Brachial plexus palsy secondary to birth injuries.

We describe the long-term results in ten patients with obstetric brachial plexus palsy of anterior shoulder release combined with transfer of teres major and latissimus dorsi posteriorly and laterally to allow them to act as external rotators. Eight patients had a lesion of the superior trunk and two some involvement of the entire brachial plexus. The mean age at operation was six years, and the mean follow-up was 30 years.

Reconstructive surgery for a defect in the shaft of the ulna due to osteomyelitis. Long-term result of a case.

An eight and a half-year-old boy suffered from chronic osteomyelitis of the left ulna with sinuses, destruction of the middle three-quarters with the presence of necrotic bone and posterolateral dislocation of the radial head. The operative treatment included sequestrectomy and gradual reduction of the radial head after application of an Anderson apparatus. In a second procedure a corticocancellous tibial bone graft was used to bridge the ulnar gap, and later the redislocated radial head was excised.

Long-term results of triple arthrodesis: 42 cases followed for 25 years.

We reviewed 42 patients who had had triple arthrodesis 25 years after surgery. The patients' age averaged 20 years. All patients had deformities due to poliomyelitis.

Osteochondroma of the cervical spine. Case report.

A case of solitary osteochondroma arising from the spinous process of the C7 vertebra is presented. An early excision of the tumor to avoid complications due to cord compression and malignant transformation is suggested.