[Piroxicam in arthroscopic surgery of the knee. A prospective randomized double-blind multicenter study with preoperative and short term postoperative treatment].

Preoperative prophylactic and short term postoperative treatment with piroxicam was evaluated against placebo in 332 patients who were suspected of having a meniscal tear. 244 had undergone arthroscopic meniscal resection and 88 diagnostic arthroscopy only. The patients received 40 mg piroxicam preoperatively, 40 mg on the day of surgery and 20 mg on days 1 and 2.

Locked intramedullary nailing of fractures of femur and tibia.

The results of 194 consecutive interlocking nailings for 95 fractures in the tibia and 99 fractures in the femur with a median observation time of 22 months are presented. Three fractures were not consolidated radiologically at follow-up; three deep infections were recorded, all of which healed. Shortening greater than 1 cm was recorded in 17 fractures, rotatory malalignment greater than 5 degrees in 21, and angular malalignment greater than 5 degrees occurred in 17.

Locked intramedullary nailing for displaced tibial shaft fractures.

We analysed the results of 93 tibial shaft fractures treated with the Grosse-Kempf locked nail. Twenty-six fractures were comminuted, 19 were open grade I to II, and 54 were located outside the middle third of the tibia. The deep infection rate was 3.

[Experiences with interlocking nails in the femur. A retrospective analysis of 99 operated femur shaft fractures].

In 95 patients 99 femoral fractures treated with an intramedullary locking nail were followed-up for median 22 months (12-60). 62 results were classified as excellent, 19 as good and 16 results as fair. A poor result was registered in 2 patients.

Interlocking intramedullary nailing in the treatment of tibial fractures. A report of 45 cases.

Forty-five tibial shaft fractures in 43 patients were treated with the Grosse-Kempf interlocking intramedullary nail. The material was highly selected because 49% of the fractures were due to high-energy trauma and 62% were located at the diaphyseal-metaphyseal junctions. The median time to full weight-bearing was 30 days, and 44 fractures healed by bridging callus in a median of 16 weeks.