Aims. Between 2002 and 2011, 81 patients with a traumatic total brachial
plexus
This paper presents four patients with
1 . The repair of a simple crush
Premature epiphysial fusion is a common complication of
Studies derived from analyses of radiographs and dissections of cadaveric wrists have been directed at testing and disproving the commonly held theories that link chip fractures of the os triquetrum with avulsion. The authors found that the mechanism of such
Magnetic resonance imaging was performed on 28 patients with suspected calcaneal tendon
A case of
We performed intercostal nerve transfer in 19 patients to relieve pain from preganglionic
Two cases of delayed median nerve division after laceration of the wrist by glass are described. In both there was no neurological damage at the time of the original
Objectives. Traumatic brachial plexus
The results of treatment of
The factors involved in the mechanism leading to traumatic posterior dislocation of the hip are examined. In 47 adult patients who had previously suffered such a dislocation, ultrasound scans were used to measure femoral anteversion on both the affected and the uninjured side. In 36 normal adult volunteers, used as controls, similar measurements were made. Femoral anteversion on both the injured and uninjured side was significantly reduced in the patients compared with the volunteers. These findings are discussed in the light of previous work which indicates that medial rotation is a factor in the mechanism of posterior dislocation of the hip. It is suggested that reduced anteversion acts like medial rotation to make the hip more susceptible to posterior dislocation, and that the less the anteversion the more likely is the
A case of cervical traumatic paraplegia is described in which there was no evidence of damage to vertebrae, discs or ligaments. Experimental evidence suggests that such
We have reviewed 50 patients at a mean period of 2.7 years after operations to restore elbow flexion lost as a result of traction
We have reviewed 59 patients with
We reviewed a series of 53 patients with closed traumatic complete
Instability may present at a different level after successful stabilisation of an unstable segment in apparently isolated
Heterotopic ossification (HO) is perhaps the
single most significant obstacle to independence, functional mobility, and
return to duty for combat-injured veterans of Operation Enduring
Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Recent research into the cause(s)
of HO has been driven by a markedly higher prevalence seen in these
wounded warriors than encountered in previous wars or following
civilian trauma. To that end, research in both civilian and military
laboratories continues to shed light onto the complex mechanisms
behind HO formation, including systemic and wound specific factors,
cell lineage, and neurogenic inflammation. Of particular interest,
non-invasive