Zeitschrift für Orthopädie und ihre Grenzgebiete
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Z Orthop Ihre Grenzgeb · Nov 2000
Case Reports[Arterial complications caused by using an axillary crutch].
Of all upper extremity emboli, up to twenty percent arise from an arterial, not a cardiac source. ⋯ Angiography and duplex scanning were necessary for the correct diagnosis.
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Z Orthop Ihre Grenzgeb · Jul 2000
[Hip joint operation in routine management--complications and their effect on indications-specific symptoms].
The study was conducted in co-operation with a German sickness fund to identify determinants of disease-specific health outcomes after hip surgery in routine health care. ⋯ Patients with postoperative complications obtain lower scores on the Lequesne Index (higher burden of disease) before hip surgery. Their postoperative progress is slower in the short term (-5.6 pts. vs. -8.2 pts) and in the medium term (-6.7 pts. vs. -9.5 pts). Complications after hip surgery have a lasting negative effect on disease-specific health outcomes.