Spontaneous rupture of the left extensor pollicis longus-, extensor digitorum- and extensor digiti minimi tendons: a case report.

This case report describes a patient who experienced closed simultaneous rupture of the left extensor pollicis longus (EPL)-, extensor digitorum (ED) and extensor digiti minimi (EDM) tendons.

Suspected primary scapulohumeral osteoarthritis in two Miniature ponies.

Two cases of severe scapulohumeral osteoarthritis in Miniature ponies are described, one bilateral and the other unilateral. The condition is thought to occur in miniature breeds as a result of scapulohumeral dysplasia. The presentation in one of the ponies was unusal: it refused to pick up either fore limb, with progression to a uniquely bizarre gait with narrow forelimb placement, an arched back and widely placed hindlimbs camped well forward under the body.

Effects of partial and total colectomy on mineral and acid-base homoeostasis in the rat: magnesium deficiency, hyperphosphaturia and osteopathy, in the presence of high serum 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D but normal parathyroid hormone.

The effects of colectomy on acid-base status, extra-osseous and bone minerals, calciotropic hormones and bone morphology have not yet been studied. To rectify this, groups of normally fed male rats were subjected to distal (n=11), proximal (n=12) or total (n=12) colectomy. Sham-operated rats (n=12) served as controls.

[Ileostomy--cecal fistula--colostomy--which is the most suitable fecal diversion method with reference to technique, function, complications and reversal?].

In the literature the question as to what constitutes the most suitable faecal diversion procedure continues to be controversial. Between 1989 and 1994 at the Surgical Department of the University of Erlangen a total of 464 patients received intestinal stomas for a wide range of different indications. Of these procedures 41.