J Bone Joint Surg Br
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J Bone Joint Surg Br · May 1998
Fractures of the clavicle in the adult. Epidemiology and classification.
From 1988 to 1994 a consecutive series of 1000 fractures of the adult clavicle was treated in the Orthopaedic Trauma Clinic of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. In males, the annual incidence was highest under 20 years of age, decreasing in each subsequent cohort until the seventh decade. In females, the incidence was more constant, but relatively frequent in teenagers and the elderly. ⋯ Fractures of the medial fifth (type 1), undisplaced diaphyseal fractures (type 2A) and fractures of the outer fifth (type 3A) usually had a benign prognosis. The incidence of complications of union was higher in displaced diaphyseal (type 2B) and displaced outer-fifth (type 3B) fractures. In addition to displacement, the extent of comminution in type-2B fractures was a risk factor for delayed and nonunion.
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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.