The Judet acrylic femoral head hemiprosthesis was first implanted in 1946. We performed bilateral revision in one patient 45 years after implantation of a Judet prosthesis. Histological analysis of femoral neck remnants and joint capsule did not show aggressive osteoclastic bone resorption or signs of dynamic bone apposition as is frequently observed nowadays with failed total hip prostheses. O...

Extension contracture of the knee is a well known complication of severe femoral fractures, especially in the supracondylar region. Traditional management by the Thompson quadricepsplasty may result in a variable return of knee flexion and the possibility of significant extension lag. The Judet technique of quadricepsplasty offers the advantages of a controlled, sequential release of the intrin...

In 1946, the Judet brothers performed their first ‘resectionreconstruction’ of the femoral head (Judet 1947) using a prosthesis made entirely of polymethylmethacrylate (PMM.A). The early implants broke frequently and were later reinforced by a steel rod (Judet and Judet 1950). Failures continued, however, and use of the prosthesis was abandoned decades ago. Case report. In 1952, a 12-year-old g...

Since the recent publication of studies of the vascular pattern of the proximal femoral epiphysis in man by Tucker (1949), Trueta and Harrison (1953), Judet, Judet, Lagrange and Dunoyer (1955), and Trueta (1957) there has been a renewed interest in the mechanism of capital necrosis after fractures of the femoral neck. The literature on the subject is so extensive that no effort will be made her...

The goal of this study is to evaluate the functional results of the modified Judet quadricepsplasty for a knee extension contracture secondary to prolonged external fixation. This is a retrospective study of 31 patients with the diagnosis of an extraarticular knee extension contracture who had prolonged external fixation of the femur. Functional assessment was conducted after a minimum follow-u...

Severe destructive change in the hip joint is not infrequent in patients with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis and Still's disease. In ankylosing spondylitis, whether primary or secondary to other diseases such as Still's disease, there may be a bony fusion or destruction. Various types of hip arthroplasty have been carried out in the last 30 years (Smith-Petersen, 1939; Chamley, 1961). The e...

BACKGROUND Motor vehicle crashes are the most common cause of acetabular fractures, which have been associated with significant morbidity and mortality. METHODS To date, medical and collision information has been collected on 83 acetabular fracture patients treated at the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Level I trauma center. The fractures were grouped according to the Judet-Letournel c...