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LOWER LIMB     Click on the title of interest for detailed information on the authors and source, and for a summary abstract. The arthroscopic treatment of chondromalacia patellae. Slipped capital femoral epiphyses complicating renal osteodystrophy: a report of three cases  Sinding-Larsen-Johansson disease. Its etiology and natural history. Subluxation of the patella. Computed tomography analysis of patellofemoral congruence. Use of a knee-brace for control of tibial translation and rotation. A comparison, in cadavera, of available models. Anterior cruciate ligament injuries. To counsel or to operate? Arthroscopy in acute traumatic hemarthrosis of the knee. Incidence of anterior cruciate tears and other injuries. The effect of lateral meniscectomy on motion of the knee. Acute tears of the posterior cruciate ligament. Results of operative treatment. Accuracy of diagnoses from magnetic resonance imaging of the knee. A multi-center analysis of one thousand and fourteen patients. Treatment of knee joint instability secondary to rupture of the posterior cruciate ligament. Report of a new procedure. The role of the meniscus in the anterior-posterior stability of the loaded anterior cruciate-deficient knee. Effects of partial versus total excision. Patellar resurfacing versus retention in total knee arthroplasty. Intracompartmental pressure increase on exertion in patients with chronic compartment syndrome in the leg. Reconstruction of the anterior talofibular ligament for the treatment of the unstable ankle. Acute rupture of the lateral ligament of the ankle. To suture or not to suture? Replacement of the femoral head by open operation in severe adolescent slipping of the upper femoral epiphysis. Talar impingement by the anteroinferior tibiofibular ligament. A cause of chronic pain in the ankle after inversion sprain. Surgical and non-surgical treatment of Achilles Tendon rupture. A prospective randomized study. Rupture of the calcaneal tendon. The early and late management. Delayed reconstruction of the calcaneal tendon. The association of femoral retroversion with slipped capital femoral epiphysis. Mechanical failures in total hip replacement requiring reoperation. Tibial shaft fractures treated with functional braces. Experience with 780 fractures. Supracondylar-intercondylar fractures of the femur. Treatment by internal fixation. Interlocking intramedullary nailing for supracondylar and intercondylar fractures of the distal part of the femur. Acute compartment syndrome. Effect of dermotomy on fascial decompression in the leg. Traumatic haemarthrosis of the knee. The results of partial arthroscopic meniscectomy in patients over 40 years of age. Arthroscopic, open partial, and total meniscectomy. A comparative study. Combined posterior incision and arthroscopic intra-articular repair of the meniscus. An examination of factors affecting healing. Surgical repair of the interrupted Achilles tendon. Experience with the dynamic compression plate (DCP) in 418 recent fractures of the tibial shaft. Bilaterality in slipped upper femoral epiphysis.       CATEGORIES

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