Langenbeck's archives of surgery
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Langenbecks Arch Surg · Apr 2010
The dynamic locking screw (DLS) can increase interfragmentary motion on the near cortex of locked plating constructs by reducing the axial stiffness.
The plate-screw interface of an angular stable plate osteosynthesis is very rigid. So far, all attempts to decrease the stiffness of locked plating construct, e.g. the bridged plate technique, decrease primarily the bending stiffness. Thus, the interfragmentary motion increases only on the far cortical side by bending the plate. To solve this problem, the dynamic locking screw (DLS) was developed. ⋯ The use of DLS reduces the stiffness of the plate-screw interface and thus increases the interfragmentary motion at the near cortical side without altering the advantages of angular stability and the strength.
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The Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery has been serving as a publication platform for clinical and scientific progress in the field of surgery for 150 years. In order to maintain this long-standing tradition throughout the coming decades, it will be mandatory to face the challenges posed by increasing specialization of surgical subdisciplines, modern technologies, and interdisciplinary treatment options. ⋯ Extracting study ideas from the contributions by clinicians and basic scientists, and promoting the conduction of clinical trials will therefore range among the most important tasks for the Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery in the 21st century.
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Langenbecks Arch Surg · Apr 2010
ReviewEvidence-based use of enteral nutrition in acute pancreatitis.
A systematic review was carried out to analyze current evidence-based data on the use of enteral nutrition in the management of acute pancreatitis. ⋯ Although enteral nutrition is undoubtedly a key component of the management of acute pancreatitis, the exact role of that is needed to be defined yet. In particular, conflicting data from studies on nutrient compositions will require further clarification in the future.
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Langenbecks Arch Surg · Apr 2010
Historical ArticleLangenbeck's Archives--an international communication forum between Japanese and German surgeons.
Japan's first encounter with Western Medicine was in 1543. Japanese doctors were introduced to surgical treatment by Portuguese missionaries who visited Japan mainly to propagate Christianity and trade with Japan. Until that time, Japanese doctors have treated internal diseases by using mainly traditional Chinese medicine and had not experienced modern Western medicine, particularly surgery. ⋯ Ever since the Meiji government decided to learn medicine in German, it has been a status symbol and a dream for Japanese medical scientists to submit papers to German academic journals, particularly Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery. Surprisingly, 125 years ago, Dr. Hashimoto had already reported on the surgical treatment, and six other papers were submitted by some Japanese surgeons in its early period. I hope that surgeons in Germany and Japan, both of which have an over 300-year history, will work hard and maintain scientific exchange while learning from each other's strong points.
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Langenbecks Arch Surg · Apr 2010
Biography Historical ArticleFrom Archiv für Klinische Chirurgie to Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery: 1860-2010.
In February 1860, B. Langenbeck, Th. Billroth, and G. Gurlt certified in Berlin with the publisher A. Hirschwald the founding of Archiv für Klinische Chirurgie. The journal published extended reports about application of new and case-proven surgical procedures. Separate sections were dedicated to surgical casuistics and small surgical communications and report of surgical institutions from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland as well as annual statistical reports of hospitals. Beginning with the first issue, the Archive was an international journal with the focus on gastrointestinal, trauma, orthopedic, thyroid, and vascular surgery. A section Achievements and Progress in Surgery referred to published results in national and international medical and surgical journals. ⋯ Langenbeck's has continuously been published for 150 years and is considered to be the worldwide oldest scientific surgical journal. The English-language-based journal contributes increasingly to an international communication of surgical research and clinical surgeons from Germany.