Open repair of Bankart lesions using suture anchors in hard workers

PubMed: 17260602The surgical techniques applied to recurrent anterior dislocation of the shoulder, especially in hard working patients, must reconstruct a stable shoulder joint with a good range of motion, which will not redislocate, so the patients can return to their hardworking duties. The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of open Bankart repairs with suture anchors, in high-demand sportsmen and hard workers with recurrent anterior shoulder dislocation. Thirty shoulders of 29 patients were included in the study. All patients were active hard workers. A modified deltopectoral incision was used and Mitek GII Suture Anchors were implanted with 7-10 mm intervals into the bone-cartilage zone of the glenoid rim. Average follow-up time was 30 months (range, 22-38). Postoperative results were analysed according to the Rowe Scoring System. We obtained good and excellent results in 93.3% of cases. The open Bankart repair using suture anchors appeared in this study as a reliable technique for hard workers or physically high-demand patients. © 2006, Acta Orthopædica Belgica

Contrary intermittent skin release of complete syndactyly without skin graft in adults

WOS: 000232282800005PubMed: 16186698Introduction: There are many different surgical treatment techniques of complete syndactyly. Most of them are techniques involving using skin grafts. We developed a surgical technique that does not require skin grafts, which cause problems in the distal nail border pulp and interdigital web space. Materials and Methods: Syndactyly release was performed in 12 web spaces of I I adult male patients. The average age was 21. In addition to a zig-zag incision, contrary intermittent skin release was performed. Primary coverage of the interdigital web space and nail border pulp was achieved without skin graft. Results: We obtained good results by the contrary intermittent skin release method that we developed, in adult complete syndactyly patients who had no chance for the surgical treatment due to several reasons, previously. Conclusion: With such a surgical technique, in our cases we obtained successful results, both cosmetic and functional. The presented technique is an alternative method for syndactyly release without using skin graft in adult patients

A thyroid tumor extending to the parapharyngeal space

Background: The metastasis of papillary thyroid carcinoma to the parapharyngeal space is rare and discussed in the English literature before. Encountering a parapharyngeal mass with cystic appearance on imaging, one should rule out thyroid malignancy as differential diagnosis. Case presentation: The case presented here is a 22-year-old woman who was referred to our clinic with complaints of painless neck mass, dysphagia and hoarseness for two years. After radiologic and pathological examination, the mass thought to be relevant with the thyroid gland. Peroperatively, the tumor was found to originate from the superior pole of the right thyroid gland, with a narrow stalk, and extended following the neurovascular bundle to the lower part of the parapharyngeal space. The bulk was removed via transservical approach with total thyroidectomy. Conclusion: The occurrence of the follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma in the parapharyngeal space is extremely rare. The management of this rare case was discussed with the review of literature. © 2006Cetik et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd

Alveolar soft part sarcoma of the tongue

PubMedID: 2584856In this report a 13-year-old girl with characteristic clinical and pathological features of alveolar soft part sarcoma of the tongue is presented. Alveolar soft part sarcoma is a rare malignant tumor of unknown origin. Forty eight cases of alveolar soft part sarcoma have so far been reported in the head and neck region. Median survival reported for all sites of the body is 79 months following various modes of therapy. In this case, the treatment was surgical excision of the mass combined with radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The patient has been asymptomatic for the past 12 months

MELANOTIC NEUROECTODERMAL TUMOR OF INFANCY - A CASE-REPORT

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Experience with the surgical treatment of radial polydactyly in adults

Cirpar, Meric/0000-0001-9669-6513WOS: 000232282800006PubMed: 16186699Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the functional and cosmetic outcome after surgical reconstruction in adult patients. Methods: Eleven hands of the 10 adult patients with radial polydactyly were treated surgically. Clinical and radiologic examination was performed and cases were classified according to the Wassel system. The outcome was evaluated according to the Modified Wood criteria. Results: Average age of the patients was 20 years (range, 19-23 years) and all patients were male. All of the patients were admitted with the social consequences of the cosmetic problems resulting from the anomaly. Cosmetic and functional results were excellent in 9 cases and good in 2 cases. Conclusion: The findings of this study revealed that radial polydactyly can be surgically reconstructed satisfactorily in adulthood. However, the fact that these patients were mainly admitted as a result of the psychosocial consequences of the cosmetic aspect of the anomaly, we concluded that regardless of age, surgery should not be delayed after diagnosis

Contrary intermittent skin release of complete syndactyly without skin graft in adults - Response

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Erratum: A thyroid tumor extending to the parapharyngeal space (BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders (2006) 6, (3))

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Medial elbow dislocation associated with a fracture of the lateral humeral condyle in a child.

PubMed: 19292145[No abstract available