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Hillman K. M. (1982) Severe coughing pneumoperitoneum. Br. Med J. 285, 1085. FRACTURES

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DISLOCATIONS

Upper limb fractures

This is a rather patchy account of the subject which unfortunately recommends the breaking of the hinge in greenstick fractures and, without qualification, the use of above elbow plasters for fractures of the forearm. The section on the hand is incomplete. King J. B. Fractures of the upper limbs (1982) Br. J. Hosp. Med. 28, 609. TENDONS Arthroscopic

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shelc loose bodies were removed from 60 per cent. The techniques and equipment used are described. Dandy D. J. and O’Carroll P. F. (1982) Arthroscopic surgery of the knee. Br. Med. J. 285, 1256.

LIGAMENTS

surgery

The authors report 1168 operations on 1000 knees. Nearly 50 per cent were to remove more or less of a torn meniscus and 10 per cent for removing a synovial

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INJURIES

Whole joint transfer

A clinical study of nine patients with whole joint finger replacements using mica-vascular techniques. The majority of donor joints were from the foot. Satisfactory bony union occurred in all cases, and three out of four cases where open epiphyses were transferred continues with longitudinal growth. The average range of motion at the transferred joints was 30 degrees. This would seem to be a useful technique for a small minority of patients with either congenital abnormalities or major trauma to the hands. Tsu-Min, Tsai (1982) Vascularised autogenous whole joint transfer in the hand-a clinical study. J. Hand Surg.