EXAGGERATION OF THE PATELLAR TENDON REFLEXES IN ACUTE ANTERIOR POLIOMYELITIS

Acute anterior poliomyelitis.

Diagnosis Minor Illness. In about 40 per cent. of paralytic cases the ' minor illness ' is the first symptom of poliomyelitis. It is characterized by malaise, fever, sore throat, headache and catarrh, and usually lasts about 48 hours. It is absent in more than half the paralytic cases, and when present it is so non-specific that it can only be diagnosed in retrospect. The suggestion has been ma...

Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis

Prostigmine in Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis *

In a recent article by Kabat and Knapp,' the use of prostigmine in the treatment of poliomyelitis has been discussed. Their approach to therapy was based on the Kenny concept of the disease. From observations on a series of 20 patients with poliomyelitis, most of whom were in the subacute stage of the disease, it was concluded that prostigmine increased the range of passive motion, decreased or...

Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis in Adults

Patellar tendon ossification after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using bone – patellar tendon – bone autograft

BACKGROUND Among the various complications described in literature, the patellar tendon ossification is an uncommon occurrence in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using bone - patellar tendon - bone graft (BPTB). The heterotopic ossification is linked to knee traumatism, intramedullary nailing of the tibia and after partial patellectomy, but only two cases of this event linked to...