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Tibia as donor area of bone grafts in infants, influence on the longitudinal growth
INTPHNATIONAL
ABSTRACTS
OF
PEDIATRIC
515
SURC.ERY
have been reported. Gonads were not felt in the scrotum; one was in the right inguinal
In a newly born cyst was removed.
canal,
tlm~or had impeded the flow fhlitl resulting in a hydramnion.-D.
but
the
The patient lower urinary
left
gonad
was
not
palpal)le.
had urinary incontinence and tract obstruction with urenlia
and eventua‘lly after diversionary the parents.-W.
died from renal failllre surgery was refused by H. Hzndren.
girl a large thecaluteill During pregnancy this
MUSCULOSKELETAL
of
amniotic T’crcat.
SYSTEM
TIBIA AS DONOR AHEA OF BONE CRAFTS 11 IRTFASTS. INFLUENCE OS THE LOSCITUIXSAL Cnow~~. u. Breine and B. Johailson. Acta Chir. Stand. 1313230-233. \larch 1966. The Hollister ring method was Itsed on 50 babies for ritual circumcision at abollt 3 days of age without anesthesia. There peared to be no pain and there were complications.-R. B. Zachq UROGENITAL
SIXUS
INCONTINEXE. Schweiz. hfetl. 1966. In a 9 year tinence, urethra
old
;~p no
,ts A C.~P~E OF IJRISAH~ B. Siili cd R. Nicok. Wchnschr. 96:668-67 1,
girl
the authors and no vaginal
with
urinary
incon-
found a very largc~ opening. At uretht-o-
scopy there was an abnormal posterior lip of the bladder into a vaginal cavity. The
o&cc neck. lipper
on thr leading urinx!
tract and the urinary bladder itself w(‘r(t normal. At exploratory laparotomy and ;lt salpingo-urethrography the internal g&t;11 tract was found to be normal too. The authors ccxlie to the conclrlsion that this malformation is due to the persistmce of tht urogenital sinus.---M. Bettcx.
Earlier showed that tion within metaphvseal can l1avc
clinical experimental a fracture or surgical
the long region. in a stimulating growth. In 81 infants Ilscvl ~1s donor site for the bony defect in cleft ger!‘. On follow-up no trration in growth were Ten cases have been
Slav 1966.
The author reports old girl with recurring pain each month. normal, but there
From a case attacks
ot a 12 \t.:o of abdomitlal
The lower vagina was total obstruction
was of
the vagina 5 cm. frown the introitus I,\ a transverse septum above which was trapprtl menstrual blood. The septum was removed md the patient menstruated normallv thereafter.-W.
Ii. Hendrcn.
‘*
CIAXT OVARIAN CYsr 1~ A NEOKATE. J. Kocdstaal and H. I>. Hnr,lrning. Nedyrl. T. Gene&. 109:&7. 1966.
diaphyseoindividuals.
eflect on bone the tibia has been bone transplants to lip anch palate surclinical signs of alfound in any case. followed 11, with
radiologic measllrements, and 2 to 3 vears lx)sloperatively no definite increase in growth was found. Three to 4 years postoperativel!. in e\.er!’ instance, the operated leg was longer than the other. The difference in Inrgtl i varied tronl 2-4 mm., suggesting that ;I stinltllation of growth is caused h!. sqcal trauma. The tlifterence is not considered to 1~ of clinical significance.--Th. Ehrmpwis.
HOOD. H. Hod. Sln\. 1966. 695-69X.
bones growing
studies interven-
1959
until
Chir.
1962
Praxis
a
10:2!89-295.
series
of
124
children with acute hematogenic osteomyelitis has been seen. In 98 cases bac:teriologic exunination cordtl be performed. Staphvlococcus aurens hemoly-ticus was found in 59, Streptococcus pyogenes. Esch. coli and pnc~m~ococc~~s each in 4 cases, Staphylococ~11s all~nsin 3, Salmonella paratyphi C in 1 ;mtl Inixed bacterial flora in 9 cases. klost of theln were resistent to penicillin. Treatment was susstarted as soon as osteomyelitis petted. IIigh doses of antibiotics (chloramphenicol or tetracycline) were given parenterally and locally for 10 days, followed snlphonamidntherap!.. I,\ long-continrled
ABSTRACTS
OF
PEDIATRIC
515
SURC.ERY
have been reported. Gonads were not felt in the scrotum; one was in the right inguinal
In a newly born cyst was removed.
canal,
tlm~or had impeded the flow fhlitl resulting in a hydramnion.-D.
but
the
The patient lower urinary
left
gonad
was
not
palpal)le.
had urinary incontinence and tract obstruction with urenlia
and eventua‘lly after diversionary the parents.-W.
died from renal failllre surgery was refused by H. Hzndren.
girl a large thecaluteill During pregnancy this
MUSCULOSKELETAL
of
amniotic T’crcat.
SYSTEM
TIBIA AS DONOR AHEA OF BONE CRAFTS 11 IRTFASTS. INFLUENCE OS THE LOSCITUIXSAL Cnow~~. u. Breine and B. Johailson. Acta Chir. Stand. 1313230-233. \larch 1966. The Hollister ring method was Itsed on 50 babies for ritual circumcision at abollt 3 days of age without anesthesia. There peared to be no pain and there were complications.-R. B. Zachq UROGENITAL
SIXUS
INCONTINEXE. Schweiz. hfetl. 1966. In a 9 year tinence, urethra
old
;~p no
,ts A C.~P~E OF IJRISAH~ B. Siili cd R. Nicok. Wchnschr. 96:668-67 1,
girl
the authors and no vaginal
with
urinary
incon-
found a very largc~ opening. At uretht-o-
scopy there was an abnormal posterior lip of the bladder into a vaginal cavity. The
o&cc neck. lipper
on thr leading urinx!
tract and the urinary bladder itself w(‘r(t normal. At exploratory laparotomy and ;lt salpingo-urethrography the internal g&t;11 tract was found to be normal too. The authors ccxlie to the conclrlsion that this malformation is due to the persistmce of tht urogenital sinus.---M. Bettcx.
Earlier showed that tion within metaphvseal can l1avc
clinical experimental a fracture or surgical
the long region. in a stimulating growth. In 81 infants Ilscvl ~1s donor site for the bony defect in cleft ger!‘. On follow-up no trration in growth were Ten cases have been
Slav 1966.
The author reports old girl with recurring pain each month. normal, but there
From a case attacks
ot a 12 \t.:o of abdomitlal
The lower vagina was total obstruction
was of
the vagina 5 cm. frown the introitus I,\ a transverse septum above which was trapprtl menstrual blood. The septum was removed md the patient menstruated normallv thereafter.-W.
Ii. Hendrcn.
‘*
CIAXT OVARIAN CYsr 1~ A NEOKATE. J. Kocdstaal and H. I>. Hnr,lrning. Nedyrl. T. Gene&. 109:&7. 1966.
diaphyseoindividuals.
eflect on bone the tibia has been bone transplants to lip anch palate surclinical signs of alfound in any case. followed 11, with
radiologic measllrements, and 2 to 3 vears lx)sloperatively no definite increase in growth was found. Three to 4 years postoperativel!. in e\.er!’ instance, the operated leg was longer than the other. The difference in Inrgtl i varied tronl 2-4 mm., suggesting that ;I stinltllation of growth is caused h!. sqcal trauma. The tlifterence is not considered to 1~ of clinical significance.--Th. Ehrmpwis.
HOOD. H. Hod. Sln\. 1966. 695-69X.
bones growing
studies interven-
1959
until
Chir.
1962
Praxis
a
10:2!89-295.
series
of
124
children with acute hematogenic osteomyelitis has been seen. In 98 cases bac:teriologic exunination cordtl be performed. Staphvlococcus aurens hemoly-ticus was found in 59, Streptococcus pyogenes. Esch. coli and pnc~m~ococc~~s each in 4 cases, Staphylococ~11s all~nsin 3, Salmonella paratyphi C in 1 ;mtl Inixed bacterial flora in 9 cases. klost of theln were resistent to penicillin. Treatment was susstarted as soon as osteomyelitis petted. IIigh doses of antibiotics (chloramphenicol or tetracycline) were given parenterally and locally for 10 days, followed snlphonamidntherap!.. I,\ long-continrled