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B Giorgi

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PubMed1988

The Ilizarov apparatus in the treatment of congenital dysmetria of the leg.

The effectiveness of the treatment of congenital leg length discrepancy depends on careful evaluation and selection before embarking on a programme of treatment. Over the years several types of surgery have been used to correct leg length discrepancy, starting with Codivilla (1905), who performed osteotomy followed by gradual transcalcaneal traction. This was succeeded by external fixators of various kinds. Unknown to most of the Western world, the Russian surgeon Ilizarov devised in 1950 an external fixation device which because of its mechanical and biological features could be applied to many orthopaedic and traumatological conditions. Since 1983 we have used this for the treatment of congenital dysmetria of the lower limbs resulting in leg length discrepancy.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1985

Osteosynthesis of subtrochanteric fractures. A review of different methods.

The authors analysed the long-term results of 72 subtrochanteric fractures treated surgically over a period of 13 years. The case material was subdivided according to type of fracture and method of osteosynthesis and the results were evaluated with a view to ascertaining the best method of treatment in each type of fracture. The best results were obtained with osteosynthesis using an angled nail plate.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1984

Arthrography in the investigation of persistent pain after meniscectomy.

The authors report 62 patients in whom arthrography of the knee had been performed because of persistent pain after menisectomy. In about 60% of the cases the interval between operation and arthrography was less than 18 months. The causes of residual pain identified by arthrography were divided into meniscal and extra meniscal. The most frequent findings were remnants of pathological meniscal tissue; lesions of the anterior cruciate ligament; synovial and chondral pathology. Thirty patients were checked by arthroscopy and were subjected to further operation. In 80% of these cases the arthrographic findings corresponded exactly with the operative findings. The writers confirm that arthrography is still a valid method of investigation in patients affected by persisting pain after meniscectomy.

Adolescent↗