Complex Reconstruction of a Mangled Forearm Following Washing Machine Trauma

Upper limb reconstruction by humerus lengthening after forearm mangled injury: a case report

Objective: The current study was aimed at introducing a novel method to manage the mangled extremity by upper limb reconstruction using distraction osteogenesis. Methods: A 25-year-old man was admitted to our hospital after a severe mangled injury, his right forearm bones and the surrounding soft tissues were compromised. After initial debridement, the infection of his right forearm recurred. U...

Reconstruction of Large Airways Following Main Bronchial Rapture a Year after Blunt Trauma

We present the case of a 19-year-old boy with a history of breathlessness and blunt chest trauma one year ago. Figure 1 show CT scan of patient. Figure 2: show bronchoscopic of patient. Figure 3 and 4 show intra operative view and Fig 5 show CXR of patient after surgery

Reconstruction of a Nasal Defect With a Radial Forearm Flap Following Trauma of a Paramedian Forehead Flap

A Case of Pneumococcal Endocarditis Following a Nose Trauma

Pneumococcal endocarditis is an uncommon disease. Here, we describe a case of endocarditis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in a young man following a nose trauma. In traumas that involve the respiratory system and the mucous membrane, bacterial complications such as colonization and bacteremia and end-organ involvement should be considered by physicians.

A machine for washing Wassermann tubes.

One of the most irksome tasks in a pathological department is the washing of test-tubes. Particularly is this so when a thousand or more tubes have to be washed at the end of a long day doing Wassermann and Kahn tests. If the task is postponed to the next day the cleaning process becomes more difficult. It seemed that a machine was needed for the mechanical rinsing of tubes immediately after th...