introduction cutaneous mucormycosis is a rare opportunistic infection caused by zygomycetes class of fungi that is often fatal, requiring aggressive local control as well as systemic therapy. few cases of mucormycosis were described in patients with liver cirrhosis, mostly rhino-orbital. to our knowledge, only two cases of upper extremity involvement was reported in cirrhosis while a few cases ...

Introduction. Pirogow's amputation at the ankle presents a valuable alternative to lower leg amputation for patients with the corresponding indications. Although this method offers the ability to stay mobile without the use of a prosthesis, it is rarely performed. This paper proposes a modification regarding the operation method of the Pirogow amputation. The results of the modified operation m...

Electromyographic (EMG) pattern classification has been widely investigated for neural control of external devices in order to assist with movements of patients with motor deficits. Classification performance deteriorates due to inevitable disturbances to the sensor interface, which significantly challenges the clinical value of this technique. This study aimed to design a sensor fault detectio...

Little research describes which transfemoral socket design features are important for coronal plane stability, socket comfort, and gait. Our study objectives were to (1) relate socket comfort during gait to a rank order of changes in ischial containment (IC) and tissue loading and (2) compare socket comfort during gait when tissue loading and IC were systematically manipulated. Six randomly ass...

The purpose of this prospective study was to compare three different ways of conservative management of isolated fractures of the ulnar shaft: immediate mobilisation, below-elbow plaster cast and above-elbow plaster cast immobilisation. Over a 24-month period, 102 minimally displaced isolated fractures of the distal two-thirds of the ulnar shaft were treated on an outpatient basis. Thirty-two f...

PURPOSE Recent literature comparing the effectiveness of above-elbow and below-elbow plaster casts appears to suggest that either cast type offers adequate immobilization for distal radius and ulna fractures. The idea that an appropriate mold placed on the cast is the most significant determinant of successful immobilization and, thereby, patient outcome has also been elucidated. The purpose of...

INTRODUCTION Distal humerus is a very rare predilection site of osteosarcoma. Limb salvage surgery has widely replaced amputation for surgical treatment of most types of malignant bone sarcomas. PRESENTATION OF CASE We presented a 42 years old male with rapidly growing osteosarcoma on his right distal humerus. After induction chemotherapy, wide excision and reconstruction using free vasculari...

of simple fracture of both bones of the forearm caused by a fall from a tree. On admission it was found that the whole of the forearm was gangrenous up to about 2 inches below the elbow. The soft parts from the wrist up to the line of demarcation had fallen off, leaving the bone quite bare ; but those of the hand were still intact. For want of sufficient space below the elbow it was decided to ...