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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1947;29:46-48.
© 1947 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

EVALUATION OF THE RESULTS OF THESE OPERATIVE PROCEDURES BASED ON PERSONAL EXAMINATIONS AND INTERVIEWS

W. ALEXANDER LAW 1

1 THE LONDON HOSPITAL, LONDON, ENGLAND

The results of treatment of complications of fractures of the neck of the femur by vitalium-mold arthroplasty have been studied in forty-two cases. Five cases have been chosen as instructive and illustrating the various operative procedures employed.

Based upon this study the following conclusions have been drawn:

1. Eighty-five per cent. of the results are satisfactory to both patient and surgeon.

2. There is progressive improvement in function for three to four years after operation. The condition then becomes stationary. (The postoperative period in the oldest case is now seven and one-half years.)

3. In this series of patients, low-back symptoms, stiff knees, or postural difficulties were not present.


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