Leyes, M. (Manuel)

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    Quiste sinovial en articulación interapofisaria lumbar. Una causa infrecuente de lumbociática
    (Universidad de Navarra, 1997) Leyes, M. (Manuel); Villas-Tome, C. (Carlos)
    Los quistes sinoviales de las articulaciones facetarias pueden ser asintomáticos o provocar dolor lumbar, con o sin clínica radicular. Se considera que son secundarios a traumatismos o a degeneración articular, y ocurren con mayor frecuencia en pacientes con espondi lolistesis. El diagnóstico se establece con la tomografía axial computarizada o la resonancia magnética, que mues tran una lesión quísti ca adyacente a la faceta articu lar. Realizamos una revis ión de la literatura y presenta mos un paciente con radiculopatí a S1 izquierda cau sada por un quiste sinovial de la articulación facetaria L5 - S1. El tratamiento fue curativo y consistió en la resección del quiste.
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    Consolidation of massive bone allografts in limb-preserving operations for bone tumours
    (Springer Verlag, 1995) Cañadell, J.M. (J. M.); Mora, G. (Gonzalo); Leyes, M. (Manuel); San-Julian, M. (Mikel)
    This study analysed the influence of several factors affecting the consolidation time of 83 massive bone allografts in 79 patients with malignant bone tumours: osteosarcoma 57; Ewing's sarcoma 8; malignant fibrous histiocytoma 3; chondrosarcoma 4; fibrosarcoma 5; and giant cell tumours 2. The mean age of the patients was 19 years and the mean length of the allografts was 18 cm. The minimum follow up was for 12 months. The mean consolidation time for metaphyseal and diaphyseal osteotomies was 6.5 and 16 months respectively. Fifteen diaphyseal osteotomies required autologous cancellous grafting. There were 8 allograft fractures after consolidation. The following factors which might influence consolidation were analysed: age of the host and donor; allograft length and site; type of osteotomy and osteosynthesis; intra-arterial and systemic chemotherapy; intraoperative and external radio-therapy. In diaphyseal osteotomies there were statistically significant differences in consolidation time with the use of systemic chemotherapy, external radiotherapy and the recipient's age.
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    Distraction osteogenesis of the lower extremity with use of monolateral external fixation
    (Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1998) Cañadell, J.M. (J. M.); Leyes, M. (Manuel); Noonan, K.J. (Kenneth J.); Forriol, F. (Francisco)
    We reviewed the results of distraction osteogenesis of 114 femora and 147 tibiae that had been lengthened to treat a variety of diagnoses. The femora had been lengthened an average of eleven centimeters (range, 3.5 to 17.0 centimeters), or 48 per cent (range, 8 to 86 per cent) of the original femoral length. The average total time for the treatment of the femora (use of the fixator and any subsequent immobilization) was 257 days (range, 105 to 420 days). There were 114 complications related to the femoral lengthenings, which led to eighty-seven additional operations. The tibiae were lengthened an average of nine centimeters (range, 3.0 to 15.6 centimeters), or 41 per cent (range, 9 to 100 per cent) of the original tibial length. The average total time for the treatment of the tibiae was 268 days (range, 110 to 497 days). There were 196 complications related to the tibial lengthenings, which led to 219 additional operations. The Achilles tendon was lengthened during or after seventy-three (50 per cent) of the tibial lengthenings. The femoral lengthenings that were performed to treat a limb-length discrepancy were associated with significantly higher rates of complications overall (p = 0.010) and additional operations (p = 0.023) for each percentage of length gained than those that were performed to treat achondroplasia or another skeletal dysplasia. The femoral lengthenings that were performed to treat short stature (of an endocrine or idiopathic etiology) were also associated with higher rates of complications overall and additional operations than those performed to treat skeletal dysplasias, but the rates were lower than those for lengthenings performed to treat limb-length discrepancy. The rate of complications overall associated with femoral lengthening in patients who were fourteen years old or more was significantly higher than that associated with lengthening in patients who were less than fourteen years old (p = 0.047). Femoral lengthening through the metaphysis was associated with significantly higher rates of complications overall (p = 0.031) and additional operations (p = 0.042) for each percentage of length gained than femoral lengthening through the diaphysis. The tibial lengthenings that were performed to treat Turner syndrome and idiopathic short stature were associated with significantly higher rates of complications overall (p = 0.026) and additional operations (p = 0.003) for each percentage of length gained than those performed to treat skeletal dysplasias. The rate of joint-related problems (p = 0.044) and that of additional operations (p = 0.053) after tibial lengthening in patients who were fourteen years old or more were significantly higher than those rates after tibial lengthening in patients who were less than fourteen years old. The site of the tibial osteotomy did not affect the rate of complications or additional operations. The femoral healing indices (in terms of both days per centimeter [p = 0.002] and days for each percentage of length gained [p = 0.019]) were significantly higher in the patients who were fourteen years old or more than in those who were less the fourteen years old. These values could not be used to predict an increase in the complications because of poor bone formation. The results of the present review suggest that the use of healing indices to gauge the final outcome of distraction osteogenesis is questionable; we were unable to discern significance or clinical importance from appropriately adjusted values.
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    Transient osteoporosis of the hip. Presentation of a case and literature review
    (Amb Acta Medica Belgica, 1996) Leyes, M. (Manuel); Arriola, F.J. (F.J.); Valenti-Nin, J.R. (Juan Ramón)
    We present a case of idiopathic transient osteoporosis of the hip in a 43 year-old male. The patient presented with pain in the hip and limb. Hip x ray showed osteoporosis and scintigraphy revealed a diffuse uptake in the femoral head. Magnetic resonance imaging showed decreased signal intensity on the T1 weighted images and increased signal intensity on T2 weighted images in the femoral head and neck. Blood tests were normal. Healing was achieved by restricting weight-bearing and administering calcitonin and calcium. Radiographic remineralization occurred simultaneously with clinical resolution
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    Spontaneous osteonecrosis of the knee. Treatment and evolution
    (Springer Verlag, 1998) Leyes, M. (Manuel); Schweitzer, D. (D.); Valenti-Nin, J.R. (Juan Ramón)
    We performed a retrospective study on 21 patients affected by unilateral spontaneous osteonecrosis of the femoral condyle. Fifteen were women and 6 men. Their average age was 66.9 years. In ten cases the onset of pain was sudden, with a clear previous history of trauma in two of them. Gait pain, effusion, and joint locking were the most frequent clinical symptoms. At the time of diagnosis, 7 patients presented with grade I necrosis, 8 grade II, 1 grade III, and 5 grade IV, following Koshino's classification [11]. The average percentage of osteonecrosis was 36.8%. Six patients underwent conservative treatment with physical exercises and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. We performed arthroscopy alone in 4 patients, arthroscopy and drilling in 8, valgus high tibial osteotomy in 2, and total knee arthroplasty in 1. The overall results after an average follow-up 41 months were excellent and good in 76.2% of the cases, fair in 14.3%, and poor in 9.5%. An associated medial meniscus tear was found in half of the patients who underwent surgery. In patients diagnosed with grade III and IV osteonecrosis, no increase in the percentage of necrosis was observed.