A rare case of Ewing's sarcoma in a 4-year-old child treated by tumor endoprosthetics using 3D printing

Orthopedic oncology surgery often requires, by its very nature, precise and often extensive resections of bone and soft tissue involved in or near the tumor mass. One of the most recent and promising innovations is represented by 3D printing technology, whose main advantage in this field of application is patient specificity, which is essential in an operation that requires high precision and maximum respect for the individuality of his bones and soft tissues. Material and methods: In the present report, we present a 4-year-old boy diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma involving ¾ of the right tibia. In another medical facility, he was offered amputation. Our team decided to use the "3D printed tumor megaendoprosthesis, double growing, from the Czech company Prospon. For reinsertion of the muscle groups to the endoprosthesis, we used a LARS textile tube that was attached to the femoral and tibial components of the endoprosthesis. A vascular surgeon also participated in the team. The patellar ligament was reinserted to the tibial component, and myoplasty was additionally performed with the medial head of the m. gastrocnemius. Intraoperatively, we lengthened the lower limb by 1.5 cm to delay the upcoming staged lengthening. Results: The postoperative period was uneventful, with sutures removed on the 12th postoperative day. For 3 weeks, a tutor orthosis was placed. Active physiotherapy was started after removal of the orthosis 21 days after surgery. Conclusion: Our goal is to perform a total revision at the end of skeletal growth if possible and replace the current implant with a non-growing tumor megaendoprosthesis in the absence of near or distant metastases and long-term patient survival. Future expectations are that non-invasive lengthening mechanisms or a biological approach will be able to meet the special needs of this population

Two Cases of Use of Cement Augmented Screws for Osteosynthesis of the Spine

With this report we decided to present the initial experience with the use of cement augmented screws in Cotrel-Dubousset fixation in cases of patients with degenerative spines in combination with severe osteoporosis. We present two patients who underwent treatment at UMHAT "Sv. Georgi ”, Plovdiv. The first is a 75-year-old woman who underwent right hip arthroplasty in 2002 with a Muller prosthesis. 14 years later (in 2016) due to implant ablation, a revision of the joint with a cementless, revision modular endoprosthesis of Metrimed was performed. In 2022, due to secondary degenerative scoliosis, the patient began to complain of pain in the lumbar spine, which required decompression and posterior fixation with cement augmented screws. The second patient was a 72 years old female and in September 2021 suffered an osteoporotic fracture at L4 level. Balloon kyphoplasty was performed at the same level. However, due to leakage of cement into the vertebral canal, it was necessary to decompress the canal and apply again the mentioned fixation system. The visual analog scale (VAS) was used to assess the effect of response to therapy. Both patients had no symptoms of nerve compression. Fenestrated screws were used in both cases.

Additional Module for Teaching in Orthopedics and Traumatology Through Mobile Devices

In recent years, e-learning is increasingly being considered as a real alternative to traditional in many surgical specialties. In the present study, the concept of introducing an additional module for training in orthopedics and traumatology through mobile devices is presented and the need for the development and application of this and similar technologies to improve the results of the practical and theoretical training of medical students is motivated

Optical coherence tomography-angiography in the multimodal imaging of age-related macular degeneration - a review

Макулната дегенерация, свързана с възрастта е водеща причина за необратима загуба на зрителната функция при хора над 65 години в развитите страни. Заболеваемостта ѝ се очаква да се увеличи с около 50% до 2020 г. предвид удължената продължителност на живот и увеличение на застаряващото население в световен мащаб. Загубата на централното зрение при късните форми на болестта - географска атрофия и хориоидална неоваскуларизация, представлява сериозен социален и икономически проблем. Това изисква редовен скрининг, ранно диагностициране и своевременно лечение на заболяването. Ангио-оптичната кохерентна томография e сравнително нов диагностичен метод. Базирайки се на своята неинвазивност, методът е все по-разпространен при макулната дегенерация, свързана с възрастта.Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of irreversible visual function loss in individuals from developed countries over the age of 65 years. The global prevalence of age-related macular degeneration is expected to increase by 50% in 2020 due to increased life expectancy and aging population worldwide. The central vision loss in the late stage of the disease - geographic atrophy and choroidal neovascularization is a serious social and economic problem. It requires regular screening, early diagnosis, and timely treatment. Оptical coherence tomography-angiography is a relatively new diagnostic method. Based on its noninvasiveness it is widely used in age-related macular degeneration

Two Cases of Use of Cement Augmented Screws for Osteosynthesis of the Spine

With this report we decided to present the initial experience with the use of cement augmented screws in Cotrel-Dubousset fixation in cases of patients with degenerative spines in combination with severe osteoporosis. We present two patients who underwent treatment at UMHAT "Sv. Georgi ”, Plovdiv. The first is a 75-year-old woman who underwent right hip arthroplasty in 2002 with a Muller prosthesis. 14 years later (in 2016) due to implant ablation, a revision of the joint with a cementless, revision modular endoprosthesis of Metrimed was performed. In 2022, due to secondary degenerative scoliosis, the patient began to complain of pain in the lumbar spine, which required decompression and posterior fixation with cement augmented screws. The second patient was a 72 years old female and in September 2021 suffered an osteoporotic fracture at L4 level. Balloon kyphoplasty was performed at the same level. However, due to leakage of cement into the vertebral canal, it was necessary to decompress the canal and apply again the mentioned fixation system. The visual analog scale (VAS) was used to assess the effect of response to therapy. Both patients had no symptoms of nerve compression. Fenestrated screws were used in both cases.

Additional Module for Teaching in Orthopedics and Traumatology Through Mobile Devices

In recent years, e-learning is increasingly being considered as a real alternative to traditional in many surgical specialties. In the present study, the concept of introducing an additional module for training in orthopedics and traumatology through mobile devices is presented and the need for the development and application of this and similar technologies to improve the results of the practical and theoretical training of medical students is motivated

A case of tumor megaendoprosthesis for sarcoma of the proximal part of tibia

Our aim was to present a rare case of tumor megaendoprosthetic replacement with restitution of the extensor mechanism of the knee via reattachment of the patellar tendon to the prosthesis and myoplasty with the medial head of gastrocnemius muscle