Biomedical subjects
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The effects of surgical glove powder on adhesion formation after surgery on the flexor tendons in the chicken was analysed biomechanically. Surgical glove powder did not increase adhesion formation in flexor tendon surgery.
Nearly half the tetraplegic patients examined in a spinal injuries clinic had suffered ingrowing of the great toenail only after the injury to their spinal cord. This article describes the features of this common condition.
Talectomy was performed on 10 patients (15 feet) for club foot deformity in arthrogryposis multiplex congenita. These were reviewed after an average follow-up of eight years. At follow-up nine feet were plantigrade, and six had less than 15 degrees residual equinus at the ankle. All the feet were asymptomatic but had mild residual adduction of the forefoot and marked stiffness of the hindfoot. Seven feet developed spontaneous bony ankylosis in the tibiotarsal joint. The common technical errors were incomplete removal of the talus and incorrect positioning of the calcaneus in the ankle mortise.
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A 12-year-old boy with a severe progressive congenital kyphoscoliosis associated with an intrathoracic meningocele developed a spastic paraparesis. The meningocele was excised to permit anterior spinal cord decompression and spinal fusion. He has remained paraparetic.