[Therapeutic possibilities in femoral neck fractures]. / A combfejtörés terápiás lehetöségei.

Authors describe the therapeutic possibilities of a very rare lesion i.e. the fracture of the femoral head. After a short historical and theoretical review 3 operated cases are reported and possibilities of the treatment of complications are also discussed.

[Experiences gained with knee endoprostheses (author's transl)]. / Tapasztalataink térdízületi endoprotézisekkel.

Authors report on their experiments and observations with knee endoprostheses. On reason of the high price of imported prostheses the home production of implantates is urged. They reported in a preliminary paper in 1977 on the insertion of the first knee prosthesis made in Hungary. Since this time in 36 instances have been inserted without complication their titanium-polyamid and stainless steel-polyamid sledge type prostheses (a total of 42 pairs of 32 patients). After 2 years follow up the results can be classified as "very good". A new improved model of knee prosthesis is under elaboration.

[Reconstruction following severe open maxillofacial injuries (author's transl)]. / Rekonstrukció súlyos, nyílt maxillofacialis sérülés után.

The authors introduce the definitive treatment according to the current principles in traumatology by demonstrating the reconstruction of a severe open maxillofacial injury. Attention is drawn to the most frequent mistakes.

[Cranioplasty; new ways (author's transl)]. / Neue Wege in der Kranioplastik.

Report on cranioplasty by prefabricated plastic implants, reinforced by stainless steel meshes resp. plates or by glass fibre meshes. In frontal cranioplasties the missing orbital roof was reconstructed by the same technique. To avoid infections the nasal sinuses were sealed by a pedicled mucosal flap resp. a free transplanted flap taken from the periosteum of the tibia. All 39 patients operated on this way during the last 6 years are free of complaints and clinical symptoms.