{"title":"Ulna non-union leading to Monteggia fracture deformity. Two cases of slowly developing radial head luxation.","authors":"M Kramhøft","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The author presents two cases in which pseudoarthrosis of the ulnar diaphysis resulted in dislocation of the head of the radius. The pathogenesis of this secondary dislocation is discussed. The cause of anterior Monteggia fractures is not yet clear. Various explanations have been put forward: direct action of a force (Speed and Boyd, 1940), forced pronation (Evans, 1949) and hyperextension with strong contraction of the biceps (Wright, 1963). This work presents two cases of Monteggia fracture characterized by a \"slow\" fracture mechanism. The biomechanical aspects are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":75955,"journal":{"name":"Italian journal of orthopaedics and traumatology","volume":"19 1","pages":"95-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19547436","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Early diagnosis of congenital dysplasia of the infant hip by means of ultrasound screening.","authors":"R Azzoni, P Gorla, L Tessari","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The authors present a study carried out in 1990 analyzing the results of ultrasound screening of the infant hip in order to evaluate possible dysplasia. They stress the already unquestionable role of ultrasound screening as a valid, sensitive and useful device in the diagnosis of congenital dysplasia of the hip and emphasize that the earlier the examination is carried out, the easier it is to begin suitable treatment rapidly and with positive results. They recommend that ultrasound screening should be carried out by an orthopaedist in order to further shorten diagnosis and treatment times.</p>","PeriodicalId":75955,"journal":{"name":"Italian journal of orthopaedics and traumatology","volume":"19 1","pages":"99-105"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19547437","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spinal fusion induced by porous hydroxyapatite blocks (HA). Experimental comparative study with HA, demineralized bone matrix and autogenous bone marrow.","authors":"P Ragni, P Ala-Mononen, T S Lindholm","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Numerous materials have been studied and recently used in clinical practice as synthetic bone biosubstitutes to integrate or even replace autogenous bone grafts. This study consisted of an experimental vertebral fusion model in rabbits using porous hydroxyapatite (HA), both alone and in various combinations with demineralized bone matrix (DBM), as a vehicle for the osteoinductive agent (Bone Morphogenetic Protein-BMP), and with autogenous bone marrow (BM), which supplies BMP-sensitive reticular cells. The animals were divided into two main groups on the basis of the physical form of the biomaterial implanted: HA blocks and HA granules, which in turn included several subgroups based on the composition of the implants (HA, HA+DBM, HA+BM, HA+DBM+BM). There were also control groups with no implant or with bone autografts (ACB). Two months after the operation, analysis of the results (radiograph, fusion stability test on dynamic radiographs, histological evaluation) demonstrated the following: clinical and radiographical results of the group implanted with HA blocks were superimposable on those with autogenous bone grafts, especially in the subgroup treated with DBM and BM, while in the group implanted with granules the results were poor, thus indicating the fundamental influence of the physical state of the biomaterial on bone ingrowth. This was then further confirmed by the histological study in the HA block group, whereas the HA granule group showed a certain fibrous reaction around the granules with poor porous bone ingrowth.</p>","PeriodicalId":75955,"journal":{"name":"Italian journal of orthopaedics and traumatology","volume":"19 1","pages":"133-44"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19547524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preliminary study of a new fixation device for intertrochanteric femoral fractures.","authors":"F Motta, A Mezzadra, F Casolo, A Vallatta","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The authors present a preliminary study on the treatment of intertrochanteric fractures with a reinforced 95 degrees blade-plate, devised and used at the II Orthopedic Dept. of the University of Milan, in cooperation with the Milan Polytechnic. They discuss the indications and clinical-radiographic findings of the first 14 cases operated on, with a mean follow up of two years.</p>","PeriodicalId":75955,"journal":{"name":"Italian journal of orthopaedics and traumatology","volume":"19 1","pages":"125-31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19547522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Surgical treatment of arthritic valgus knee: femoral supracondylar osteotomy or knee replacement?","authors":"M Berruto, M Bianchi, G Laurà","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Twenty-two of the 24 patients operated on with femoral supracondylar osteotomy for arthritic valgus knee between 1978 and 1987 were evaluated, comparing the results with those obtained in a similar group of 10 patients with the same disorder treated with knee replacement during the same period. From a functional viewpoint and according to the Hospital for Special Surgery rating scale, the results of the osteotomy were not significantly different from the extremely positive outcome of the knee replacement. However, as far as pain is concerned, only 50% of the osteotomy patients were completely asymptomatic after the operation. In the 50% of the osteotomy patients with post-operative under or over correction of the mechanical axis of the knee, the results were unsatisfactory. Finally, there was only one case of delayed union. In the light of these results, in contrast to what has been said by other authors, femoral osteotomy may be considered a valid alternative to knee replacement in the treatment of arthritic valgus knee in active subjects, less than 65 years old, with a valgus angulation of no more than 15 degrees and Ahlback stage 2 beta arthritis of the lateral compartment. It is, however, a technique which requires extreme precision both in planning and performing the operation.</p>","PeriodicalId":75955,"journal":{"name":"Italian journal of orthopaedics and traumatology","volume":"19 1","pages":"33-41"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19547527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E Agrifoglio, A Federici, F Sanguineti, S Maxena, P Giacchè
{"title":"Long-term results of cemented and screwed acetabular components.","authors":"E Agrifoglio, A Federici, F Sanguineti, S Maxena, P Giacchè","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The authors report their experience in the use of various types of acetabular components (cemented and screwed) in 253 hip prostheses with \"Biodirect\" femoral component and ceramic femoral head. A long-term follow-up of 148 hip prostheses (58.5% of the total) was carried out, 36 Müller type polyethylene and 61 Biolox ceramic acetabular components, and 51 screwed sockets of various models were used. From a clinical and radiographical standpoint, the ceramic acetabular component proved the most valid in the short and medium term, confirming the favourable biomechanical conditions which derive from ceramic/ceramic coupling.</p>","PeriodicalId":75955,"journal":{"name":"Italian journal of orthopaedics and traumatology","volume":"19 1","pages":"71-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19547433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J Y Lazennec, R Roy-Camille, H Guerin-Surville, G Saillant, A Luzzati
{"title":"Partial cervicosternotomy: a useful anterior surgical approach to the cervicothoracic junction.","authors":"J Y Lazennec, R Roy-Camille, H Guerin-Surville, G Saillant, A Luzzati","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Access to the cervicothoracic junction, whether by lower anterior cervical or transthoracic approach, is particularly difficult. The authors propose partial cervicosternotomy which allows the T3-T4 disk to be reached satisfactorily in 50% of cases and in the remaining 50% allows direct anterior control of the upper two thirds of T3. The advantage of this approach is that it provides direct access to the cervicothoracic junction without leading at the same time to the reconstruction problems caused by the uni- or bilateral sternoclaviculotomies proposed until now. A detailed anatomical study of the arrangement of the intercostal vessels shows that this strictly median approach presents no risk to the medullary vessels thanks to the abundant anastomoses in this region. However, the use of this method may be limited if the aortic vessels have an anomalous origin. Pre-operative angiography is therefore necessary each time T3 must be reached. This approach has already been successfully used in tumor surgery for excision and reconstruction of lesions involving the cervicothoracic region.</p>","PeriodicalId":75955,"journal":{"name":"Italian journal of orthopaedics and traumatology","volume":"19 1","pages":"19-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19547525","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L De Palma, N Specchia, L Rizzi, A Gigante, F Greco
{"title":"Critical analysis of intramedullary nailing by the Ender method in the treatment of intertrochanteric fractures.","authors":"L De Palma, N Specchia, L Rizzi, A Gigante, F Greco","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A retrospective study was carried out to evaluate the results of intramedullary fixation by Ender nailing in the treatment of intertrochanteric fractures. During the period 1980-1989, 85 patients were treated with this method at the Orthopedic Department of the Università Cattolica in Rome. Evaluation of the cases took into account the patient's characteristics (age, sex, weight, height, obesity, previous or concomitant illness, level of autonomy, mental condition, type of fracture, time elapsed before operation and laboratory tests), details of the operation (length, accuracy of reduction and mechanical fixation stability, post-operative hospitalization period and general and local complications) and follow-up evaluation (X-ray examination, functional examination and evaluation of the results). Analysis of the observations showed that, although it induced less surgical trauma, internal fixation by the Ender method did not ensure a stable reduction, particularly with highly comminuted and basicervical fractures. As a result, the elective indication for this method should be restricted to stable intertrochanteric fractures, particularly in patients with a generally poor condition.</p>","PeriodicalId":75955,"journal":{"name":"Italian journal of orthopaedics and traumatology","volume":"19 1","pages":"25-31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19547526","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dynamic varus heel cup: a new orthosis for treating pes planovalgus.","authors":"G Capasso","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pes planovalgus is an extremely common deformity and still not completely understood. Its pathogenesis and the possibilities for treating it with shoe inserts are still under debate. While the controversy between abstentionists and interventionists remains a fact, since a certain number of flat feet persist into adult age and cause disability, a new type of orthosis is proposed. This has been tested on children affected with grade III pes planovalgus and with all the worst clinical, objective and prognostic parameters. The study was carried out with a control group using traditional Lelièvre insoles. The results were extremely good and correction was achieved in a significantly higher number of patients than in the control group.</p>","PeriodicalId":75955,"journal":{"name":"Italian journal of orthopaedics and traumatology","volume":"19 1","pages":"113-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19547521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Elmslie-Trillat procedure for recurrent subluxation of the patella. One to five year follow-up.","authors":"C Conti, M Berruto, M Bianchi","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Thirty-four patients who had undergone the Elmslie-Trillat procedure from 1985 to 1989 were examined in order to evaluate the effectiveness of this operation in the treatment of recurrent subluxation of the patella. The result of an increased Q angle accompanied by patella alta, femoral sulcus dysplasia, or vastus medialus obliquus dysplasia was also studied. Only those patients with recurrent subluxation of the patella took part in this study; cases of habitual or permanent dislocation, potential instability, traumatic dislocation, and degenerative arthritis were excluded. The patients were reviewed both clinically and radiographically, and the A.R.P.E.G.E. scoring system was used to evaluate the results. The follow-up period ranged from 1 year to 5 years and 4 months, with an average of 3 years. The overall results were excellent or good in 77% of the cases, as was the subjective knee stability rating in 87% of the cases and the pain rating in 82% of the cases. Recurrence of the subluxation was observed in only one instance. The results were not significantly different when the groups of patients with patella alta and type 1 femoral sulcus dysplasia were considered separately. The results were also excellent in the patients who underwent the Elmslie-Trillat procedure with reconstruction of the vastus medialis obliquus. In conclusion, surgical realignment of the anterior tibial tubercle confirmed its reliability in the treatment of recurrent subluxation of the patella. In cases of patella alta, the authors recommend lowering the anterior tibial tubercle only when the Insall-Burstein index is greater than 1.3. Femoral sulcus-plasty should be performed in cases of type 3 sulcus dysplasia.</p>","PeriodicalId":75955,"journal":{"name":"Italian journal of orthopaedics and traumatology","volume":"18 3","pages":"341-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12483457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}