Minimally invasive surgery for intra-articular calcaneus fractures: a 9-year, single-center, retrospective study of a standardized technique using a 2-point distractor.

Background: A fracture of the calcaneus can be a painful and disabling injury. Treatment modalities may be conservative or operative. Surgical treatment strategies include open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) techniques, as well as a variety of minimally invasive methods.

Anaesthetic management of liver haemorrhage during laparotomy in a premature infant with necrotizing enterocolitis.

The case of a 680 g premature baby who developed massive spontaneous liver haemorrhage during laparotomy for necrotizing enterocolitis is reported. The infant survived due to rapid and massive fluid administration, including transfusion of large volumes of blood and blood products, in combination with high dose inotropic support and the surgical use of packing with thrombostatic sponges. Good venous access, including two central venous lines, turned out to be very useful.

[Immobilisation hypercalciuria (author's transl)].

The calcium excretion was investigated in 31 children who were immobilised because of fracture of the femur. Children over the age of 5 years treated with Kirschner wire extension showed a statistically significant rise of calcium excretion as compared with a control group but this reverted rapidly after mobilisation. Younger patients treated by overhead traction showed a decreased calcium excretion.

[Pseudoatresia of the oesophagus in the newborn infant (author's transl)].

Pseudoatresia of the oesophagus seems to occur more frequently than assumed from the cases actually diagnosed. With reference to an appropriate case its traumatic origin is discussed and is considered to be closely connected with anatomical facts and special circumstances arising in newborn infants. Clinical symptoms, therapy and prophylaxis are pointed out.