inTRoDuCTion: The transverse upper gracilis (TUG) and the profunda artery perforator (PAP) flaps have been described for breast and perineum reconstruction. However, the abdomen is considered one of the primary donor sites to reconstruct these areas. However, when abdominal tissue is not available, other donor sites such as the thighs or buttocks should be considered. The aim of this study is t...

An unusual burn case caused by hot wormwood leaf water is discussed. A 29-yr-old woman sustained a 7% seconddegree burn on both buttocks and the left thigh. This case report highlights a rare cause of chemical burn that may become more common with increasing use of this method of traditional Chinese medicine. Measures for preventing this type of burn injury are also presented.

We report a case of eumycetoma by Madurella mycetomatis on the buttocks and thighs in an adult immunocompetent patient, diagnosed after 30 years of clinical development. He was treated over four years with fluconazol and itraconazol associated with five times surgical excisions of subcutaneous nodules. At the eighth year of follow-up, one nodule recurred on the right infragluteal region, which ...

the mainland from which it has been separated. Of no speciality is this more true than of gynaecology, which was the first dependency of general surgery to receive independent status. One of the most important borderland territories between surgery and gynaecology relates to the surgery and mechanism of the female pelvis and the pain which is referred to the back, sacrum and buttocks. The opera...

Mr J. M. Cotterill exhibited a patient after LAMINECTOMY FOR PARALYSIS of two years' standing, the result of spinal caries. The symptoms of spinal mischief began when the patient was set. 36, and signs of pressure on the cord developed rapidly. For six months before the operation there had been complete motor and sensory paralysis of the lower half of the body. There was incontinence of urine a...

Actinic prurigo is a rare disease occurring mainly in individuals of American Indian origin and those living in high altitudes. Skin lesions consist of pruritic popular or nodular excoriated lesions mainly affecting exposed skin but covered skin is also involved in up to 50% of patients. This is the first case report of an Iranian patient. This 19-year-old female had pruritic popular and ...

INTRODUCTION Gynoid lipodystrophy (cellulite) has been cited as a common dermatological alteration. It occurs mainly in adult women and tends to gather around the thighs and buttocks. Its presence and severity have been related to many factors, including biotype, age, sex, circulatory changes, and, as some authors have suggested, mechanical alterations such as lumbar hyperlordosis. OBJECTIVE ...

SECTION 1 A 20-year-old healthy woman developed abdominal pain accompanied by mild frontal headaches, labile mood, vomiting, and dark urine. She underwent an extensive workup including endoscopy, abdominal CT scan, and eventually exploratory laparotomy. No abdominal cause of her symptoms was detected and she was discharged. Approximately 1 week after surgery, she developed low back pain and num...

An intramuscular injection (IMI) is an injection given directly into the central area of a specific muscle. Certain medicines need to be administered by the gluteal route for these to be effective. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of body mass index (BMI), subcutaneous fat, and muscular thickness of the dorsogluteal IMI site among healthy Japanese women. There were 39 health...

OBJECTIVE Muscle activities during the sit-to-stand motion (STS) are characterized by coordinated movements between hip extensors and knee extensors. However, previous reports regarding the STS and lower extremity muscle activities have focused on some quantitative assessment, but little qualitative research. This study aimed to examine the muscle activities of the lower extremity both quantita...