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M Scavenius

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PubMed1994

Computer registration of infections used to measure the effect of prophylactic antibiotics on postoperative infections following osteosynthesis in hip fractures.

Continuous registration of operations and wound infections was used to demonstrate the effect of prophylactic antibiotics in hip fracture osteosynthesis. In order to monitor wound infections and other postoperative complications in an orthopaedic department, 2 years' data on 688 patients with hip fractures, were entered into a personal computer program. During 1990, there was no formal policy for antibiotic prophylaxis; during 1991 prophylactic cefuroxime was recommended for osteosynthesis of hip fractures. In 1990 56% of patients were given prophylaxis and in 1991 this rose to 79%. Overall, 68% of patients had prophylaxis. The overall rate of deep wound infections (DWI) was significantly lower in patients treated with prophylactic antibiotics (0.6%), compared with those without prophylaxis (4.6%). Patients with DWI were admitted to the hospital for an average of 43.7 days, compared with 14.6 days for patients without complications. We recommend the use of prophylactic cefuroxime in hip fracture osteosynthesis. Computer registration of complications is a useful method for clinical quality control in an orthopaedic department.

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PubMed1991

[Acute poisoning in childhood. 607 admissions during a 5-year period to a Danish pediatric department].

This article presents a review and an analysis of the 607 patients admitted to the Paediatric Department in Gentofte University Hospital, Copenhagen, on account of all kinds of poisoning during the period of five years from 1980 to 1985. We observed that the number of inpatients on account of poisoning constituted 4.5% of the total number of inpatients. The female to male ratio was registered as 0.84. No significant differences in admission of patients in each of the five years were found. 97.5% of the children were hospitalized only for two days or even less. Of the total number of patients, 75% were observed in the age groups up to four years and 53% in the interval between one and three years. Concerning the type of poisoning agents: we found that 29% were poisoned with solid substances, 24% with chemical-technical agents, 23% with botanical agents, 22% with various kinds of medicine and finally 2% with gaseous agents. A possible coherence between the different categories of poisoning agents and the age intervals was reviewed. 31% of the admitted children developed symptoms, of which the most frequently observed were gastrointestinal, cerebral and respiratory. The poison categories with the highest frequency of complications were the chemical-technical agents and those determined by ingestion of medicine.

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PubMed1987

Resection of the lateral end of the clavicle following osteolysis, with emphasis on non-traumatic osteolysis of the acromial end of the clavicle in athletes.

Preoperative radiographs of 38 patients who had undergone resection of the lateral end of the clavicle were reviewed. Seven cases of osteolysis of the lateral end of the clavicle were found, of which four followed severe injury of the shoulder girdle. Three of the cases were young male athletes, with nontraumatic osteolysis. One additional patient with this disorder, in whom resection has not yet been performed, was also included. All four had practised weightlifting and benchpressing as part of their training. Hence, a feasible explanation for the osteolytic process seems to be repeated microfractures due to stresses imposed by these activities. Several conservative regimens provided only temporary relief. After resection, the symptoms ceased and the patients were able to return to competitive sport. With the increasing interest in bodybuilding, non-traumatic osteolysis of the acromial end of the clavicle should be borne in mind in cases of pain in the shoulder in athletes.

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PubMed1981

A quantitative Allen's test.

Allen's test has been performed quantitatively by measuring digital systolic pressure during compression of the radial or ulnar artery at the wrist. The reduction of pressure in normal subjects was less than 25 per cent. Insufficiency of the arterial supply to the hand from the radial artery, the ulnar artery or the palmar arcades can easily be diagnosed from an abnormal reduction in digital systolic pressure during arterial compression.

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Nontraumatic clavicular osteolysis in weight lifters.

In a previous study, we found an overrepresentation of weight lifters in patients who had a resection of the lateral end of the clavicle. To further investigate a possible association between competitive weight lifting and the development of nontraumatic osteolysis of the lateral end of the clavicle, we studied a group of 25 Danish weight lifters. This group was compared to an age-matched control group of 25 men who had never engaged in weight training procedures. None of the subjects had any history of trauma to the shoulder girdle. All 50 subjects underwent radiographic examination of both shoulder joints. In the weight lifter group, seven cases (28%) demonstrated classical radiographic findings of clavicular osteolysis, with loss of subchondral bone detail, translucency, and cystic changes, while four subjects (16%) had subjective symptoms but no radiographic changes. None of the individuals from the control group revealed similar symptoms or radiographic signs. Thus, based on this limited material, the prevalence of the disorder is about 27%.

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