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A case of difuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis with dysphagia based on clinical and laboratory findings is presented. Excision of the cervical osteophyte resulted in complete relief of dysphagia. However, because the exact pathogenesis of the disease is not known and because of the patients short period of follow-up, recurrence is a possibility.(Summary)
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The proximal femur of Filipino adults was measured in three dimensions as preliminary data for the manufacture of a hip prosthesis for Filipinos. Right proximal femora of 15 adult Filipino cadavers were studied. After measuring neck-shaft and anteversion angles, the femora were sliced into 11 segments and the radi of outside and inside cortical outlines were determined every 30 degrees. The average measurements per segment were calculated to produce a slice of bone with dimensions expressed as an average of the 15 femora. The areas with greatest cortical mass were described. With the average neck-shaft and anteversion angles, the slices were then integrated to generate two and three dimensional models of the proximal femur.(Author)
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Three patients with giant cell tumor involving the bones about the knee, i.e. located in the proximal end of the tibia or distal end of the femur were treated by local resection and arthrodesis using an intramedullary nail (Kuntscher nail) and autogenous fibular graft. Union was attained in seventeen months on the average. The procedure gives a bright hope in attaining satisfactory tumor control, improved rehabilitation, and resumption of a vigorous life-style within one year. Furthermore, it has been found to be simpler, cheaper and less formidable and is suitable to our local situation.(Auth)