BACKGROUND Deep infection is a debilitating complication after shoulder arthroplasty. Intra-articular injection of antibiotic can give a higher concentration compared with intravenous administration. We hypothesized that a group of patients given an intra-articular, intraoperative injection of gentamicin would report a lower infection rate than a group without local antibiotics. METHODS Betwe...

A novel intra-operative chemotherapy nude mouse model for human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been developed. Intra-peritoneal (i.p.) administration of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) was begun 2 hr before hepatic resection of HCC and then continued post-operatively for 4 consecutive days. This regime, termed intra-hepatectomy chemotherapy (IHC), significantly prolonged animal survival compared with...

BACKGROUND Various medications are used intra-articularly for postoperative pain reduction after arthroscopic shoulder surgery. Magnesium, a N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist, may be effective for reduction of both postoperative pain scores and analgesic requirements. METHODS A total of 67 patients undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery were divided randomly into two groups to receiv...

Neurocysticercosis is the commonest parasitic disease of the human central nervous system. The incidence of intra ventricular form of neurocysticercosis (NCC) is less common accounting 10-20% that of total central nerve system cysticercosis. Intra ventricular NCC is complicated due, to its high incidence of acute hydrocephalus caused by ball valve mechanism. The only reliable tool for diagnosis...

Pure epidural spinal cavernous hemangiomas are encountered rarely in clinical practice. These lesions more commonly found the thoracic region and present with features of myelopathy. Presentation is usually insidious due to slow growth these tumors, however, acute neurological deterioration possible cases intra-lesional hemorrhage. Surgery treatment choice patients having good outcomes after co...

BACKGROUND The intra-operative three-dimensional (3D) structure of tissue organs and laparoscope motion are the basis for many tasks in computer-assisted surgery (CAS), such as safe surgical navigation and registration of pre-operative and intra-operative data for soft tissues. METHODS This article provides a literature review on laparoscopic video-based intra-operative techniques of 3D surfa...