COMPLETE RUPTURE OF THE PERINEUM.

Case of Central Rupture of the Perineum

on examination per vaginam, found the os uteri hardly admitted the point of the finger, while the vaginal surface was free from secretion. I ordered her a dose of castor-oil, and asked the person in attendance to send for me when she thought it necessary. I was sent for about 4 p.m., and on my arrival found the pains very constant and severe, the membranes ruptured, and the head pressing strong...

Rupture of the Perineum, and Especially on the Division of the Perineum and Recto-Vaginal Septum by Post-Partum Sloughing

Complete rupture of the triceps brachii muscle.

Avulsion of the triceps tendon is an uncommon injury, but intramuscular rupture of the triceps brachii muscle is extremely rare. Anzel et al reviewed a series of 1014 cases of muscle and tendon injuries and found that only eight of these involved the triceps; four of the eight resulted from open lacerations. An extensive review of the literature showed only six previously reported cases of intr...

Necrotizing Infection of the Perineum

Hospital Physician January 2008 39 S pontaneous gangrene of the scrotum was described for the first time in 1753 by Boerhaave,1 who reported on a 40-year-old man with urinary retention. Since that time, several authors have reported similar cases of spontaneous gangrene of the scrotum and penis with associated diseases such as systemic infections, diabetes, urinary extravasations and infiltrati...

Contained myocardial rupture: a variant linking complete and incomplete rupture.

Myocardial rupture is an uncommon complication of myocardial infarction, often with devastating haemodynamic consequences. Although rupture is usually fatal, when patients do survive, the majority present with a pseudoaneurysm in which the rupture is sealed by a haematoma on the epicardial surface of the heart. Cases in which all myocardial layers are dissected except the epicardium or visceral...