OBJECTIVE To evaluate the preliminary clinical outcomes of coccygectomy in patients with coccydynia after a failure of conservative treatment. METHODS From May 2002 to January 2010, 31 patients with coccydynia were treated by coccygectomy in our department after conservative measures had failed to produce significant relief. A questionnaire, which included the extent of relief in the painful ...

BACKGROUND Surgical site infection is known as a common complication after cardiac surgery, and Cefazolin is the best prophylactic antibiotic to prevent this complication. The goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of continuous and intermittent Cefazolin for the prevention of superficial surgical site infection following off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB). METHODS This prospectiv...

Abstract Patients with severe arterial obstructive disease and critical limb ischemia associated vascular graft infection have elevated morbidity mortality rates are at high risk of loss. We present the case a 76-year-old male patient left lower femoropopliteal infection. used hybrid treatment approach an open surgical to inguinal popliteal regions prosthesis as endovascular access for direct r...

superficial siderosis (ss) is a rare disease which affects people in all ages and both sexes, but three times more in men. pathological etiology is deposition of hemosiderin (a product of the breakdown of blood) in leptomeninges, subpial layer, ependymal surface and other parts of central nervous system (cns) and typically leads to neurological dysfunction and progressive irreversible signs and...

Study Design Systematic review. Objective Determine whether closed suction wound drains decrease the incidence of postoperative complications compared with no drain use in patients undergoing spine surgery for lumbar degenerative conditions. Methods Electronic databases and reference lists of key articles were searched up through January 22, 2015, to identify studies comparing the use of closed...

Our current protocol in treating open long-bone fractures includes early administration of intravenous antibiotics and surgery on a scheduled trauma list. This represents a change from a previous protocol where treatment as soon as possible after injury was carried out. This review reports the infection rates in the period 6 years after the start of this protocol. Two hundred and twenty open lo...

Superficial fungal infections are most common worldwide and widespread in the developing countries. All people not equally susceptible to infection, even when they have similar risk factors. The pathogenesis of dermatophyte infection involves complex interaction between host, agent environment. This is a case 20year old male patient presented with Tinea from 3 years. A complete history was take...

OBJECTIVES Early microbiological diagnosis of deep sternal wound infections (DSWI) could improve outcomes by allowing targeted antibiotic treatment. This study aims to analyse the utility of superficial sternal wound swabs and blood cultures. METHODS From January 2005 to June 2011, 70 patients were prospectively identified with DSWI. Microbiological data were obtained retrospectively to study...

Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a rare infection that characterized by rapidly progressing necrosis into the superficial and deep tissues. NF can result in serious morbidity mortality as life-threatening condition. Early diagnosis one of most important factors reducing mortality. Therefore, we aimed to describe case severe necrotizing left arm after tetanus vaccination administration discuss bene...