MMW, Münchener medizinische Wochenschrift
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MMW Munch Med Wochenschr · Aug 1975
[Current status of conservative and surgical treatment of tuberculosis arthritis in adults (author's transl)].
The more efficient present day treatment with bactericidal anti-tuberculosis drugs combined with surgical procedures results in a much more rapid and longer lasting cure of tuberculous arthritis than previously. We assume actual periods of treatment between 2 and 4 months. It should be borne in mind that tuberculosis is a systemic disease and that the arthropathy only ranks second or third. Godd results are obtained if all concerned in the treatment of tuberculosis harmonize their approach to the treatment.
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MMW Munch Med Wochenschr · May 1975
[Plastic surgery in the treatment of obesity (author's transl)].
The treatment of obesity must be primarily conservative. In suitable cases, a surgical operation may logically supplement it. Indications for operation: Localised accumulation of fat, generalised adiposity resistant to therapy, overstretched, flabby areas of skin and soft parts after radical conservative weight reduction or pregnancy, and esthetic considerations. The plastic surgical possibilities of "dermolipectomy" are pointed out, with typical examples.
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MMW Munch Med Wochenschr · Jan 1975
[Spinal anesthesia and its consequences in orthopedic and traumatological operations].
Spinal anesthesia as the regional anesthesia of the lower extremity is a counterpart to the comparably frequently used plexus anesthesia in the arm. The effect of spinal anesthesia on the pulse rate and blood pressure was investigated in 100 cases. Collapse states are less frequent and less marked than would be expected from numerous literature data. Spinal anesthesia ought to become a standard method, not least because of the trouble-free after-care.