Ultrasound in the diagnosis of fractures in children.

We compared the results of primary ultrasonographic examination of 163 children with 224 suspected fractures with the subsequent radiological findings. The aim was to assess the value of ultrasound in the diagnosis of fractures in children. We found a good correlation for fractures of the long bones of the upper and lower limbs.

[Partial or total stripping of the great saphenous vein. 5-year recurrence frequency and 3-year frequency of neural complications after partial and total stripping of the great saphenous vein].

One hundred and sixty-three patients with primary long saphenous vein varices were randomized to either classical (total) stripping of the long saphenous vein (n = 84) or partial stripping, i.e. only of the femoral part of the vein (n = 79).