[Treatment results of fractures of the patella using pre-patellar tension wiring. Analysis of a series of 203 cases].

Two hundred three fractures of the patella in 200 patients were treated by tension band wire fixation using one or several wire loops and 2 longitudinally directed Kirschner wires. They were reviewed with a mean follow-up of six years (range 1 to 10 years). There were 143 men and 57 women.

[Coxitis in ankylosing spondylo-arthritis. Results of treatment with total arthroplasty. Apropos of 162 cases].

Excellent results were seen when 100 patients with ankylosing spondylitis who had undergone total replacement arthroplasty of the hip were reviewed 5 years after operation. One hundred and sixty hips had been replaced; 92.5% were painfree, 78% had flexion of greater than 90 degrees and 80% walked well without a stick.