Wagner technique. When reviewed, seven were found to have varying degrees of posterior
Cervical myelopathy is an uncommon but potentially fatal complication of rheumatoid atlanto-axial
The results obtained in a consecutive series of thirty-seven Pemberton operations for congenital dislocation or
The clinical and radiological state of the hips of a group of children with cerebral palsy treated without operation is compared with that in a group treated by operation to correct adduction and flexion deformity and to obtain balanced action in the hip muscles. In the first group, 11 per cent of hips were dislocated, 28 per cent subluxated, 46 per cent dysplastic and 15 per cent normal. In the second group no hip was dislocated, 13 per cent were subluxated, 35 per cent dysplastic and 52 per cent normal. Surgical intervention is indicated clinically for a range of abduction diminishing to less than 45 degrees and–on radiological criteria–for early dysplastic changes, especially a break in Shenton's line, irrespective of the patient's age, severity of involvement or neurological maturity. Prevention of
We describe a rare form of congenital snapping knee. In six knees in four children, the tibia subluxed anteriorly on the femur when the knee was extended and reduced spontaneously on flexion. The abnormal movements were seen and felt as sudden snaps or clunks at about 30 degrees of flexion. All six knees showed similar dysplastic features, although the patients had different clinical syndromes. The mechanism of the
1. A small personal consecutive series of children with congenital dislocation or
Thirty hips affected by congenital dislocation or
We reviewed 236 of the 388 Chiari pelvic osteotomies performed between 1953 and 1967 at the Orthopaedic University Clinic of Vienna for the treatment of congenital dislocation and
We report a new surgical technique for the treatment
of traumatic dislocation of the carpometacarpal (CMC) joint of the
thumb. This is a tenodesis which uses part of the flexor carpi radialis. Between January 2010 and August 2013, 13 patients with traumatic
instability of the CMC joint of the thumb were treated using this
technique. The mean time interval between injury and ligament reconstruction
was 13 days (0 to 42). The mean age of the patients at surgery was
38 years: all were male. At a mean final follow-up of 26 months (24 to 29), no patient
experienced any residual instability. The mean total palmar abduction
of the CMC joint of the thumb was 61° and the mean radial abduction
65° The mean measurements for the uninjured hand were 66° (60° to
73°) and 68° (60° to 75°), respectively. The mean Kapandji thumb
opposition score was 8.5° (8° to 9°). The mean pinch and grip strengths
of the hand were 6.7 kg (3.4 to 8.2) and 40 kg (25 to 49), respectively.
The mean Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand questionnaire
score was 3 (1 to 6). Based on the Smith and Cooney score, we obtained
a mean score of 85 (75 to 95), which included four excellent, seven
good, and two fair results. Our technique offers an alternative method of treating traumatic
dislocation of the CMC joint of the thumb: it produces a stable
joint and acceptable hand function. Cite this article:
We describe the early results of glenoplasty as part of the technique of operative reduction of posterior dislocation of the shoulder in 29 children with obstetric brachial plexus palsy. The mean age at operation was five years (1 to 18) and they were followed up for a mean of 34 months (12 to 67). The mean Mallet score increased from 8 (5 to 13) to 12 (8 to 15) at final follow-up (p <
0.001). The mean passive forward flexion was increased by 18° (p = 0.017) and the mean passive abduction by 24° (p = 0.001). The mean passive lateral rotation also increased by 54° (p <
0.001), but passive medial rotation was reduced by a mean of only 7°. One patient required two further operations. Glenohumeral stability was achieved in all cases.
A technique for stabilising the superior tibiofibular joint using an autogenous biceps graft passed through a tibial tunnel is described. The common peroneal nerve should be decompressed and the lateral inferior genicular artery protected. The technique proved to be safe and effective in two patients who were followed for at least two years.
In this review of 106 cases it appears that immobilisation of a contracted, dislocated or subluxated hip in an extreme position in plaster as the initial treatment caused vascular damage to the femoral epiphysis in approximately 50 per cent of cases. Preliminary frame reduction in the dislocated hips slowly stretches the soft tissues and allows adaptation of the vessels to the position required for reduction. Open reduction would seem to reduce the incidence of osteochondritic changes. When a hip is immobilised in plaster the extreme of any position, particularly with regard to rotation, should be avoided.
An operation which combined anterior transoral decompression with posterior occipitocervical fixation was used in 68 rheumatoid patients with irreducible anterior neuraxial compression at the craniocervical junction. Fibre-optic laryngoscopy with nasotracheal intubation was less hazardous than tracheostomy. The patients underwent surgery in the lateral position to allow access both to the mouth and to the back of the neck without moving the head. Specially designed instruments allowed visualisation from the front without dividing the soft palate. Posterior stabilisation was achieved by a preformed contoured loop fixed to the occiput, the atlas and the axis by sublaminar wires. The procedure allowed immediate mobilisation and had a very low morbidity in such ill patients.
We report three patients with neurological deterioration after the reduction of cervical spine dislocation. In each case compression of the spinal cord by disc material was demonstrated by magnetic resonance imaging and recovery occurred following removal of the compressing disc. A separate radiological study suggested that disproportionate narrowing of the disc space implies disc extrusion; reduction of a dislocation showing this sign may produce or exacerbate neurological deterioration.