the most common type of arrhythmia following coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) is atrial fibrillation (af) with an incidence rate of 20-30%. pericardial effusion is one of the etiologic factors of atrial fibrillation occurring after cabg. posterior pericardiotomy (pp) causes the drainage of blood and fluids from the pericardial space into the pleural space leading to a decreased pericardial e...

Fibrin glue injection has been used to control intraoperative cavernous sinus (CS) venous bleeding. There have been no reported complications related to this maneuver. We present a case where a patient developed a sensory trigeminal nerve deficit after injection of fibrin glue into the posterior CS during resection of a petrosal meningioma. We believe that this deficit was due to the compressio...

We studied the vascular pattern of human posterior tibial tendons by injection techniques and immunohistochemically using antibodies against laminin. The intravascular volume of the posterior tibial tendon was determined using a new method of injection of a solution of 99mTc and gelatin ink into the lower legs of cadavers. Three segments of 1 cm length from different regions of the human poster...

This is a retrospective study.The purpose of this study is to explore incidence and risk factors for surgical site infection (SSI) after posterior lumbar surgery.SSI is a common complication after posterior lumbar surgery, bringing mental and physical pain and prolonging hospital stay. However, predisposing factors, as reported less, remain controversial.Patients who underwent posterior lumbar ...

We examined changes in weight-bearing ability in mice after injection with botulinum toxin type A (BTX) to determine whether BTX can be used to isolate the effects of muscle on bone. As ambulation patterns were previously shown to improve within two weeks post-injection, we hypothesized that BTX injection to the posterior hindlimb would not significantly affect the mouse's ability to bear weigh...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of injectable calcium hydroxylapatite for treatment of velopalatal (VP) insufficiency (VPI). DESIGN Observational case series of 7 patients treated with injectable calcium hydroxylapatite for VPI and followed for 10 to 24 months. SETTING Academic pediatric otolaryngology practice. PATIENTS Seven children aged 6 to 16 years with clinically significant VPI...

Posterior sub-Tenon's (PST) injection of steroid has been used for the treatment of uveitis, cystoid macular edema and choroidal neovascularization. It allows high concentration of the drug to be delivered to the posterior segment of the eye via transscleral route with minimal systemic side effects. Triamcinolone acetonide is an aqueous suspension and it maintains a prolonged intraocular steroi...

433 R arthrography is the preferred imaging technique for the investigation of patients with shoulder instability [1, 2]. MR arthrography reliably shows subtle lesions of the labroligamentous complex, providing information essential to the surgeon concerning the surgery or arthroscopic repair. Most patients presenting with shoulder instability have anterior instability; in these cases, evaluati...