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Rede, uitgesproken bij de aanvaarding van het ambt van gewoon hoogleraar in de Orthopaedie aan de Medische Faculteit Rotterdam op woensdag 26 april 1972 Inaugurele rede Medische Faculteit Rotterda

Experimentele spierhypertrofie bij de rat

Het doel van het onderzoek was om de gevolgen van regelmatig herhaalde inspannende arbeid voor een skeletspier in het dierexperiment te bestuderen. Albino ratten van een ingeteelde stam werden als proefdieren gebruikt. De M. plantaris vormde het onderwerp van de studie. ... Zie: Samenvattin

Failure of tibial bone grafting for femoral head necrosis

We treated 20 hips with femoral head necrosis in 16 patients using the Phemister tibial bone grafting procedure. After a mean follow-up of 3 years, the Harris hip score had improved in 15 out of 18 hips, however without radiographic improvement. In 2 hips, an arthrodesis and an arthroplasty were per-formed. We concluded that the aim of our treatment was not achieved

Bilateral locked facets in the thoracic spine

Two cases of traumatic bilateral locked facets in the thoracic spine are reported. Both patients had only minor neurological signs. They both made a full neurological recovery after surgical reduction of the locked facets. Bilateral locked facets are very uncommon in the thoracic spine. the diagnosis should be considered in any patient with a fracture-dislocation of the thoracic spine. In these cases additional lateral tomographs are required. Early open reduction of bilateral locked facets and internal fixation are mandatory

Rotational deformities after femoral shaft fractures in childhood: A retrospective study 27-32 years after the accident

Fifty femoral shaft fractures sustained in childhood and for the most part treated conservatively were studied in retrospect 27-32 years after the accident, with special reference to rotational deformity. Femoral rotation was measured by means of so-called anteversion X-rays according to Dunn-Rippstein, and the same radiological examination was carried out in a control group of 100 adult volunteers. the L/R differences in femoral rotation were studied in the patient group in comparison with the control group. Persistent rotational dislocation was found in only one case, and had had no demonstrable untoward consequences. the established view that rotational dislocation is incapable of spontaneous correction is refuted with the aid of clinical and experimental data from the literature and personal observations. It is concluded that, in the patients studied, good results have been obtained by the conventional traction methods of Bryant and Russel. the use of the so-called Weber Bock to replace these methods is therefore not recommended