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Antibiotic‐Loaded Calcium Sulphate Beads in Wound Management: A Scoping Review of Emerging Applications in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

International Wound Journal, Volume 23, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Calcium sulphate (CS) is a fully synthetic, sterile, bioabsorbable biomaterial extensively applied for the management of infected tissues and postoperative dead spaces resulting from surgical interventions. Residual DS may facilitate hematoma accumulation and bacterial colonisation, thereby heightening the risk of surgical‐site infections ...
M. Marcasciano, M. Astolfi, J. Nanni, C. Chang, A. Russo, L. Losco, F. Lo Torto, B. Fanelli, M. Greco, D. Casella   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the LRINEC Score for Risk Stratification in Suspected Necrotising Fasciitis Patients: A Retrospective Descriptive Study

International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery
Introduction: Necrotising Fasciitis (NF) is a severe, rapidly spreading infection of the superficial layers of the body. The mortality rate is high unless treatment is started early; therefore, early detection is key.
Srikanth Vattikonda, Sai Spandana Dandamudi, Kamalnath Reddy Lakku, Anuroop Thota, Subhashini Mayanam, Shashank Pinnamaneni   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Case report: Compartment syndrome secondary to a snakebite; To cut or not to cut?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2016
Compartment syndrome, once diagnosed is almost always followed by a decision of fasciotomy, here we present a case of compartment syndrome which turned out to be secondary to a snakebite and where prophylactic fasciotomy is not considered in such a case ...
Marwa Al-Azzawi, Ammar J.K. Al-Azzawi
doaj   +1 more source

Use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Preventing Amputation in Severe Crush Injury due to Earthquake in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report

Journal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a treatment modality whose indications expand over time. Although its use is not as widespread in children as in adults, HBOT can also be applied in pediatric patients with similar indications.
Muhittin Döndü, Ayhan Işık Erdal, Ebru Azapağası, Nazmi Mutlu Karakaş   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Necessity, Role, and Outcomes of Fasciotomy in Patients with Acute Limb Ischemia

, 2023
BACKGROUND: The incidence of compartment syndrome in patients with acute lower limb ischemia (ALLI) and the effects of fasciotomy on outcomes are largely undefined.
Rteil, Ali, Kafri, Omar, Kabbani, Loay S, Shepard, Alexander D, Natour, Abdul K, Weaver, Mitchell R, Lee, Alice, Nypaver, Timothy J, Dobesh, Kaitlyn   +8 more
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Novel Case of Ipsilateral Supracondylar Fracture with Distal Radio-Ulna Fracture with Acute Compartment Syndrome: A Rare Case Report

Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports
Introduction: Fractures involving the supracondylar or distal end radius are the most common fracture in pediatric population. Although they have similar mechanisms of injury, i.e., hyperextension, they occur in isolation and combined supracondylar and ...
Sumedh D Chaudhary, Akshay Phupate, Nilesh S Sakharkar, Karan R Lakhani   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

14,000 Volt Electrical Injury to Bilateral Upper Extremities: A Case Report

McGill Journal of Medicine, 2020
Electrical burns are among the most devastating of burn injuries. High  voltage electrical injuries result in extensive deep tissue damage and are associ- ated with multiple complications, long term morbidity, and a high mortality rate.
J Lee, H Sinno, A Perkins, Y Tahiri, M Luc   +4 more
doaj  

Compartment syndrome in infants and toddlers

Journal of Children's Orthopaedics, 2016
Purpose To study the cause, diagnosis, treatment and outcome of acute compartment syndrome in infants and toddlers aged
Alexander Broom, Mathew D. Schur, Alexandre Arkader, John Flynn, Alex Gornitzky, Paul D. Choi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determinants and outcome of peri-orbital necrotizing fasciitis: Experience from a tertiary care center

Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology and Research, 2014
We attempt to describe the determinants and outcome of severe soft tissue infections affecting the eye (peri-orbital necrotizing fasciitis or PNF), a rare entity caused by toxin-producing, virulent bacteria.
Padma B Prabhu, Raju Kuzhupally Vallon
doaj   +1 more source

Factors associated with myonecrosis at time of fasciotomy in acute leg compartment syndrome

, 2020
Introduction: The objective of this study is to determine factors associated with myonecrosis at the time of fasciotomy in patients with acute leg compartment syndrome.
Zhang, Dafang, von Keudell, Arvind, Janssen, Stein J., Tarabochia, Matthew   +3 more
core   +1 more source