[Surgical treatment of scapula fracture]. / Zur operativen Behandlung der Skapulafraktur.

Sixteen patients were hospitalised and treated for scapular fractures at the casualty ward in the surgical department of the Rostock Regional Hospital over a period of ten years. Surgical indications were established for five patients only. The results are described and are discussed with reference to the most recent literature.

[Ambulant surgical treatment of Dupuytren's contracture (author's transl)]. / Ergebnisse nach ambulanter operativer Behandlung der Dupuytrenschen Kontraktur

Since 1973 we have increasingly performed Dupuytren's contracture as an outpatient procedure. The results are the same as after hopital care. No prolongation of the out of work time.

[Epidemiology, diagnosis and therapy of kidney injuries. A 20-year study from the city of Rostock]. / Epidemiologie, Diagnostik und Therapie des Nierentraumas. Eine 20-Jahres-Studie aus der Stadt Rostock.

From 1960 to 1980, 156 patients suffering from renal traumata were seen at the Urological Depts of the town of Rostock (GDR). The absence of haematuria does not exclude renal injury. If there is any suspicion, X-ray examination (urography) should be performed, with the exception of urgent cases (polytraumatized patients) where sonography should be done.

[Wound healing following planned aseptic operations in relation to a tent hospital in the tropics]. / Zur Wundheilung nach geplanten aseptischen Operationen unter den Bedingungen eines Zelthospitals in den Tropen.

A prospective study was conducted into wound healing disorders, following 274 operations from the beginning of planned aseptic surgery in "Karl Marx" Hospital of Managua. Wound healing disorders accounted for 4.7 per cent and wound infections for 1.8 per cent relative to the above total. Wound healing disorders accounted for 5.7 per cent and wound infections for 2.6 per cent relative to 192 cases of herniotomy. These data did not deviate from those of established hospitals, notwithstanding all critical appraisals of the method used in this study. Adiposity, advanced age, and inadequate hygiene are discussed as high-risk factors. The need is stressed for an adequate hygiene regime.

[Wound infection following surgical intervention for rheumatism and its relationship to preoperative basic therapy]. / Wundinfektionen nach rheumachirurgischen Eingriffen und ihre Beziehungen zur präoperativen Basistherapie.

Theoretically, slow acting antirheumatic drugs are capable of affecting the body's infection resistance. We have therefore analyzed the records of all 558 RA-patients hospitalized and operated on at our department from 1985-1987 with respect to the incidence of post-surgical wound infections and possible links to previous treatment with slow acting antirheumatic drugs. A total of 2456 operations were performed, or 4.4 per patient. Severe complications due to infection occurred in 24 patients (0.98%). The slow acting drugs had no effect on the complications rate.