[Contemporary rheumatosurgery: possibilities, risks, results.].

N Gschwend

Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech. 1995; 62(1):5-19

[Fractures of the distal humerus (current concept review).].

J Bartonícek

Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech. 1995; 62(1):20-35

[Comparison of thromboembolic prophylaxis with heparin and fraxiparine after total endoprostheses of the hip joint.].

J Stehlík, K Karpas, K Urban

Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech. 1995; 62(1):36-39

The authors compare thromboembolic prophylaxis with Fraxiparine and heparin in patients following implantation of a total endoprosthesis of the hip joint. During the period of investigation extending over 12 month a total of 144 patients were operated; 65 (24 men, 41 women, mean age 67.3 years) were given Fraxiparine and 79 (28 men and 51 women, mean age 68.4 years) were given heparin combined with DH ergotoxin, Curantyl and aspirin. Fraxiparine was administered according to the pattern recommended by the manufacturer. Starting on the fourth day after operation the Fraxiparine dose was increased with regard to the patient's body weight. Fraxiparine...

[Repair of the articular cartilage, using biological material (experimental study).].

K Urban, T Foukal

Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech. 1995; 62(1):40-46

With regard to the unsatisfactory results of hitherto used methods for the treatment of damaged articular cartilage the autors focused their attention in experimental work on the transplantation of autogenous periosteum and perichondrium into artificially induced defects of the hyaline cartilage of the knee joint in the dog. Thirty-six such implantations were performed, seven defects were left as controls without implantion and in five instances, also serving as controls, a fascia was implanted. The dogs were sacrificed two months after operation, the preparations were described, the area filled with neocartilage was assessed and the newly formed tissue...

[Experience with Non-cemented Endoprostheses (Walter-Motorlet) of the Hip Joint.].

V Stedrý, P Vavron

Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech. 1995; 62(1):47-52

In 1987-1992 at the Orthopaedic Clinic of the IPVZ 61 non-cemented total endoprostheses of the hip joint Walter-Motorlet were implanted. The mean age of the patients is 50 years, the most frequent cause of operation is secondary postdysplastic arthritis of the hip joint (42.6%). In 1994 the authors evaluated the results, using Harris' method. The shortest follow up period is 12 months, the mean follow up period 29 months. In the subjective evaluation 23% of the patients report pain of the operated joint dependent on analgetics. In the general evaluation excellent or good results were recorded in 68.2%, satisfactory results in 20.5%, poor results in...

[Plastic operation of the cruciate ligament (part I).].

M Weissinger, C Helmreich

Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech. 1995; 62(1):53-63

In the submitted paper the authors describe in the introduction various possible ways of using autologous, homologous and heterologous transplants. A graft taken from the patellar ligament with two bone blocks from the patella and head of the tibia is, because of the great structural strength, the transplant of choice. As far as the surgical technique is concerned, the authors abondoned the open method because of its known disadvantages such as major arthrotomy and associated damage of proprioceptors of the knee joint. The authors are using the semi-open arthroscopic method, whereby artroscopic methods are definitely preferred. Positive aspects of...