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Epilepsy*

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Spondylolisthesis*

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Diagnosis*

The management of the femoral neck fractures remains a major challenge to the orthopaedic surgeons because there are many critical complications such as non-union and avasular necrosis in spite of the advanced technics of treatment. The posterior comminution of this fracture is known to be an important comtributing factor of these complications as the most important cause of the instalility of reduction after internal fixation as well as difficulty of stable reduction, Authors reviewed 61 cases of the femoral neck fractures which were able to identify the presence or absence of posterior comminution on x-ray or operative findings and were managed at Daegu Fatima Hospital during the 10 years from 1975 to 1984 and the following results were obtained. 1. The incidence of posterior comminution in 61 femoral neck fractures was 56% in x-rays of lateral view and operative findings. 2. Open reductions were performed in 31% of 39 cases in which reductions were necessary for internal fixation and 43% of the fractures with posterior comminution were unstable to reduce by closed method while 88% of the fractures without postrior comminution were reduced by closed method. 3. The positions of reductio were in valgus in 46% and anatomic in the rest of cases and valgus reductions were more common in the cases of posterior comminution. 4. Loss of the reduction after internal fixation noted in 48% of the fractures with posterior comminution and 9% without posterior comminution. 5. 77% of the fractures united including 14% of mal-union and the late complication of non-union noted in 14% and avascular necroris in 9% in 35 cases which were followed for over 1 year. 6. The normal unions were more common in the fractures without posterior comminution, the cases of open reduction and the reduction in valgus position. 7. Most of the mal-unions and non-unions noted in the fractures with posterior comminution, the cases of closed reduction and the reduction in anatomic position. 8. These results suggest that the posterior comminution of the femoral neck fracture causes considerable instability and the better results could be expected in the femoral neck fractures with posterior comminution by the reduction in valgus and by the open reduction if necessary.
Clinical Study ; Daegu ; Femoral Neck Fractures ; Femur ; Femur Neck ; Incidence ; Methods ; Necrosis ; Surgeons

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Braces*

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Adult* ; Humans ; Spondylolisthesis*

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Low Back Pain* ; Pregnancy*

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Tibia*

The lumbosacral fusion has some problems because of it's biomechanical characteristics especially in the unstable spine of various causes and results considerable cases of pseudoarthrosis even with long immobilization. The conventional internal fixators for the spine are not adequate for the lumbosacral fixation with difficulty of sacral fixation maintaining lumbosacral lordosis and risk of the sacral nerves. Recently the pedicle screws and sacral screws connected to the plates or rods are known to be very effective and safe for the lumbosacral fixation permiting early mobilization and decreasing the incidence of pseudoarthrosis. Authors reviewed 10 cases of lumbosacral fusion with internal fixation using the long bone plates and screws which were managed since June 1986 at the department of orthopaedic surgery, Daegu Fatima Hospital and the followings were obtained. 1. The cases were 5 isthmic and 5 degenerative spondylolisthesis with enough spinal stenosis and instability before surgery or after decompression procedures having ages from 39 to 62 years old. 2. All cases had adequate decompression and bilateral intertransverse fusion combined with the internal fixation from 4th lumbar spine to sacrum. 3. Post-operative complications noted in 3 cases such as superficial infection, marginal skin necrosis, paralytic ileus, urinary difficulty and loosening of screws which were all improved without additional procedures. 4. There was no pseudoarthrosis at follow-up examination of 6 months to 1 year and 9 months in spite of a case of loosening of screws. 5. Ambulation was allowed in 2 weeks after surgery wearing lumbosacral corset and all satisfied the results having complete or significant improvement of the symptoms. 6. The internal fixation using long bone plates and screws for the lumbosacral fusion was considered to be effective with very low cost and good mobility.
Animals ; Bone Plates ; Daegu ; Decompression ; Early Ambulation ; Follow-Up Studies ; Immobilization ; Incidence ; Internal Fixators ; Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction ; Lordosis ; Necrosis ; Pedicle Screws ; Pseudarthrosis ; Sacrum ; Skin ; Spinal Stenosis ; Spine ; Spondylolisthesis ; Walking