BACKGROUND In skeletally immature children, it can often be difficult to differentiate occult Salter-Harris I fibula fractures from ankle sprains based on physical examination, and often, initial radiographs in both conditions are only notable for soft tissue swelling. The likelihood of a child having subsequent plain radiographic evidence of a fracture in this setting and the likelihood of sub...

Background Free tissue transfer is considered the gold standard option for reconstruction of distal leg defects. using recipient vessels in contralateral (cross-leg bridge) a potential to supply flap if there are no suitable injured Most studies described this technique end-to-end anastomosis which sacrifices main vessel uninjured leg. This study evaluated use cross-leg free latissimus dorsi mu...

In a chart review 31 traumatic knee dislocations were identified in 30 patients during an eight year period (1992-2000).Fifteen dislocations (48.4%) were posterior,seven anterior,eight occult and one medial.out of the five cases of vascular injuries three happened with posterior dislocations and in four patients associated ipsilateral limb injuries were present .the general incidence of simulta...

To understand the effect of aging on human skin innervation, we investigated intraepidermal nerve fiber (IENF) density of skin biopsies. IENF densities of the distal leg were lower in elderly (> or = 60 years of age) than in young adults (19-39 years of age; 7.80 +/- 0.79 vs 13.55 +/- 0.85 fibers/mm, p < 0.01). A similar trend was also observed in the distal forearm (11.67 +/- 1.55 vs 19.39 +/-...

This study aims at investigation of stimulation by using intra-spinal signals decoded from electrocorticography (ECoG) assessments to restore the movements of the leg in an animal model of spinal cord injury (SCI). The present work comprised of three steps. First, ECoG signals and the associated leg joint changes (hip, knee, and ankle) in sedated healthy rabbits were recorded in different trial...

o bjective: to determine the etiology, signs and symptoms, angiography indications and angiography findings in patients with limb penetrating injuries suspected to have arterial injury. m e thods: this was a cross-sectional study being performed in imam reza hospital affiliated with mashhad university of medical sciences, iran between september 2011 and march 2013. we included those patients wi...

INTRODUCTION: Landing is a common manoeuvre in sporting activities that can often lead to anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury with greater risk found in females [1]. Single-leg landing increases the risk of injury compared to double-leg landing because it is performed with less knee flexion and provides less stability. Although there has shown to be significant differences in maximum valgus...