Aims.
Aim. The primary aim of this retrospective study was to identify the
incidence of
We evaluated the incidence of heterotopic ossification
following total ankle replacement to determine whether the degree
of ossification was associated with the clinical outcome. We evaluated
90 ankles in 81 consecutive patients who underwent total ankle replacement,
and
Our study was designed to compare the effect of indometacin with that of a placebo in reducing the incidence of
We report the case of an 82-year-old man who
underwent fasciectomy for a severe Dupuytren’s contracture, during which
an ossified lesion was encountered within the contracture and surrounding
the neurovascular bundle. The abnormal tissue was removed with difficulty
and
Aims. We aimed to assess the influence of ethnicity on the incidence
of
We examined whether a selective cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor (celecoxib) was as effective as a non-selective inhibitor (ibuprofen) for the prevention of
Aims.
1. A clinical study has been made of
Aims.
From 1981 to 1986 we treated 413 patients for acute spinal-cord injuries. We reviewed 356 patients followed for a minimum of two years of whom 71 (20%) developed
We present nine patients (five men and four women) who underwent surgical excision of clinically significant
Aims. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of non-selective
and selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in
preventing
From 1987 to 1991, we treated 53 patients with 54 fractures of the acetabulum by reconstruction through a posterior or an extended iliofemoral surgical approach. For prophylaxis against
We have developed an animal model to examine the formation of
We retrospectively reviewed 89 consecutive patients
(45 men and 44 women) with a mean age at the time of injury of 58
years (18 to 97) who had undergone external fixation after sustaining
a unilateral fracture of the distal humerus. Our objectives were
to determine the incidence of
We have carried out a prospective, randomised study of prophylaxis for