Small bowel obstruction presenting with a rectal haematoma.

We report on a case of an 85-year old man with an unusual presentation of small bowel obstruction. A palpable mass on digital rectal examination was subsequently visualised endoscopically with the appearance of a haematoma. The presence of a rectal mass as a presenting sign for small bowel obstruction is highly unusual and unreported in the literature.

Computer hexapod assisted orthopaedic surgery (CHAOS) in the correction of long bone fracture and deformity.

We describe a surgical technique using the Taylor Spatial Frame intraoperatively to correct complex multiplanar deformities of the distal femur prior to definitive internal fixation using minimally invasive stabilization techniques. Eight procedures were done in 7 patients. All deformities were complex oblique plane deformities, often with a rotational component, and ranged from 10 degrees valgus to 35 degrees varus; up to 45 degrees of external rotation; 10 mm of translation and in 1 case, 100 mm of shortening.