The benefits of the Integra Dermal Regeneration Template in the management of extensive burn injuries have been well documented. Integra can reduce donor- and graft-site scarring and has been reported to be capable of vascularizing over small areas of exposed bone and tendon. Given these potential advantages, we have used Integra for a variety of other reconstruction applications. We performed ...

Purpose The effect of obesity in penetrating trauma outcomes is poorly understood. purpose this study was to determine if there a protective subcutaneous or visceral fat from stab and gunshot wounds. Methods 443 patients admitted after traumatic injury the torso were retrospectively identified our institution’s registry. CT scans performed at presentation used cross-sectional area level umbilic...

Traumatic false aneurysm of the thoracic aorta is not uncommon. But accordingly this case is unusual in its ten year delay between injury and presentation and treatment. A victim of the Iran-Iraq war is presented with a false aneurysm of the thoracic aorta ten years after a bullet injury to the chest and thoracic spine. Penetrating chest wounds, mechanisms of injury and diagnosis are also ...

OBJECTIVES Extremity wounds and fractures traditionally comprise the majority of traumatic injuries in US armed conflicts. Little has been published regarding the extremity wounding patterns and fracture distribution in the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The intent of this study was to describe the distribution of extremity fractures during this current conflict. DESIGN Descriptiv...

In combatants who have received firearms wounds during hostilities in the East of Ukraine, treatment post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) 82.1% does not a positive result. The peculiarities its course are studied, depending on type anesthesia implementation reconstructive surgical interventions. long run, after such interventions, intensity pain postoperative period may cause deepening PTSD a...

OBJECTIVE To report experience with negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in 45 consecutive dogs admitted with extensive cutaneous wounds and to determine if NPWT is feasible in veterinary hospital practice. STUDY DESIGN Prospective descriptive study. ANIMALS Dogs (n = 45). METHODS Collected data were organized into 6 categories: patient data, wound data, NPWT data, adjunctive treatments...

the culture results of 203 cases with different wounds were studies 150 of the latter were burn cases (mainly second and third degree burns), and 53 were of other types (surgical, traumatic, ect). four subtypes of bacillus cereus were isolated upon culture, and the different toxins produced in dht broth with 0.1% glucose were assessed. the lethal toxin was injected intravenously to syrian rats,...

Gunshot wounds are traumatic events that emergency departments around the country treat on a daily basis. An increasing number of these wounds are being caused by air rifles that shoot ball bearings (ie, BB guns) and, although uncommon, the results can be fatal. The general public and most practitioners may not realize the damage these "toys" can inflict. This article highlights an unfortunate ...