PURPOSE To characterize the first in-human intraoperative imaging using a custom prototype spectral-domain microscope-integrated optical coherence tomography (MIOCT) device during vitreoretinal surgery with instruments in the eye. METHODS Under institutional review board approval for a prospective intraoperative study, MIOCT images were obtained at surgical pauses with instruments held static...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of external fixation, delayed open reduction, and internal fixation in treating tibial plateau fracture with dislocation.Clinical data of 34 patients diagnosed with tibial plateau fracture complicated with dislocation between January 2009 and May 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. Fifteen patients in group A underwent early calcaneus ...

The efficacy of radiation treatment for intrathoracic malignancy is limited by the development of radiationinduced lung injury (RILI), which can cause radiation pneumonitis and fibrosis in the lung parenchyma. Several factors influence the risk and severity of RILI, including the radiation dose, the fractionation, the volume of irradiated lung, and whether the patient has pre-existing lung dise...

INTRODUCTION Patients with an open abdomen (OA) present a major challenge to the surgeon. High mortality and associated complication rates have been reported depending on the specific method of temporary abdominal closure, the primary disorder and any co-morbidity. Vacuum-assisted wound closure and mesh-mediated fascial traction (VAWCM) is a novel technique recently introduced for late fascial ...

A 49-year-old man with dyspnea was found to have reticular opacities and ground-glass attenuation with traction bronchiectasis or bronchiolectasis on computed tomography. The patient met the criteria for lung-dominant connective tissue disease (LD-CTD) and histopathologically exhibited a chronic fibrotic interstitial pneumonia illustrating framework of a usual interstitial pneumonia-like patter...

BACKGROUND Although osteomyelitis following treatment of pertrochanteric fractures is rare, management can be difficult and often results in several physical and economic difficulties. Data regarding treatment of patients with pertrochanteric osteomyelitis is currently limited. This retrospective study evaluates the management of pertrochanteric osteomyelitis and presents our experience using a...

Treatment of fractures of the proximal phalanx of the long fingers remains difficult and challenging ; several options have been used. We report our experience with an isometric traction splint, modified from the Southampton design. A cohort of 32 patients with displaced fractures of a proximal phalanx was treated and assessed retrospectively after a short term (9 weeks after splint application...

Interstitial lung disease is a common manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis; however, little is known about factors that influence its prognosis. The aim of the present study was to determine whether or not the usual interstitial pneumonia pattern found on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is of prognostic significance in rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-IL...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES A persistent problem in operative laparoscopy is the removal of laparoscopically resected tissue specimens. This study is a consecutive series demonstrating a device designed to facilitate the removal of laparoscopically resected tissue specimens. METHODS Forty-two patients met the criteria for inclusion in this study. These patients included gynecologic operative la...

BACKGROUND There is a paucity of information pertaining to the pathoanatomy and treatment of symptomatic olecranon traction spurs. PURPOSE To describe the pathoanatomy of olecranon traction spur formation, a technique for spur resection, and a series of patients who failed conservative care and underwent operative treatment. STUDY DESIGN Case series; Level of evidence, 4. METHODS Eleven p...