We observed the healing process under rigid external fixation after Salter-Harris type-1 or type-2 physeal separation at the proximal
To investigate the risk factors for progression of articular
cartilage damage after anatomical anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
reconstruction. A total of 174 patients who underwent second-look arthroscopic
evaluation after anatomical ACL reconstruction were enrolled in
this study. The graded condition of the articular cartilage at the
time of ACL reconstruction was compared with that at second-look
arthroscopy. Age, gender, body mass index (BMI), ACL reconstruction
technique, meniscal conditions, and other variables were assessed
by regression analysis as risk factors for progression of damage
to the articular cartilage.Aims
Patients and Methods
The development of genu valgum in a child after a fracture of the upper metaphysis of the
We report a case of an apparent avulsion fracture of the posteromedial margin of the medial plateau of the
We report a new technique of talectomy for patients with Hawkins group III fracture-dislocation of the talus. Talectomy is performed through a medial incision, the foot is displaced anteriorly, and the fractured or osteotomised medial malleolus is moved laterally and fixed to the
The changes in a number of haemostatic factors after fractures of the
Two cases of malignant angioblastoma of
We reviewed 26 fractures involving the distal physis of the
Thirty patients with osteochondritis dissecans of the ankle have been followed up for an average of 21 years. The histories and radiographs were reviewed, and it was found that most patients had only minor radiographic changes and symptoms. Two patients had developed osteoarthritis but in only one was this severe. Osteochondritis dissecans in the ankle thus seems to differ from the same lesion in the knee where late osteoarthritis often occurs. Two lesions were located on the joint surface of the distal
A kindred of 15 affected individuals in five generations is described with autosomal dominant inheritance of bilateral five-fingered hand. Some of them had additional pre-axial polydactyly of the fingers or toes and some had partial or complete absence of the
The mechanisms controlling and limiting movement and serving to transmit load between the femur and the
The effect of early fusion on growth of the spine has been studied in rabbits. Free periosteal grafts from the
A discussion of the essential deformity in calcaneo-valgus feet develops a theme originally put forward in 1961 on the relapsed club foot (Evans 1961). Whereas in the normal foot the medial and lateral columns are about equal in length, in talipes equino-varus the lateral column is longer and in calcaneo-valgus shorter than the medial column. The suggestion is that in the treatment of both deformities the length of the columns be made equal. A method is described of treating calcaneo-valgus deformity by inserting cortical bone grafts taken from the
A logical, objective and reproducible grading system for the pivot shift test is proposed. The rationale is based on performing the examination in varying positions of rotation of the
1. Further consideration has been given to the lateral rotation which occurs at the ankle joint in uncorrected club feet. 2. Medial rotation osteotomy of the
1. Tetracycline labelling methods have been used to measure the rate of growth in length and the rate of growth in width of the
1. The pattern of tritiated thymidine labelling in the cells of the epiphysial cartilage and metaphysis of the
Synthetic bone substitutes provide an alternative to autograft but do not give equivalent clinical results. Their performance may be enhanced by adding osteogenic growth factors. In this study, TGFβ1 was absorbed on to a carrier of β tricalcium phosphate and Gelfoam® and used to fill a defect around a tibial implant in a rat model of revision arthoplasty. We added 0.0, 0.02 μg, 0.1 μg or 1.0 μg of TGFβ1 to the carrier and then implanted it around an hydroxyapatite-coated stainless-steel pin in the proximal