Femoral fixation of hamstring tendon grafts in ACL reconstructions: the 2-year follow-up results of a prospective randomized controlled study.

Purpose: Hamstring tendon grafts are commonly used in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions. A number of fixation devices are available; however, several have limited clinical support. To our knowledge, no randomized controlled study comparing the EZLoc and the Bone Mulch Screw for femoral fixation in ACL reconstruction exists.

Inferior results after revision ACL reconstructions: a comparison with primary ACL reconstructions.

Purpose: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures are common, especially among young athletes, and such injuries may have considerable impact on both sport careers and everyday life. ACL reconstructions are successful for most patients, but some suffer from persistent giving-way symptoms and/or re-ruptures requiring revision surgery. The aim of this study was to evaluate the results after revision ACL reconstructions and compare them with the results in a control group consisting of primary ACL reconstructions.

[Surgical treatment of Morton's neuroma].

Background: We have resected the nerve when surgery is indicated for Morton's neuroma and wanted to compare our results with results reported after decompression.

Material And Methods: 33 patients with 37 operated feet filled in a questionnaire 17 (8-27) months after surgery. They were asked to indicate their pain on a visual analogue scale (VAS: 0 = no pain, 100 = worst imaginable pain).

Effect of cimetidine on development of gastric cancer in rats after gastrojejunostomy.

Objective: To find out if cimetidine has an immunomodulating effect on gastric carcinogenesis in rats.

Design: Experimental prospective study.

Setting: Teaching hospital, Norway.

["Outliers" in a surgical department. Experiences based on the DRG classification system].

According to the DRG classification system, 3% (201/6,954) of the patients treated in a 150-bed surgical department in 1991 were defined as outliers, i.e. their length of stay exceeded the upper limit of a "normal" stay as defined by the DRG system.