Current state-of-the-art care ensures that most patients with myocardial infarction (MI) survive the acute ischemic event. There is strong evidence that timely reperfusion therapy limits the loss of myocardium, preserves cardiac function, and improves survival. Conversely, delayed or insufficient tissue reperfusion results in prolonged ischemia and myocyte death. Necrotic cell death initiates t...

AIM Failed cranioplasty attempts may lead to numerous complications in a broad spectrum including cosmetic problems, infection, neurological deterioration and even death. Selection of the most appropriate surgical technique for second and further surgical attempts for these patients still remains a debate. We aimed to share our experience and technical pitfalls on management of failed craniopla...

The Lyon Bracing Management evolved since 1947 as cooperation between Pierre Stagnara MD and Bouillat & Terrier CPO. The Lyon management results of a reduction with a plaster cast from one to four months, before moulding the brace. It is a below arm adjustable brace without any superstructure. Very early braces were made from a combination of steel and leather. After the second world war, Pierr...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate and compare nonoperative treatment methods for traumatic thoracic and lumbar compression fractures and burst fractures. DESIGN Prospective randomized controlled trial with long-term follow-up. SETTING Two general hospitals in the Netherlands. PATIENTS/PARTICIPANTS Patients with a traumatic thoracic or lumbar spine fracture, without neurologic damage, with less than ...

The patient is placed in a prone position with a tourniquet around the upper leg. A posterior longitudinal incision is made medially to the Achilles tendon, which is exposed and divided by a Z-plasty. The posterior compartment is opened to provide access to the distal tibia and the talocrural pseudoarthrosis. When there is macroscopic instability, existing hardware is removed and 2 cannulated s...

Randomized controlled clinical trial.The main purpose of the present study was to comparatively analyze the effectiveness, advantages, and the complications of using semirigid synthetic softcast with respect to plaster of Paris (POP) during the treatment of clubfoot deformity.The study group consisted of 196 babies (249 feet). A total of 133 feet treated by an orthopedic referral center using s...

BACKGROUND Bracing is an effective strategy for scoliosis treatment, but there is no consensus on the best type of brace, nor on the way in which it should act on the spine to achieve good correction. The aim of this paper is to present the family of SPoRT (Symmetric, Patient-oriented, Rigid, Three-dimensional, active) braces: Sforzesco (the first introduced), Sibilla and Lapadula. METHODS Th...