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Expanding nail or expanding femur An adverse event with the expandable intramedullary nail

open access: yesActa Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 2020
The expandable intramedullary nail is self-locking and has the advantage of reducing operating time and exposure to ionizing radiation. The nail is recommended for simple diaphyseal fractures involving the middle third of long bones, where the nail can ...
Soham Gangopadhyay   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transforming Surgical Training: The Evolution of the COSECSA eLogbook Through a Theory of Change Framework

open access: yesWorld Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
Surgical training logbooks are vital for tracking trainee experience and training quality. As the College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA) expanded across 24 countries, its paper‐based system outgrew the capacity of paper logbooks.
Lawa Shaban   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reliability of the Radiographic Union Score for Tibial Fractures

open access: yesActa Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 2020
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between the recently developed Radiographic Union Score for Tibial Fractures (RUST) scoring system and clinical outcomes in tibial fractures.
Erman Cekic, Emin Alici, Murat Yesil
doaj   +1 more source

Fat‐Containing Soft Tissue Lesions of the Limbs and Body Wall—A Pictorial Essay

open access: yesJournal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Lipomatous tumours are frequently encountered on imaging. The spectrum of lipomatous tumours ranges from simple lipomas, which can be monitored clinically, to high‐grade liposarcomas, which require timely, multidisciplinary management. The presence of fat within lesions may also be observed in non‐lipomatous tumours, as well as in a variety of
Kai‐Zheong Lim, Cathryn Hui
wiley   +1 more source

Unusual Complication after Intramedullary Nailing of an Intertrochanteric Fracture.

open access: yes, 2016
Intramedullary nails have gained popularity for the treatment of intertrochanteric fractures. Cephalic screw cutout, non-union, nail breakage, intraoperative fractures, and peri-implant fractures are complications of these implants and have been well ...
Akiki, Alain   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Factors Affecting Surgical Outcomes Following Rotationplasty in Paediatric Sarcoma: A Literature Review

open access: yesANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
Rotationplasty is a durable limb‐salvage option for paediatric lower‐limb sarcoma. Across 58 studies and 1,217 patients, long‐term functional, psychosocial, and quality‐of‐life outcomes were favourable, often surpassing amputation and endoprosthetic reconstruction.
Rachel H. Ko   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mechanics of Distal Locking in Intramedullary Rods: Comparison in Osteoporotic and Normal Femurs

open access: yes, 1989
The pseudostatic torsional stiffness and strength of fixation of two types of distal locking intramedullary nails was measured in embalmed human femora which were graded for osteoporosis.
Greenbarg, P   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Intramedullary spinal melanocytoma

open access: yesRare Tumors, 2010
Meningeal melanocytoma is a benign lesion arising from leptomeningeal melanocytes that at times can mimic its malignant counterpart, melanoma. Lesions of the spine usually occur in extramedullary locations and present with spinal cord compression ...
Meic H. Schmidt, Ramin Eskandari
doaj   +1 more source

A rare case of an intramedullary metastasis of a myxopapillary ependymoma [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Ependymoma; Intramedullary; MetastasisEpendimoma; Intramedular; MetástasisEpendimoma; Intramedular; MetàstasiBackground: Myxopapillary ependimoma (MPE) is a benign slow-growing tumor, and it has been designated histologically as a Grade I neoplasm ...
Cicuendez López Ocaña, Marta   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Intramedullary cysticercosis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
A 42-year-old soldier, a known case of cerebral parenchymal neurocysticercosis presented with insidious onset gradually progressive weakness of both lower limbs for six months.
Prakash Singh, K Sahai
core   +1 more source

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