[A case of complete Th7-Th8 fracture-dislocation treated by one-stage posterior and transthoracic approach]. / Przypadek calkowitego podwichniecia Th7-Th8 bez uszkodzenia rdzenia kregowego operowany z jednoczasowego dojscia tylnego i przez klatke piersiowa.

The authors present a case of severe traumatic fracture-dislocation of Th8 with total anterior slippage of Th7 on Th8 without spinal cord injury. The patient underwent one-stage anterior and posterior decompression. Posterior surgery included Th4 to Th9 laminectomy and Th7-Th8 facetectomy and posterior bone graft. Anterior procedure included Th8 vertebrectomy, anterior interbody bone graft and anterior plating with usage of "Zespol" plate and screws anchored in Th6, Th7, Th8 and Th9 vertebral bodies. Postoperative period was uneventful and the patient remained neurologically intact. He was placed in a plaster jacket and mobilized of fifth day after surgery.

[Results of treating pseudarthrosis and leg bone defects caused by osteitis]. / Wyniki leczenia stawów rzekomych i pozapalnych ubytków kosci goleni.

The results of treatment of 17 patients--8 cases of leg bones defect due to osteitis and 9 cases of leg pseudoarthrosis has been presented. The osteosynthesis of the fragments was done with the use of Zespol fixator. In 14 patients the lesion has healed and satisfactory function of the extremity was restored.

[Results of the treatment of femoral shaft fractures]. / Wyniki leczenia zlaman trzonu kosci udowej.

The treatment results of 141 femoral bone fractures, including 29 complicated fractures, have been presented. The most frequent cause of femoral shaft fracture was traffic accident (71.6 per cent of the cases). The best results were obtained in the patients treated by the functional method; the worst results were obtained in the group treated surgically by adaptive osteosynthesis with the use of a metal plate and screws. In sum, excellent and good results were obtained in 70.2 per cent, fair in 19.1 per cent, and poor in 10.7 per cent of the cases.

[Complications in the treatment of femoral shaft fractures]. / Powiklania w leczeniu zlaman trzonu kosci udowej.

Early and late complications of the treatment of 141 cases of femoral shaft fracture by various methods have been presented. The most frequent early complications were various forms of traumatic shock (ca. 28 per cent). Disturbances in bone union and infections were main late complications of femoral shaft fracture. Lack of bone union occurred in 7.8 per cent of the cases. Posttraumatic ostitis occurred in 4.9 per cent of the cases.