Zentralblatt für Chirurgie
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Hormonal contraception is at present the safest method to prevent pregnancy. In this survey the most important aspects of side-effects, drug interactions contraindications and indications for discontinuance are dealt with.
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Laboratory and clinical experience shows that after i.v. infusion of colloidal plasma volume expanders not only the wanted effect but unwanted side effects are to be expected as well. Besides Dextran and Gelatine, Hydroxyethyl starch is increasingly used. The author deals especially with possible anaphylactoid reactions after application of this new volume expander.
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In Colles fracture good functional results can be achieved by conservative treatment. Surgical procedures should only be performed in rare cases of comminuted fractures.
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This report deals with the early results of the tension-band-osteosynthesis in 365 patients. With this simple method functional stability can be achieved even in fractures where the implanation of plates, screws and so on is impossible (near a joint, fractures of hand and foot, some fractures in children).