Cannulated screws, along with guide wires, are typically used for surgical fracture treatment in cancellous bone. Breakage or bending deformation of the guide wire is a clinical concern. Mechanically superior guide wires made of Co-Cr alloys such as MP35N and L605 may reduce the occurrence of mechanical failures when used in combination with conventional (316L stainless steel) cannulated screws...

We report a rare complication during primary total knee arthroplasty. An intramedullary femoral guide rod was broken during insertion. The broken part jammed into the isthmus of the femur. An initial attempt to push the broken rod via the proximal femur by a guide wire to the distal femur was unsuccessful because the broken rod was lodged in the isthmus. Ultimately, the isthmus was opened using...

BACKGROUND Coronary chronic total occlusions (CTO) are the most challenging lesions to treat percutaneously. Thus, consistent efforts are made to develop new approaches to treat CTO. OBJECTIVE To explore the key points of a novel ``crowbar effect'' approach to improve the success rate of recanalization of CTOs. METHODS One hundred and fifty-seven patients with CTO were treated with PCI usin...

The successful endotracheal intubation of pigs using the standard orotracheal method is challenging and technically difficult, because of the pig's oral anatomy and the presence of excess tissue in the oropharyngeal region. Hence, the operator, who is usually an anesthetist, requires extensive training in order to successfully perform the procedure in pigs. In this report, we describe a safe an...

Purpose: According to frequent needs to gastric decompression by nasogastric tube insertion during laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, the current comparative study was accomplished through single blind clinical trial considering both the presence and the absence of guide wire insertion. Materials and Methods: Twenty patients were selected for elective surgery of laparoscopic Cholecystectomywith ...

The Celestin and Eder-Puestow methods of dilating benign oesophageal strictures have been compared prospectively in a randomised trial. One hundred and thirty three dilatations were performed on 72 patients. There was no significant difference between the two techniques with regard to the long term relief of symptoms. Celestin dilatation was quicker, less likely to cause pharyngeal trauma, and ...

BACKGROUND Distal osteotomies of the first metatarsal are commonly used to correct hallux valgus deformities. Of the distal osteotomies, the Austin osteotomy is popular among foot surgeons on an international level. The precision of the osteotomy is important to achieve a congruous osteotomy. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of experience and technique on creati...

Development of modern urology requires improvement of surgical techniques, which in turn determines the necessity to produce modern equipment and a range of auxiliary materials for treatment. One should mention here guide wires. Thanks to their application during operation, it is possible to insert endoscopes, catheters or urological stent efficiently. Both, guide wires and stents. are made of ...