BACKGROUND Arthroscopy of the knee is a surgical performed world-wide considered extremely safe, rates of complication ranging from 0.56 to 8.2%. Vascular complications are even more rare (0.0032%), and generally related to the popliteal artery injury. CLINICAL CASE We are reporting the cases of two patients who had unsuspected vascular complications after arthroscopy. Both cases presented va...

One hundred and twenty adult patients were reviewed in whom split skin grafts were applied to the stump following traumatic amputation of the upper limb (44 amputees) or lower limb (76 amputees). The average follow-up period was seven and a half years after initial amputation. There was delay in prosthetic fitting in all patients. Approximately one third of patients complained of occasional min...

BACKGROUND This article examines the incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in combat wounded, identifies risk factors for pulmonary embolism (PE), and compares the rate of PE in combat with previously reported civilian data. METHODS A retrospective review was performed of all U.S. military combat casualties in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom with a VTE recorded in t...

Abstract The perioperative anaesthetic management of a case COVID-19 pneumonia with multiple systemic comorbidities, posted for unilateral below knee amputation and debridement hand, poses uniquely challenging scenario the anaesthesiologist. We hereby report such which was managed successfully using ultrasound-guided popliteal wrist block along use high flow nasal cannula, incentive spirometry ...

One hundred and one patients with through-knee amputations attending the Manchester limb-fitting centre are reviewed. Most amputations were performed for trauma or vascular disease. The interval from amputation to measurement for the first prosthesis averaged 12 weeks in cases of primary healing, and 21 weeks when healing was delayed. Artificial limbs were successfully fitted to 83%, and only 1...

A 46-year-old man with long-standing, poorly controlled diabetes is hospitalized for right knee monoarthritis after trauma. His clinical evaluation found joint deformity, synovitis in the and absence of multiple toes due to a history amputation. With radiological that showed bone destruction synovial fluid analysis ruled out infectious causes microcrystal arthritis, diagnosis Charcot neuroarthr...

The aim of this study was to characterize patients requiring hospitalization for severe chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) at the local and national levels and to analyze factors related to primary amputation. An administrative database (Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 1988-2000) and a single institution (1992-2000) were reviewed using the International Classification of Diseases, 9th ed., Clinica...

Meningitis can be caused in experimental performing a lumbar puncture (LP) after bacteraemia. Several authors have speculated bacteraemic patient without having meningitis LP might actually cause meningitis. We meningitis and epidural abscess after spinal bacteraemic patient. A 57-year-old male, known admitted for below knee amputation, with infection and gangrene of the left foot. Intravenous ...

BACKGROUND Personal protection equipment, improved early medical care, and rapid extraction of the casualty have resulted in more injured service members who served in Afghanistan surviving after severe military trauma. Many of those who survive the initial trauma are faced with complex wounds such as multiple amputations. Although costs of care can be high, they have not been well quantified b...

Individuals with transtibial amputations have difficulties in performing march and stay in balance, directly affecting their quality of life. The use of prostheses can enable the rehabilitation of the individual, but we question how effective are for certain tasks and how they can still improve. To evaluate the prosthesis for transtibial amputation, a comparative study was conducted with two gr...