1. Four cases of congenital lateral dislocation of the patella are described. 2. The significance of the associated flexion contracture is emphasised. 3. Early
Instability may present at a different level after successful stabilisation of an unstable segment in apparently isolated injuries of the cervical spine. It can give rise to progressive deformity or symptoms which require further treatment. We performed one or more operations for unstable cervical spinal injuries on 121 patients over a period of 90 months. Of these, five were identified as having instability due to an initially unrecognised fracture-subluxation at a different level. We present the details of these five patients and discuss the problems associated with their
1. Polymyalgia rheumatica is a disease of unknown cause, manifested by severe pain and stiffness of the muscles of the shoulder and pelvic girdles, which may be accompanied by a variety of other systemic symptoms. 2. Twenty-three patients with this condition are reviewed. 3. The difficulties of
1. The previous literature in English on tuberculosis of the subdeltoid bursa is reviewed. 2. Two further cases are reported. 3. Emphasis is placed on the neglect of the condition in standard text-books and the need for bearing the
Controversy about the use of an anatomical total shoulder arthroplasty
(aTSA) in young arthritic patients relates to which is the ideal
form of fixation for the glenoid component: cemented or cementless.
This study aimed to evaluate implant survival of aTSA when used
in patients aged <Â 60 years with primary glenohumeral osteoarthritis (OA),
and to compare the survival of cemented all-polyethylene and cementless
metal-backed glenoid components. A total of 69 consecutive aTSAs were performed in 67 patients
aged <Â 60 years with primary glenohumeral OA. Their mean age
at the time of surgery was 54 years (35 to 60). Of these aTSAs,
46 were undertaken using a cemented polyethylene component and 23
were undertaken using a cementless metal-backed component. The age, gender,
preoperative function, mobility, premorbid glenoid erosion, and
length of follow-up were comparable in the two groups. The patients
were reviewed clinically and radiographically at a mean of 10.3
years (5 to 12, Aims
Materials and Methods
The Precice nail is the latest intramedullary lengthening nail with excellent early outcomes. Implant complications have led to modification of the nail design. The aim of this study was to perform a retrieval study of Precice nails following lower-limb lengthening and to assess macroscopical and microscopical changes to the implants and evaluate differences following design modification, with the aim of identifying potential surgical, implant, and patient risk factors. A total of 15 nails were retrieved from 13 patients following lower-limb lengthening. Macroscopical and microscopical surface damage to the nails were identified. Further analysis included radiology and micro-CT prior to sectioning. The internal mechanism was then analyzed with scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy to identify corrosion.Objectives
Methods
A case of paraplegia presumed on clinical grounds to be due to bilharziasis is reported. The patient was treated with antibilharzial drugs and steroids. She has been followed up for eight years and has recovered almost completely. The literature is reviewed, and the incidence and types of spinal lesion, the possible routes of infection and the
1. Eight cases of congenital vertical talus in infancy are reported. The principal differential
1. The clinical features in twenty cases of osteoid osteoma have been analysed and compared with other cases reported in the literature. 2. The lesion is regarded as a benign neoplasm and its unusual clinical behaviour is attributed to its vascular nature. 3. The frequency with which an erroneous
We report a case of systemic Penicillium marneffei infection in a Chinese woman who presented with multiple osteolytic lesions and radiographic changes similar to those seen in other fungal osteomyelitides. This infection is often misdiagnosed as tuberculosis and has a high mortality rate. The correct
We prospectively studied 50 patients with the
Osteomyelitis is a rare manifestation of cat-scratch disease in patients who do not have AIDS. The clinical presentation and non-specific subacute course of the disease make
Thirty patients with non-tuberculous pyogenic osteomyelitis of the spine are reported in all of whom the
We report two cases of bilateral chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CCS) in the forearmand hand. Measurement of the intramuscular pressure was useful for
1. A case is reported which shows the typical features of osteopathia striata in all the long bones and probably in the pelvis, with the features of osteopetrosis in the skull and ribs. 2. The occurrence of longitudinal striation in osteopoikilosis and osteopetrosis is described, and the possible relationship between these two diseases and osteopathia striata is discussed. 3. The differential
The management of carpal dislocation after a late
We report four patients with unilateral postpartum sacroiliitis presenting with agonising unilateral pain, an elevated ESR, elevated alkaline phosphatase levels, leucocytosis and positive bone scans. The
Three patients referred for rehabilitation of brachial plexus lesions and two referred with leg weakness associated with sciatica were found to have conversion paralysis. The
We report 11 patients who, over a five-year period, were treated for pyogenic infection of the sacro-iliac joint. This condition is uncommon and difficult to assess, so that