La para-osteopathie neurogene du coude: resultat de l'arthrolyse chirurgicale

This retrospective review covers 24 cases of elbow stiffness treated by arthrolysis. The average age was 24.5 years. Fifty nine per cent had a head trauma and stayed in resuscitation. In 70.8% the range of motion was reduced on flexion; 58.3% were severe to very severe cases. For 58% the range of movement was -30 extension up to 130

Traitement chirurgical du canal lombaire stenose

The authors report the results of a retrospective study of 38 lumbar spinal stenosis all operated in ten years [24 degeneratives, 12 congenital, 2 mixed]. All the patients had a low-back pain and a radicular pain, 76.3% had a polyradicular claudication with neurological defect for 4 patients. Surgery consisted of a posterior lateral spinal canal calibration and excision of a disc herniation at one or two levels in more than the half of cases. At a Mean follow-up of 6 years [18 months - 10 years] the global result was excellent or good in 86% of cases