Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to G J Carlson.
A review of 82 patients was performed to ascertain their subjective evaluations of the pes anserinus transfer procedure for rotatory instability of the knee. Analysis demonstrated a slow improvement in symptoms which occurred over a 12-month period. At that time, 62% of the patients had regained 90% of their preinjury confidence in knee stability.
In a retrospective study, the records of a group of 816 patients who had tears of the medial meniscus alone were selected for review from a total of 6,000 records of patients who had had knee surgery (1966 to 1976). According to the operative reports, these 816 patients had no other structural or pathologic findings at the time of medical meniscectomy. In an average of 2.0 years after initial surgery to the knee, 210 patients required subsequent surgical procedures for progressive meniscal pathology (38), articular cartilage damage (64), or ligamentous instability (108). The recognition of the possiblility for future surgery after medial meniscectomy is an important finding which must be acknowledged by the treating physician and to the patient. The evidence from the review suggests that others should review series of patients with tears of the medial meniscus and should attempt to gain understanding of the basic pathologic processes.
The cytologic findings in a case of endosalpingiosis presenting in peritoneal washings taken at the time of staging laparotomy for endocervical adenocarcinoma are described. Dense papillary epithelial clusters with distinct ciliated cell borders were found in the cytologic specimens. Cell nuclei were oval, with finely dispersed chromatin and uniform nuclear membranes. These findings, in conjunction with the discovery of tubal-type epithelial inclusions in pelvic and periaortic lymph nodes, established a diagnosis of endosalpingiosis or benign glandular inclusions involving the pelvic peritoneum and lymph nodes.