Ugeskrift for laeger
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Ugeskrift for laeger · Feb 1996
Comparative Study Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical Trial[Eight days of naproxen therapy can prevent heterotopic ossification after total hip alloplasty].
The effect of one week of treatment with naproxen on the formation of heterotopic ossification after cemented total hip arthroplasty was studied in a prospective trial. Twenty-seven patients received 500 mg naproxen twice daily for seven days postoperatively. The medication was started on the morning of the operation. ⋯ One year after the operation 4/27 in the naproxen-treated group and 12/23 in the control group had heterotopic ossification (p < 0.05). Three patients in the control group and none in the naproxen-treated group developed severe ossification. It is concluded that naproxen given for one week can decrease the incidence of heterotopic ossification after total hip arthroplasty.
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Ugeskrift for laeger · Feb 1996
Case Reports[Traumatic total rupture of the musculus pectoralis major tendon].
Total or partial rupture of the major pectoral muscle is a rare lesion. Early treatment is recommended to regain full strength in the shoulder, but even without surgery 70 to 90% of original strength may be recovered within a year after trauma. ⋯ The diagnosis was visualized by MR imaging. The muscle strength was tested by use of a dynamometer.