Injuries to the posterolateral corner (PLC) comprise a significant portion of knee ligament injuries. A high index of suspicion is necessary when evaluating the injured knee to detect these sometimes occult injuries. Moreover, a thorough physical examination and a comprehensive review of radiographic studies are necessary to identify these injuries. In this sense, stress radiographs can ...

was hopeless. Where the infection is diffuse the prognosis is still very bad. But we have learnt that if in the earliest stage, when the trouble is still, we hope, circumscribed, we can remove the infective focus, the patient's chances of recovery are by no means poor. This emphasises the importance of deciding, quite at the beginning of any case of meningitis, whether an otorrhoea may be the f...

We report a retrospective study of 54 acetabular fractures treated by open reduction and internal fixation, with an average follow-up of 9.6 years (3 to 17). Reduction leaving displacement of less than or equal to 2 mm was achieved in 36 hips (67%); good or excellent functional results were obtained in 33 patients (61%). Early complications requiring re-operation included postoperative loss of ...

Pelvic organ prolapse is a major health issue. Eleven per cent of women require surgical treatment for prolapse or urinary incontinence by the age of 80 years. Possible modes of operative treatment include vaginal or abdominal approach. The aim here was to study outcomes of sacrospinous ligament fixation (SSLF) with pelvic floor reconstruction for vaginal vault prolapse and uterine procidentia,...

The rates of post-operative endophthalmitis have been low for many years, but recent reports suggest that this type of ocular infection may be on the rise. Fluctuations in the number of cases appear to correlate with the type of intraocular surgery performed. Post-operative endophthalmitis has been reported as a consequence of nearly every type of ocular surgery, but is most common following ca...

On the same day Mr. Marshall, in the University College Hospital, operated in the following manner on varicose veins of the right leg in a young woman :?A bandage was first applied round the limb, just above the knee-joint, in order to produce distension of the affected veins. Under the thickest masses of varix "were passed large broad needles, resembling very much those formerly used for inser...

There were 47 patients with congenital muscular torticollis who underwent operative release. After a mean follow-up of 74 months (60 to 90), they were divided into two groups, one aged one to four years (group 1) and the other aged five to 16 years (group 2). The outcomes were assessed by evaluating the following parameters: deficits of lateral flexion and rotation, craniofacial asymmetry, surg...

injuries to the posterolateral corner (plc) comprise a significant portion of knee ligament injuries. a high index of suspicion is necessary when evaluating the injured knee to detect these sometimes occult injuries. moreover, a thorough physical examination and a comprehensive review of radiographic studies are necessary to identify these injuries. in this sense, stress radiographs can help to...