Most surgical wounds are categorised as acute wounds, healing without complication in an expected time frame (Bale and Jones, 1997). However, like all wounds, healing is affected by intrinsic and extrinsic factors that may result in complications.

753 August 2016, Vol. 106, No. 8 Spasticity is defined as an increase in muscle tone that is elicited by a velocity-dependent stretching of the muscles. It is part of the upper motor neuron syndrome of muscle weakness and is worst in antigravity muscles.[1,2] The most common causes of spasticity are: • cerebral palsy (spasticity is a dominant feature in 80% of all patients with cerebral palsy)[...

Downloaded by guest on 12 Febru fistula or sinus or recurrence or persistence of infection. Surgical management included incision and drainage alone, incision—drainage and curettage or SCJ resection. The type of the surgical management depended on various factors including the initial presentation of the patient, the patient’s general condition, radiological findings and recurrence after initia...

The precise relationship between endometriosis and infertility is debated. Surgery is considered to play a role within the framework of the therapeutic options to cure infertile women with the disease even though its effectiveness is generally modest. In fact, there is unquestionably the need to improve surgical techniques in this area. Specifically, two main aspects require optimization: 1. pr...

Some form of Ripstein sling procedure using teflon, marlex or mersilene to fix the rectum into the sacral hollow is a popular surgical option for the treatment of complete prolapse of the rectum. The Ripstein procedure with marlex mesh used in three patients confirms the technical simplicity, safety and effectiveness of the operation in controlling the prolapse. As it is with other current surg...

AIMS Hyperthyroidism includes several clinical and histopathological situations. Surgery is commonly indicated after failure of medical treatment. The aim of this study was to analyze the indications and complications of surgery as well as endocrine results. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients operated on for hyperthyroidism between 2004 and 2012 were included in a retrospective study. Total thyro...

Presbyopia, the gradual loss of accommodation that becomes clinically significant during the fifth decade of life, is a physiologic inevitability. Different technologies are being pursued to achieve surgical correction of this disability; however, a number of limitations have prevented widespread acceptance of surgical presbyopia correction, such as optical and visual distortion, induced cornea...

To determine the relative risk of complications in treating ankle fractures in patients with diabetes, we compared the results of the management of displaced malleolar fractures in 26 patients with those of a matched group of non-diabetic patients, using a case-controlled study. The groups were matched for patient age, fracture type and treating surgeon. The incidence of significant complicatio...