The authors report on a case of tumoral calcinosis of the ischium in a 63 year old female. A general review of the literature on pathogenesis, histological characteristics and the way of treatment is given and the prognosis of tumoral calcinosis pointed out.

Bone Neoplasms↗

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[Results of cementless acetabular revision surgery].

The great number of hip revision arthroplasties and the cementless fixation of arthroplasties has led to more and cementless hip revision operations with bone transplantation. This retrospective study shows the results of a clinical and radiological follow-up of 34 patients with an average age of 71 years and 4 months at their hip revision arthroplasty. The subjective and clinical result in the Harris-Hip-Score 3 years and 9 months (1 year 4 months-6 years 3 months) after surgery shows 67% of the patients content with the result of the revision arthroplasty. The Harris-Hip-Score shows an average of 41.1 points preoperatively and 73.2 points at the follow-up examination. The loosening-rate was 11.8%, all arthroplasties which seemed loosened radiologically had also a bad result clinically. No correlation could be shown between the age of the patients and the clinical results as well as between an additional stem revision (15 patients) and the clinical result in the Harris-Hip-Score. All revision operations were done with bone transplantation and demonstrate, that the concept of cementless fixation of acetabular component gives satisfactory results.

Acetabulum↗

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[Results following percutaneous intramedullary pin fixation in distal radius fractures].

42 distal radius fractures have been submitted to further examination after percutaneous intramedullary pin fixation. The outcome were 95.3% of very good to good anatomic results and 90.5% of satisfying functional results. This showed the close link between the radiological-anatomical and functional results. The success of the treatment was very acceptable, although the Morbus Sudeck as the major complication--with 7.2%--was still relatively frequently observed. It could be seen that particularly fractures at the risk of dislocation with smash zone constituted an indication for the percutaneous intramedullary pin fixation, that is to say all fractures for which a retention is primarily difficult. It constitutes a supplement, as well as an extension to the therapy of the distal radius fractures.

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