A review of the medical records of 239 patients with 243 autogenous bone grafts was undertaken to document the morbidity at the donor sites. The overall major complication rate was 8.6%. Major complications included infection (2.5%), prolonged wound drainage (0.8%), large hematomas (3.3%), reoperation (3.8%), pain greater than 6 months (2.5%), sensory loss (1.2%), and unsightly scars. Minor com...

of ‘Wound Pain Management’ Satellite Symposium at EWMA 2003; Saturday 24 May Rice ASC (1994) Pain, inflammation and wound healing. J Wound Care 3(5): 246–8Key Points 8 Wound pain causes aphysiological response thatcan have a negative effect onhealing. 8 Pain is a common complicationof wounds but is a largelyneglected area of wound care. 8 Three studies have shownActi...

Background Wound complications, including surgical site infections (SSIs) and wound dehiscence, are among the most common complications following spine surgery often leading to readmission. The authors sought to identify preoperative characteristics predictive of wound complications after spine surgery. Methods The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program dat...

BACKGROUND The saphenous vein is an important conduit for coronary artery bypass grafting. Wound complications from traditional open vein harvesting occur often. Minimally invasive endoscopic saphenous vein harvesting may decrease wound complications. Vein quality may be an issue with endoscopic harvesting. METHODS We reviewed 568 patients who had bypass grafting and saphenous vein harvesting...

INTRODUCTION Prolapse of the fallopian tube after hysterectomy is a rare but known complication. Cases of prolapse of the fallopian tube through the vaginal vault have been reported after abdominal, vaginal or laparoscopic hysterectomies. This is the first case report to the best of our knowledge on the prolapse of a fallopian tube through an abdominal wound after caesarean section. CASE PRES...

HYPOTHESIS To test the efficacy of adhesive paper tape in the closure of clean-contaminated wounds following elective colorectal resection. DESIGN A prospective, nonrandomized controlled study. SETTING A medical center that offers a mixture of primary, secondary, and tertiary care services. PATIENTS The group undergoing skin closure with paper tape (PT group) consisted of 150 patients. Th...

Gingival enlargement is an inflammatory response to plaque present on tooth surfaces or due factors like drugs and several systemic conditions. In cases where the local are responsible subgingival scaling root planing do not help, gingivectomy/gingivoplasty performed which creates a raw wound heals slowly. Since surgical practice primarily depends upon healing of these wounds without serious co...

The deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap is considered to be the gold standard for autologous breast reconstruction. This study evaluates the outcome of unilateral DIEP flap reconstructions, comparing university with a community hospital setting. A total of 77 unilateral DIEP flaps were performed at one university hospital and two community hospitals by the same two surgeons. Outcome...