Four patients who had injured the lower end of the humerus in childhood with resulting cubitus varus developed recurrent posterior dislocation of the head of the radius after further injury to the
1. French in 1946 presented eight cases of arachnoiditis complicating a lumbar disc lesion; five further cases are reported here. 2. It is suggested that repeated minor persistent trauma produces the strictly localised changes in the arachnoid, in the same sort of way that it may produce ulnar neuritis at the
The results of excision of the head of the radius in forty-four
1. A case of spontaneous posterior interosseous paresis is reported. It is suggested that the cause was replacement fibrosis secondary to local ischaemic damage from unremembered minor trauma. 2. In a patient with a posterior interosseous nerve paresis examination may reveal a space-occupying lesion near the
1. Three families with the characteristic changes of the nail-patella syndrome are reported. In addition to the well established bone and nail defects they had soft-tissue contractures, web formation around the
1. The posterior Monteggia fracture usually conforms to a typical pattern. 2. Its incidence is greatest among middle-aged women. 3. The mechanism of the injury is probably similar to that of the dislocated
We reviewed 27 patients who had supracondylar closing wedge osteotomy for cubitus varus. There were 10 excellent and 12 good results. However, of these 22 patients, 14 had a significant bony prominence over the lateral condylar region caused by lateral displacement of the
Bilateral posterior interosseous nerve palsy in a rheumatoid patient is described. Six previous case reports and our experience indicate that steroid injection into the
Fifteen patients with identical symptoms of pain and tenderness at the tip of the greater trochanter are reviewed. Diagnosis by the referring doctor was usually osteoarthritis of the hip or sciatica, but localised tenderness and pain on resisted abduction were the only clinical signs. Radiographs were usually normal. Most cases were relieved by one or more local steroid injections. This disorder has much in common with tennis elbow, golfer's
A fracture of the neck of the radius when the head is not ossified can be difficult to assess and treat. In a four-year-old child we suspected from the radiographs that there was an O’Brien type-III injury after trauma. Partial manual reduction of the non-ossified radial head was completed using the Métaizeau technique of intramedullary Kirschner (K-) wiring aided by intraoperative arthrography. The child had a full range of movement at the
Supracondylar osteotomy for traumatic cubitus varus is usually considered to be difficult, and to have a significant incidence of complications. Most difficulty is in maintaining correction after operation. We report 20 osteotomies performed by a modification of French's technique and managed postoperatively with the
Cubitus varus is the most common complication of supracondylar fracture of the humerus in children. Although function of the
1. Sixty-one cases of compression of the ulnar nerve are reported, forty at the
1. Tumoral calcinosis and lipocalcinoma-granulomatosis are synonymous terms for the same entity. 2. The condition justifies inclusion as an important type of calcinosis and is to be differentiated from calcinosis universalis and calcinosis circumscripta. 3. It occurs during the first or second decades, large dense nodular masses forming in the periarticular tissues at the hips, shoulders and
To describe and analyze the mid-term functional outcomes of a large series of patients who underwent the Hoffer procedure for brachial plexus birth palsy (BPBP). All patients who underwent the Hoffer procedure with minimum two-year follow-up were retrospectively reviewed. Active shoulder range of movement (ROM), aggregate modified Mallet classification scores, Hospital for Sick Children Active Movement Scale (AMS) scores, and/or Toronto Test Scores were used to assess functional outcomes. Subgroup analysis based on age and level of injury was performed. Risk factors for subsequent humeral derotational osteotomy and other complications were also assessed. A total of 107 patients, average age 3.9 years (1.6 to 13) and 59% female, were included in the study with mean 68 months (24 to 194) follow-up.Aims
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We have carried out a retrospective review of 11 Souter-Strathclyde primary total elbow arthroplasties in ten patients with osteoarthritis, over a period of nine years. The diagnosis was primary osteoarthritis in nine
We analyzed the long-term outcomes of patients observed over ten years after resection en bloc and reconstruction with extracorporeal irradiated autografts This retrospective study included 27 patients who underwent resection en bloc and reimplantation of an extracorporeal irradiated autograft. The mean patient age and follow-up period were 31.7 years (9 to 59) and 16.6 years (10.3 to 24.3), respectively. The most common diagnosis was osteosarcoma (n = 10), followed by chondrosarcoma (n = 6). The femur (n = 13) was the most frequently involved site, followed by the tibia (n = 7). There were inlay grafts in five patients, intercalary grafts in 15 patients, and osteoarticular grafts in seven patients. Functional outcome was evaluated with the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS) scoring system.Aims
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The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of surgical repair to conservative treatment and subacromial decompression for the treatment of chronic/degenerative tears of the rotator cuff. PubMed, Cochrane database, and Medline were searched for randomized controlled trials published until March 2018. Included studies were assessed for methodological quality, and data were extracted for statistical analysis. The systematic review was conducted following PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines.Aims
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