Phenomenon of painless knee in recurrent patellar dislocation in children.

Introduction: Cartilage lesion with patellar malalignment may be correlated with pain. Situations in which patients with recurrent patellar dislocation are painless between episodes of luxation can be approached with considerable curiosity. We evaluated the distribution of substance-P and S-100 protein expression in soft tissue of the knee in children with recurrent patellar dislocation, in order to evaluate the distribution of nociceptors and determine tissue origins of this situation.

[Evaluation of distal radius fracture treatment--non-operative vs. operative with percutaneous pinning].

Unlabelled: The aim our study was retrospective analysis of distal radius fracture treatment. We compared conservative treatment (closed reduction, cast immobilization) with operative treatment--percutaneous K-wire pinning.

Material And Methods: 52 patients--39 female (75%) and 13 male (25%), with mean age of 58 years (range 25-77 years), that underwent displaced distal radius fracture in years 2002-2008.