J Bone Joint Surg Br
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J Bone Joint Surg Br · May 1986
Case ReportsCompression of the biceps-brachialis compartment after trivial trauma.
We report a case of post-traumatic compartment syndrome of the biceps-brachialis compartment after a minor injury. The condition is well recognised after a drug overdose, but surgeons should be aware that a compartment syndrome may also be caused by apparently trivial trauma, and that it may develop in regions other than the anterior compartments of the leg and forearm.
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J Bone Joint Surg Br · May 1986
Comparative StudyMagnetic resonance imaging and discography in the diagnosis of disc degeneration. A comparative study of 50 discs.
The lumbar spines of 22 patients were examined for disc degeneration by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and by discography. The results from 50 intervertebral discs visualised by both techniques were independently assessed and graded on a five-point scale from normality to gross degeneration and then compared. ⋯ MRI was shown to be more accurate than discography in the diagnosis of disc degeneration. It has several major advantages, which should make it the investigation of choice.
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J Bone Joint Surg Br · May 1986
Exposure of the hip by anterior osteotomy of the greater trochanter. A modified anterolateral approach.
Exposure of the hip by osteotomy of the anterior part of the greater trochanter is described. This maintains the continuity of the tendinous junction between the anterior half of gluteus medius and the vastus lateralis and preserves intact the insertion of gluteus minimus into the anterior surface of the trochanter. ⋯ The approach can be extracapsular or intracapsular. Reattachment of the osteotomised fragment is simple, and upward displacement after operation, as sometimes seen after complete osteotomy of the greater trochanter, cannot occur.