J Bone Joint Surg Br
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J Bone Joint Surg Br · Mar 1998
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialIndomethacin versus radiation therapy for prophylaxis against heterotopic ossification in acetabular fractures: a randomised, prospective study.
We report a prospective, randomised, blinded clinical comparison of the use of indomethacin or radiation therapy for the prevention of heterotopic ossification (HO) in 75 adults who had open reduction and internal fixation of acetabular fractures through either a Kocher-Langenbeck, a combined ilioinguinal and Kocher-Langenbeck, or an extended iliofemoral approach. Indomethacin, 25 mg, was given three times daily for six weeks. Radiation with 800 cGy was delivered within three days of operation. ⋯ Cochran-Armitage analysis showed no significant difference between the two treatment groups as regards the formation of HO. Indomethacin and single-dose radiation therapy are both safe and effective for the prevention of HO after operation for acetabular fractures. Radiation therapy is, however, approximately 200 times more expensive than indomethacin therapy at our institution and has other risks.
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J Bone Joint Surg Br · Mar 1998
Microsurgical excision of lateral lumbar disc herniation through an interlaminar approach.
We made a prospective study of 43 consecutive patients treated for intraforaminal (34) or extraforaminal (9) herniations of a lumbar disc by excision through an interlaminar approach, using an operating microscope. The intraforaminal herniations were contained or extruded in 52% and sequestrated in 47%; for extraforaminal herniation the proportions were 66% and 33%, respectively. There was additional posterolateral protrusion or spinal stenosis at the level of the lateral herniation in seven and four cases, respectively. ⋯ No patient had developed vertebral hypermobility as a result of the operation. An intralaminar approach using an operating microscope can provide adequate access to a lateral protrusion. It has the advantage of allowing the treatment of posterolateral protrusion or posterior annular bulge and of spinal stenosis at the same level.
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J Bone Joint Surg Br · Mar 1998
Case ReportsRetrograde nailing of femoral fracture below a hip prosthesis: a case report.
In a frail elderly patient a pathological fracture of the femur at the lower end of a loose femoral stem was treated by the retrograde insertion of an intramedullary nail over the tip of the prosthesis.
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J Bone Joint Surg Br · Mar 1998
Case ReportsRupture of flexor pollicis longus tendon: a complication of volar plating of the distal radius.
We report three complete ruptures and one partial rupture of the flexor pollicis longus tendon in association with the insertion of a volar plate for the treatment of fracture of the distal radius. Rupture was associated with the chronic use of steroids.
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We have analysed 249 consecutive fractures of the humeral shaft treated over a three-year period. The fractures were defined by their AO morphology, position, the age and gender of the patient and the mechanism of injury. Open fractures were classified using the Gustilo system and soft-tissue injury, and closed fractures using the Tscherne system. ⋯ The severity of the fracture and soft-tissue injury was greater with increasing injury severity. Less than 10% of the fractures were open. There was a bimodal age distribution with a peak in the third decade as a result of moderate to severe injury in men and a larger peak in the seventh decade after a simple fall in women.