[The treatment of fractures of the distal femur using the dynamic condyle screw].

For several years now the dynamic condylar screw (DCS) has been available for the operative treatment of supra- and intercondylar fractures of the femur. In the Department of Traumatology of the University Hospital Groningen, 12 patients were treated with a dynamic condylar screw in the period 1986-1990. Experiences with this method are reported.

Injuries of the lateral ankle ligaments: classification with tenography and arthrography.

To assess the value of tenography of the peroneal tendon sheaths and of arthrography of the tibiotalar joint for the diagnosis and classification of recent ruptures of the lateral ankle ligaments, the authors performed a prospective study on 108 patients with inversion trauma of the ankle. All patients underwent tenography. Arthrography was performed if results of tenography were negative.

Fat embolism in patients with an isolated fracture of the femoral shaft.

Analysis of basic pathophysiologic variables in fat embolism patients is often restricted by the complexity of the different injuries present in each individual patient. To avoid this problem we investigated the presence of the fat embolism syndrome in patients with an 'isolated' fracture of the femoral shaft. Two groups were distinguished: those who had an open fracture or a closed fracture treated operatively within 24 hours after the accident (decompression group), and those who were treated initially conservatively (nondecompressed group).

Conservative treatment of elbow dislocations in adults.

The results of 20 conservatively treated elbow dislocations were retrospectively studied in 20 adults older than 16 years. After an average follow-up of 5 1/2 years (range 2-10 years), 16 patients (80%) had good or excellent results. Only two patients with neurological lesions showed poor results.

Indications and results of osteosynthesis by plate fixation of femoral shaft fractures in children.

Unlabelled: In a group of 316 children with 318 femoral shaft fractures, 28 had been treated operatively (8.8%). Twenty children treated with plate-osteosynthesis came for follow-up.