[Treatment of Acromioclavicular Dislocations by Weaver-Dunn's Operation.]. / Liecba akromioklavikulárnej luxácie operáciou podla Weavera a Dunna.

The authors present an account of a group of 52 patients subjected to Weaver-Dunn's operation on account of acromioclavicular dislocation grade III. They started to use this method in 1988. The authors emphasize that it is an elastic fixation of the clavicle without the use of osteosynthetic material. It is a simple operation with a relatively short period of work incapacity. Based on the described group of patients the authors provide evidence that they achieved very good results with Weaver-Dunn's operation. Key words: acromioclavicular dislocation, Weaver-Dunn's operation.

[The closed method of intramedullary fixation of forearm fractures]. / Intramedulárna fixácia zlomenín predlaktia zatvoreným spôsobom.

The authors demonstrate a group of 27 patients subjected to intramedullary osteosynthesis of the forearm by means of Kirschner wires, using closed surgery. They prefer the described method in patients suffering from multiple injuries who have devastated soft parts of the forearm and in unstable fractures in children. The authors draw attention to the fact that they have achieved very good results by the simple surgical method they described.

[Resection of the Distal Ulna by Darrach's Method.]. / Resekcia distálnej casti ulny podl'a Darracha.

The authors submit data on a group of 7 patients who were subjected to resection of the distal portion of the ulna according to Darrach's method. The operation was indicated in all patients on account of pain, restricted mobility of the wrist and deformity. The authors confirm that resection of the distal ulna by Darrach's method, when correctly indicated, provides very good results when the patients have systematic rehabilitation after treatment. Key words: resection of ulna, Darrach's operation.

[Pediatric injuries in the lower extremities caused by insertion of the foot into the spokes of a bicycle]. / Detské úrazy dolnej koncatiny, spôsobené vsunutím nohy do spíc kolesa bicykla.

The authors describe the injury of the lower extremity caused by putting the child's leg between the spokes of bicycle wheel during ride. The result is contusion of soft tissues of the leg and ankle or the fracture of the shin in a typical place. The injury requires a through treatment of soft tissues and sometimes also reduction of the fracture under total anaesthesia with subsequent fixation by plaster of Paris. On the basis of the group of 52 patients it has been proved that the mentioned injuries but for exceptional cases heal without sequelea. The authors emphasize the importance of the prevention of this injury by the installation of a plastic cover over the bicycle frame.