Prevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C in an orthopaedics and traumatology ward.

The prevalence of hepatitis C (HCV) was studied in the operative practice of one surgeon for a period of 18 months (1/1/98-31/6/99). Patients were also tested for measurement of liver enzymes, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HbsAg). Out of a total of 911 consecutive patients, 37 (4.

A comparative analysis of the different fixation devices used in pertrochanteric fractures.

The effectiveness of four different fixation devices in the treatment of pertrochanteric fractures of the femur were evaluated in 147 patients. Based on long-term clinical and radiographic evaluation of cases, it is observed that although the screw plates, Ender nails, and gamma nail provide satisfactory results in the treatment of such fractures, each of these with its own indications, the more recent PFN nail, because of its features, seems to adapt best to the needs of the orthopaedist.