Wrist arthrodesis using iliac bone graft and internal fixation

Surgical fusion of the wrist was undertaken to relieve twenty four patients from wrist pain and disability of different etiologies. An only iliac graft was used and fixed by screws. A report of the indication, technique and results was presented

Wrist arthrodesis using iliac bone graft and internal fixation

Surgical fusion of the wrist was undertaken to relieve twenty four patients from wrist pain and disability of different aetiologies an onlay iliac graft was used and fixed by screws. A report of the indications technique and results is here presented

Triscaphoid fusion for treatment of rotary subluxation of the scaphoid

Four cases of rotary subluxation of the scaphoid treated by triscaphoid arthrodesis [fusion of the scaphoid, trapezium and trapezoid] are presented. The patients were complaining of chronic wrist pain and instability dating to a trauma to the wrist with no radiagraphic abnormality

Treatment of subtrochanteric fractures of the femur by intramedullary nail

Thirty cases of subtrochanteric fractures of the femur treated by intramedullary nail are presented. The fracture was sufficiently distal and comminution was minimal. Internal fixation with a standard medullary nail can be successful, as reported by Aronoff et al in 1972

Fractures of the humerus with radial nerve palsy

The radial nerve was explored in seven cases of fracutres of the distal third of the humerus with radial nerve palsy which are often oblique or spiral with or without butterfly fragement and typically angulated laterally, with the distal fragment displaced proximally. In all the cases, the nerve was found caught in the fracture site. This paper presents seven cases of fracture of the humerus complicated by radial nerve injury. The fracture occurs in the distal third of the bone at the point where the radial nerve traverses the lateral intermuscular septum and is in contact with the bone. The apex of the distal fragment is displaced nerve between the bone fragments. Primary open reduction and internal fixation is the treatment of choice for this kind of injury. Closed manipulation is contraindicated when the criteria of the syndrome are present

role of computed tomography in orthopedics

Some clinical cases representing different musculoskeletal affections and demonstrating the usefulness of computed tomography, are presented. In every case the use of computed tomography [CT scan] added useful informations to the diagnosis resulting in better assessment and management of the problem

Congenital dislocation of the hip: review of treatment of seventy-three hips

Congenital dislocation of the hip is an important condition that has attracted a large share of attention of the orthopaedic surgeons. The results of treatment of 73 hips in 62 patients are analysed. The pre-operative the operative and post-operative scheme of treatment is discussed. Good results were obtained in 56 hips [76.7%] and bad results in 17 hips [23.3%]. The most important causes of the poor results were avascular necrosis of the femoral capital epiphysis, degenerative arthritis and recurrence of the subluxation. The treatment of congenital dislocation of the joint includes:Relaxation of the tight soft tissues around the hip, reduction of the hip and stabilizing operations to maintain the reduce position