We report the results in 24 consecutive patients treated from 1976 to 1991 for nonunion of olecranon
Immobilisation causes denervation-like changes in the motor endplates, decreases the content of IGF-I, and increases the number of IGF-I receptors in the spinal cord. In the rat we investigated whether similar changes occur after a
We studied the precise role of the
We measured
Hindfoot (subtalar) movement and disability after
Unilateral Colles'
The purpose of this study was to assess the stability of a developmental pelvic reconstruction system which extends the concept of triangular osteosynthesis with fixation anterior to the lumbosacral pivot point. An unstable Tile type-C
We reviewed 43 patients treated from 1984 to 1988 for open
We conducted a retrospective analysis of 94 children with
We identified 25 children (10 girls and 15 boys) who had been treated with single bone intramedullary fixation for diaphyseal
Our aim was to assess the reproducibility and the reliability of the Weber classification system for
A series of 26 children was referred to our specialist unit with a ‘pink pulseless hand’ following a supracondylar
Between 1998 and 2002, 37 neuropathies in 32 patients with a displaced supracondylar
We used calcium-phosphate cement combined with minimal internal fixation to treat 49
A prospective randomised clinical trial was undertaken to compare biodegradable polyglycolic acid pins with standard Kirschner wires used to fix displaced elbow
The conventional treatment of comminuted
Fractures of the distal radius occurring in young adults are treated increasingly by open surgical techniques, partly because of concern that failure to restore the alignment of the
Fractures of the femoral shaft are generally considered to affect young patients, but we have reviewed 24 cases in patients over 60 years who have been treated by locked nailing, usually by closed methods. Most were women with low-velocity injuries, but despite this, 14
This is a prospective randomised study comparing
the clinical and radiological outcomes of uni- and bipedicular balloon
kyphoplasty for the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression
fractures. A total of 44 patients were randomised to undergo either
uni- or bipedicular balloon kyphoplasty. Self-reported clinical
assessment using the Oswestry Disability Index, the Roland-Morris
Disability questionnaire and a visual analogue score for pain was undertaken
pre-operatively, and at three and twelve months post-operatively.
The vertebral height and kyphotic angle were measured from pre-
and post-operative radiographs. Total operating time and the incidence
of cement leakage was recorded for each group. Both uni- and bipedicular kyphoplasty groups showed significant
within-group improvements in all clinical outcomes at three months
and twelve months after surgery. However, there were no significant
differences between the groups in all clinical and radiological
outcomes. Operating time was longer in the bipedicular group (p <
0.001). The incidence of cement leakage was not significantly different
in the two groups (p = 0.09). A unipedicular technique yielded similar clinical and radiological
outcomes as bipedicular balloon kyphoplasty, while reducing the
length of the operation. We therefore encourage the use of a unipedicular
approach as the preferred surgical technique for the treatment of
osteoporotic vertebral compression
We randomised prospectively 60 consecutive patients who were undergoing internal fixation of similar