Validation of the Danish version of the brief negative symptom scale.

: The Brief Negative Symptom Scale (BNSS) is an instrument for evaluating negative symptoms (NS) in schizophrenia based on the 2005 consensus statement by the National Institute of Mental Health. This study examines the validity and reliability of the Danish version of BNSS. : Acutely and chronically affected patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder were assessed with BNSS along with other psychopathological scales and clinical measures.

Intramedullary locking compression nail for the treatment of an olecranon fracture.

Objective: Reconstruction of the anatomy of the olecranon, while protecting the soft tissue, by an internal stabilization method that is stable under exertion.

Indications: All olecranon fractures.

Contraindications: Very small (< 5 mm) proximal fragments at the point of nail entry.

[Fracture of the neck of the talus in a child].

Fractures of the talus in children are rare. Repeated clinical examination and imaging techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging are often needed to establish a diagnosis. In case of the late recognition of talus fractures, catastrophic results may occur for the hind-foot.

Intramedullary locked fixation and compression nail (IP-XS-Nail): treatment of ankle joint fractures.

Objective: Reconstruction of the anatomy of the ankle joint while protecting the soft tissue, and osteosynthesis to maintain stability for function and weight bearing.

Indications: Distal fractures of the fibula, bimalleolar fractures, and isolated fractures of the medial malleolus.

Contraindications: Very small (< 5 mm) distal fragments (if fixation of the fragments is not possible using a small XXS nail) and very narrow (< 2.

[Soft tissue protective, stable osteosynthesis of fractures after elbow ankylosis. Two case reports].

The two cases presented are fractures of ankylosed elbow joints with severe soft tissue damage. Closed reduction and percutaneous osteosynthesis were performed using the IP-XS-nail system to prevent further soft tissue damage. By implanting two parallel XS-nails between the humerus and ulna and humerus and radius, we achieved a situation allowing early functional treatment of the weight bearing joints.