Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to A Cassarino.
Arachnoid cysts are a rare cause of compression of the contents of the lumbar spinal canal; in the literature only about 100 cases are reported. The various methods of diagnosis are discussed in the light of a recent case observed by the authors.
The case reports are presented of 26 knees with angular deviations in the frontal plane (19 varus and 7 valgus), treated by high domed tibial osteotomy with external skeletal fixation. Clinical and radiographic controls were carried out at a minimum of 6 months and a maximum of 3 years later. The new surgical instrumentation devised by the authors is described; this allows precise measurement of the angle of correction at operation.