An 11-year-old boy was referred for right leg pain that had lasted for 3 months. No history of trauma was documented, and infectious, vascular, and neoplastic evaluation was unremarkable. Physical examination revealed atrophy of the right lower limb, and the right foot was cold and pale. He demonstrated allodynia with light tactile stimulation. He also complained of decreased heat and cold sens...

OBJECTIVE to evaluate the incidence of unfavorable outcomes in vascular trauma patients and their possible correlation to the distance between the city where the injury was sustained and the hospital where the patient received definitive treatment. METHODS descriptive and retrospective study. Data were collected from medical records of patients submitted to surgical procedures for arterial or...

conclusions many factors, such as gender, age, education, type of trauma, and location of injured organ, may predict adl following limb trauma. background traumatic injuries in the elderly often lead to permanent disabilities and long-term treatments that can adversely influence their activities of daily of living (adl). the effect on adl is an important outcome in elderly trauma. objectives th...

OBJECTIVES To determine the indications and complications of major limb amputations in a Nigerian hospital. DESIGN A five-year retrospective descriptive study. SETTING National Orthopaedic Hospital, Dala, Kano, Nigeria. PARTICIPANTS Patients who had amputations above the wrist or ankle between January 2006 and December 2010. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Indications, complications and mortality...

a chronic fungal infection in tropical regions, chromoblastomycosis is caused by dematiaceous fungi, the form-family of fungi imperfecti, usually affecting one lower limb at the site of a trauma but sometimes involving other areas of the body including head & neck. in this article, we report the case of a rare primary chromoblastomycosis of the palate and chest in a 27-year-old man who was succ...

Objective: to evaluate the incidence of unfavorable outcomes in vascular trauma patients and their possible correlation to the distance between the city where the injury was sustained and the hospital where the patient received definitive treatment. Methods: descriptive and retrospective study. Data were collected from medical records of patients submitted to surgical procedures for arterial or...

Background: Adequate coverage of traumatic complex lower extremity wounds is often challenging for reconstructive surgeons. Propeller perforator flaps have gained wide acceptance as an alternative in soft tissue defects over the last decade. We report our experience with distal reconstructions performed either traditional local vs. propeller flaps. aim here was to compare non-microvascular woun...