We made a prospective study of the incidence and natural history of algodystrophy and associated changes in bone mineral density in the ankles and feet of 60 consecutive patients who had suffered
We measured the range of rotation in both hips of 397 normal children and in the unaffected hip of 135 children with
We assessed proprioception using threshold levels for the perception of knee movement at slow angular velocities (0.1Ā°/s to 0.85Ā°/s) in 20 patients with
A total of 218 patients with
Diaphyseal fractures of the tibia in 80 patients were treated by external skeletal fixation using a
We randomised 250 patients undergoing
Experience in the management of fourteen children with melorheostosis has been reviewed. The principal and presenting clinical features were
In 40 children with
Anterior tibial translation was measured in both knees using the radiological Lachman test and the lateral monopodal stance tests in 281 patients with
There is still some controversy about the reduction of
We have compared the energy expenditure during walking in three patients, aged between 51 and 55 years, with
Patients who undergo total knee replacement (TKR)are at high risk of venous thromboembolism. Low-molecular-weight heparins (LMWH) are the most suitable chemical prophylactic agents but there are some uncertainties about their safety and effectiveness. The foot pump offers an alternative. We randomised 229 patients undergoing primary,
Comparisons were made between 54 children with resolving congenital talipes equinovarus deformity and 81 children whose feet required surgical correction. There was a significant difference in the incidence of bilateral deformity, sex ratio and family history of congenital talipes in the two groups. The children with resolving deformity had feet which were indistinguishable from the normal side of
Clinical examinations and radiographic skeletal surveys have been carried out in 15 patients with foetal alcohol syndrome. Fusion of the capitate and hamate bones in the carpus was bilateral in one patient and
Forty-three patients with
1. By
We describe 83 knees (69 patients) which had had patellectomy for anterior knee pain (52), patellofemoral osteoarthritis (25) or comminuted fractures (6) between 1942 and 1978. The patients were questioned about their symptoms and the function of the operated knee 14 to 50 years after operation. In the group with anterior knee pain, 76% achieved good results and were satisfied with the operation. Only 54% of the osteoarthritis group had satisfactory relief of pain and most had progressive deterioration of function. Sixteen patients who had had
Failure of conservative treatment is the usual indication for the reconstruction of a knee with deficiency of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and this depends on subjective judgement. The ability of muscles to protect the subluxing joint by reflex contraction could provide an objective measurement. We have studied 30 patients with
We reviewed 28 children with