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Beginning January 1st 1987 19 fractures of the proximal femur were stabilized utilizing the "dynamic condylar screw" (DCS). During or after reduction of the fracture the DCS is accomplished by a supporting plate. In the cases we applied the DCS hitherto employment of a bone distractor of complementary cancellous bone graft has been mandatory. Although we feel encouraged by our preliminary results the DCS will have to undergo arduous clinical trial.

Between 1976 and March 1985 16 neonates with gastrointestinal perforations were treated. The most common site of perforation was the ileo-coecal region, the most frequent causes of perforation were due to intestinal obstruction, necrotising enterocolitis and so-called spontaneous perforations (ischemic perforations). The surgical procedure depended on the site and cause of the perforation, taking the general condition into account. 7 out of the 16 newborns (44%) died due to sepsis and septic complications.

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