Un caso con síndrome Equina Cauda debido a meningitis bacteriana. (Inglés)
«Un caso con síndrome Equina Cauda debido a meningitis bacteriana de meninocele sacra anterior.» Bal, Serpil MD; Kurtulmus, Sukran MD; Kocyigit, Hikmet MD; Gurgan, Alev MD Abstract: Study Design. A case of a patient with anterior sacral meningocele that was misdiagnosed as perianal abscess is presented. After the transrectal aspiration, the patient developed meningitis and […]
Tumores de húmero proximal. (Inglés)
Parrish, William M Abstract: Purpose of Review: Tumors of the proximal humerus are common. While most these neoplasms are benign, an appreciation of the importance of appropriate evaluation and management is necessary. This article reviews the appropriate clinical evaluation of bone tumor and advances in the treatment of common neoplastic processes of the proximal humerus. […]
Trastorno de estrés postraumático. (Inglés)
Trastorno de estrés postraumático: Adquisición, reconocimiento, curso y tratamiento. Jonathan R.T. Davidson, M.D., Dan J. Stein, M.D., Ph.D., Arieh Y. Shalev, M.D. and Rachel Yehuda, Ph.D. Received June 27, 2002; revised November 13, 2002; accepted December 11, 2002. From the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC, USA; University of […]
Acortamiento metacarpiano en la función del músculo interóseo. Efectos. (Inglés)
Efectos predecibles del acortamiento metacarpiano en la función del músculo interóseo. Matthew J. Meunier, MD a * [MEDLINE LOOKUP] Eric Hentzen, MD, PhD a [MEDLINE LOOKUP] Michael Ryan a [MEDLINE LOOKUP] Alexander Y. Shin, MD b [MEDLINE LOOKUP] Richard L. Lieber, PhD a [MEDLINE LOOKUP] Abstract Purpose Metacarpal fractures are common in hand surgery. Metacarpal […]
Abordaje ilioinguinal modificado. (Inglés)
Karunakar, Madhav A. MD *; Le, Theodore T. MD *; Bosse, Michael J. MD + Abstract: Summary: A modified ilioinguinal approach for acetabular fractures is presented. The approach allows surgical exposure of the anterior column as well as the contralateral rami, the symphysis pubis, and the medial wall of the acetabulum. Direct access to the […]
Prótesis porosa proximal de bajo cementado primario en artroplastia de cadera.
Revisión de artroplastia de cadera de baja cementación usando estructuras autoinjertadas y prótesis porosa de bajo cementado proximal primario. Young-Hoo Kim, MD Abstract This study evaluated the role of a primary cementless proximal porous-coated prosthesis in revision arthroplasty of the hip with substantial bone loss. It included 14 men and 22 women with a mean […]
Manejo de la enfermedad de Paget de hueso. (Inglés)
A. L. Langston and S. H. Ralston1 Health Services Research Unit and 1 Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK. Paget’s disease of bone is a common condition with a strong genetic component, characterized by focal increases in bone turnover, affecting one or more bones throughout the skeleton. Paget’s disease can be asymptomatic […]
Uso de benzodiacepinas y fracturas de cadera en personas mayores. (Inglés)
Anita K. Wagner, PharmD, MPH, DPH; Fang Zhang, MS; Stephen B. Soumerai, ScD; Alexander M. Walker, MD, DPH; Jerry H. Gurwitz, MD; Robert J. Glynn, ScD; Dennis Ross-Degnan, ScD Background It remains unclear whether benzodiazepine use increases hip fracture incidence. We studied this relationship in a large cohort, controlling for multiple potential confounders. Methods We […]
Valoración del desplazamiento articular de las fracturas proximales de radio.
Catalano, Louis W III MD; Barron, O Alton MD; Glickel, Steven Z MD Abstract: Intraarticular step and gap displacements represent the most common indication for surgical treatment of distal radius fractures. Most often, treatment decision making relies only on good-quality plain radiographs taken before and after reduction with measurement accuracy maximized by using the longitudinal […]
Embolismo graso y autotransfusión sanguínea en cirugía ortopédica. (Inglés)
Magnus Jacobsson, , a and Anders Bengtssonb a Department of Biomaterials/Handicap Research, Institute for Surgical Sciences, Göteborg University, P.O. Box 412, SE 405 03, Gothenburg, Sweden b Department of Anaesthesiology & Intensive Care, Sahlgrenska University Hospital/East, Gothenburg, Sweden Abstract Fat embolism is a well-known complication associated with orthopaedic procedures like total hip or knee arthroplasty. […]