Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift für alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen
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Fractures of the forearm in children represent one of the most frequent injuries. Most are monotraumatic occurring during sport or leisure activities. Diagnosis can be made by conventional X-ray examination in 2 planes. ⋯ The state of the art in surgical therapy is the Kirschner wire osteosynthesis after closed reduction. Especially meta-diaphyseal fractures can alternatively be stabilized with plate osteosynthesis or external fixation. Following these therapeutic principles, prognosis is excellent and most of the injuries heal without any functional impairment.
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This study was undertaken to identify pre- and perioperative risk factors to mortality and permanent neurological dysfunction (PND) and temporary neurological dysfunction (TND) in a large patient cohort, all operated under moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest (HCA) and selective antegrade cerebral perfusion (SACP) in a single centre. ⋯ Thoracic aortic surgery including aortic arch using HCA and SACP can be performed with excellent results in elective patients, especially those without previous surgery. Nevertheless PND is associated with high hospital mortality. Neurological complications seem to be strongly associated with general atherosclerotic changes as well as the extent of surgery.