Distal transfer of the greater trochanter in acquired coxa vara. Clinical and radiographic results.

Relative overgrowth of the greater trochanter is a problem related to proximal femoral growth cartilage damage. Eleven hips in 10 patients aged 4-13 years with acquired coxa vara were retrospectively reviewed. Distal and lateral transfer of the greater trochanter was performed in all patients.

Influence of refraction on tonometric readings after photorefractive keratectomy and laser assisted in situ keratomileusis.

Purpose: To determine the decrease of Goldmann tonometry after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) according to refraction prior to surgery.

Methods: Prospective simultaneous comparative case series of 53 myopic eyes (53 patients) that underwent PRK and 50 (50 patients) that underwent LASIK using the Summit Excimed SVS plus (Summit Technology, Inc., Walthan, MA, U.