Orthop Traumatol Sur
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Orthop Traumatol Sur · May 2015
Acute traumatic patellar tendon rupture: Early and late results of surgical treatment of 38 cases.
Acute patellar tendon rupture is easy to diagnose but is still often overlooked. The aim of this study was to assess early and late results of surgical treatment of acute patellar tendon rupture. Our hypothesis was that functional outcome is satisfactory. ⋯ Patellar tendon rupture has good prognosis if diagnosis and surgical treatment is early.
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Orthop Traumatol Sur · May 2015
War-related extremity injuries in children: 89 cases managed in a combat support hospital in Afghanistan.
Meeting paediatric needs is among the priorities of western healthcare providers working in Afghanistan. ⋯ Despite the absence of paediatric surgeons, the combat support hospital provided appropriate care at the limb salvage and reconstruction phases. The highly specialised treatments needed to manage sequelae were very rarely provided. These treatments probably deserve to be developed in combat support hospitals.