The traditional role of surgery in the treatment of Dupuytren’s disease is being challenged by less invasive treatment options, specifically percutaneous needle fasciotomy and, more recently, collagenase injection. Nonetheless, surgery maintains an important place in the management of this condition. For many surgeons and in many situations, for example multiple digit involvement, recurrent dis...

BACKGROUND Although numerous authors have described surgical experiences following major disasters, little is known regarding the needs of and barriers to care faced by surgeons during such disasters. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES We therefore (1) identified and compared recurrent interview themes essential to the disaster response following the 2010 Haiti earthquake; (2) determined the difference in re...

In this case, we present a case of atraumatic lateral compartment syndrome the thigh in patient undergoing anticoagulant treatment. The received high-dose low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) treatment due to diagnosis an ischemic cerebrovascular event and developed after LMWH injection into thigh; therefore, emergency fasciotomy was performed. After negative-pressure dressing monitoring, wound ...

The authors report a case of acute compartment syndrome in the thigh in a 19-year-old man with multiple injuries including fracture of the femoral diaphysis. Decompressive fasciotomy was performed emergently. Complete progressive closure of the wound without split-thickness skin grafting was achieved using a modified shoelace technique: sutures were run inside wide drains placed in contact with...

Background Treatment of neglected or relapsed clubfeet in older children is a challenging task. Particularly in developing countries, limited resources and difficulties in getting frequent follow-ups make selection of appropriate surgical procedures more difficult. These difficulties led to the evolution of a new single-stage surgicalprocedure consisting of percutaneous Achilles tenotomy, plant...

Some common overuse injuries, such as Achilles tendinopathy and plantar fasciitis (or fasciopathy), can be refractory to treatment. When standard treatment options fail, operative intervention often becomes the treatment of last resort. Recently, newer technologies have been developed and refined, and can provide potential benefits for these conditions using noninvasive and minimally invasive a...