The relationship between meniscal tearing and degenerative joint disease was studied by macroscopic examination of 115
We studied 55 patients with stage-IIB osteosarcoma around the
Joint deÌbridement, by excision of synovial membrane, osteophytes, degenerate cartilage, loose bodies, and frequently the patella, has relieved the symptoms of osteoarthritis of the
Twenty-two
Ferrography is a technique for analysing wear by means of the magnetic separation of wear particles. To evaluate its application in human joints, the results of the ferrographic analysis of saline washings of symptomatic human
1. The results are presented of upper tibial osteotomy carried out in ten patients for osteoarthritis of the
We evaluated the outcome of partial lateral meniscectomy of 31
We treated 15 patients by arthrodesis of the
1. Five elderly patients who suffered acute synovitis of one or both
We reviewed the relationship between the pattern of damage to the posterolateral corner of the
1. Three cases are described of a calf swelling occurring in rheumatoid arthritis. 2. This condition has been described by Baker, though many of his patients had tuberculous infection of the
We reviewed a single-surgeon series of 300 athletic patients who had undergone reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament in order to establish the relationship between the timing of the reconstruction and the incidence of meniscal and chondral pathology. The patients were divided into five groups according to the time from their injury to surgery as follows: less than two months, two to six months, six to 12 months, 12 to 18 months and more than 18 months. The presence of meniscal tears was recorded and chondral pathology was scored according to the system of the French Society of Arthroscopy. There was a significantly higher chance of a medial meniscal tear occurring in patients undergoing reconstruction after one year from their injury (odds ratio (7.99, p = 0.004). The odds of having a lateral meniscal tear did not change significantly with an increasing interval to reconstruction. The chance of patients developing degenerative changes was found to be significantly higher in the groups operated on after six months from injury (odds ratio 4.04, p = 0.005). We advocate that patients with deficiency of the anterior cruciate ligament should be counselled that there is a significant relationship between the duration of the instability of their
An anteroposterior radiograph of the leg to include the hip and ankle, taken with the patient standing, provides an estimate of the line of load-bearing at the
The morphological changes in bone and articular cartilage destruction have been described in sixteen consecutive cases of rheumatoid arthritis in which biopsy material was obtained during synovectomy of the
Arthrodesis after the removal of a knee prosthesis is often hampered by the small area of contact of the bony surfaces and by pre-existing infection. Conventional systems of external fixation and compression frequently fail to achieve stability but the addition of the Wagner leg-lengthening apparatus applied anteriorly and adjusted to give compression ensures rigid external fixation. Four
We re-examined clinically and radiologically 88 patients with a fracture of the lower leg at a mean follow-up of 15 years. Forty-three fractures (49%) had healed with malalignment of at least 5°. More arthritis was found in the
1. Forty-five arthroplasties of the
We present a case of disruption of the posterolateral corner of the
We have reviewed 85
In order to define the predisposing factors and outcome of infected arthroplasty of the