brachial artery aneurysms are rare but potentially limb threatening condition. the presented case here is a 52-year old male referred to the emergency department complaining a sudden onset and progressive pain with coldness of his right upper extremity during brushing. the right upper extremity was pulseless and three-dimensional computed tomography showed an aneurysm of the proximal right brac...

KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE Soft tissue sarcomas are rare tumors accounting for less than 1% of all malignancies. Multidisciplinary approach is used in the management of these patients.

Figure 1. Lower extremity defect status post serial debridement. Exposed hardware can be seen. DESCRIPTION A 39-year-old male with an open wound of the left lower extremity complicated by exposed hardware following open reduction and internal fixation of a tibial plateau fracture.

Lower extremity compartment syndrome is a devastating complication if not rapidly diagnosed and properly managed. The classic symptoms of compartment syndrome can be deceiving as they occur late. Any concern for compartment syndrome based on mechanism, or the presence of pain in the affected extremity, should prompt a compartment pressure check. Both absolute compartment pressures above 30 mm H...

We report a primary malignant tumor of the thoracic aorta with clinical-course from onset to death. A 63-year-old male was admitted to our hospital with intermittent claudication and bilateral lower extremity pain. The diagnosis was established after an abdominal operation. The tumor was subsequently resected including the thoracic aorta and replaced with a dacron graft. The pathological findin...

This is an observational case series of 15 patients with full-thickness traumatic wound defects treated with a dermal substitute. There were 8 male and 7 female patients with a mean age of 36.6 years. Eight patients had trauma to the lower limbs and 7 were of the upper limbs, with the average lesion size 104.4 cm(2) (range 6-490 cm(2)). The time to complete healing had a mean average time of 26...

Background. Peripheral nerve injury treatment options are limited to primary nerve repair, nerve grafting, and tendon transfers. In this case, a large suitable donor site was easily accessible and delayed grafting was indicative of poor prognosis. Case Description. A 25-year-old soldier presented to a military hospital in Afghanistan following a roadside bomb attack. The patient had a medial sh...