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S Lichtblau

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PubMed2000

Hip fracture. Surgical decisions that affect medical management.

Primary care physicians can provide optimal care for their older patients with hip fracture when they are familiar with the repair techniques used by the orthopedic surgeon. For medically stable patients, surgical repair is now recommended 24 to 72 hours after the fracture. The type of surgery depends on the type of fracture and the degree of the patient's prefracture mobility; options range from simple percutaneous pinning to total hip replacement. Surgery is not advisable for bed-ridden or moribund patients, nor for those with very osteoporotic bones and extensively comminuted fractures. Complications of a hip fracture and its surgical repair that require medical management include anemia, phlebitis, pulmonary embolism, decubitus ulcer, fluid or electrolyte imbalance, and pneumonia.

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PubMed1989

Choices in surgical treatment of rigid neurogenic and arthrogrypotic clubfeet.

Clinical experience in treating clubfoot suggests that the equinovarus deformity in the arthrogrypotic child is often comparable to the equinovarus deformity in certain neurologically impaired children. Both types of feet tend to be rigid, to resist correction, and to present problems of management different from those of idiopathic equinovarus feet. I describe a series of 18 rigid neurogenic or arthrogrypotic clubfeet in 10 children illustrating problems of diagnosis and management and pointing up the desirability of access to a broad range of surgical procedures to solve these unique problems.

Arthrogryposis↗
PubMed1987

Salvaging the badly placed screw. A case report.

On rare occasions, a surgeon who is attempting to fix a fractured hip with a sliding screw device will end up with a badly placed screw. A method is described for solving the problem by the addition of a second screw.

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PubMed1978

External rotation tibial osteotomy in clubfoot: adverse late effects.

In a review of 16 feet in clubfoot patients who had external rotation osteotomies to correct internal tibial torsion, 13 had the undesired effect of aggravating and increasing the varus deformity of the foot. External rotation osteotomy to correct internal tibial torsion seems contraindicated in the presence of clubfoot. If an indication does exist, the chances of late adverse effects can be decreased by deferring surgery until the child is over the age of 8, or by combining the procedure with lengthening of the long flexor tendons.

Braces↗
PubMed1978

Congenital vertical talus.

A classification of Vertical Talus deformities into three types is proposed. The three types, Teratogenic, Neurogenic and Acquired have different etiologies, clinical features and behavior characteristics. It is anticipated that this classification will permit easier recognition of these entities and development of more individualized treatments.

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Section of the abductor hallucis tendon for correction of metatarsus varus deformity.

Section of the abductor hallucis tendon is recommended for early correction of the metatarsus adductus deformity especially in the residual of a treated equinovarus foot. The operation is simple and safe, with very little postoperative morbidity. The effectiveness of the procedure is enhanced if a tight abductor hallucis tendon is demonstrated. The operation may also be helpful in conjunction with other surgical procedures for correction of the varus deformity of a clubfoot.

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