A professional rugby league player sustained a left eyebrow laceration during a match which immediately started to bleed. Within seconds he was taken to the sideline and had the laceration closed with six staples by the team doctor. Bleeding was arrested and he returned to play, taking the ball within 80 s of suffering the initial laceration, and within 40 s of the stapling procedure. This sequ...

Purpose To report a case of macular laceration from intraocular foreign body (IOFB) treated with pneumatic retinopexy. Observations A 74 year old man sustained penetrating injury to his left globe with retained metallic intraocular foreign body (IOFB). The patient underwent prompt pars plana vitrectomy, intravitreal antibiotics and removal of IOFB. The posterior point of impact left a displac...

Background: Perineal traumas particularly caused by following vaginal delivery are associated with short and long term morbidity for women. Therefore, interventions that increase the probability of intact perineum are necessary. The aim of study was to determine the effect of perineal massage with a sterile lubricant on the incidence of episiotomy and perinea laceration. Materials: This clinica...

BACKGROUND A 65-year woman injured by automobile had an open-book type pelvic fracture and extraperitoneal bladder rupture. CASE PRESENTATION Non-surgical management was selected because of suspected minor leakage. A follow-up CT cystography on day 21 showed a large urinoma. In the sagittal reconstruction CT images, the bladder was displaced downwards. Surgery was performed. Surgical findings...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess the etiological characteristics and visual outcomes of ocular trauma with more attention to eyelid laceration. METHODS In a cross-sectional study, 98 cases of isolated traumatic eyelid laceration were consecutively studied and its epidemiology, etiology and association with visual outcome were evaluated. The findings of this study could be used to...

OBJECTIVE To learn about neck lacerations caused by skate blades in hockey. DESIGN A retrospective Web-based survey and follow-up of registered USA Hockey players. SETTING Three hundred twenty-eight thousand eight hundred twenty-one of 457 038 registered USA Hockey players with a current e-mail address were contacted and invited to participate in the survey. PARTICIPANTS Of 26 589 players...

A 59-year-old man was hospitalized with acid reflux and diarrhea. Colonoscopy was performed while the patient was under propofol anesthesia, and no abnormalities were observed. However, at 3.5 hours following the colonoscopy, the patient had persistent dull pain in the lower abdomen. Physical examination indicated abdominal tenderness and rebound tenderness. The results of a digital rectal exam...