'Reverse guide wire' technique for placement of anterior column/superior pubic ramus screw in pelvis and acetabular surgery

Acetabular Placement Accuracy With the Direct Anterior Approach Freehand Technique.

BACKGROUND Acetabular cup placement in total hip arthroplasty (THA) has been recognized as an important factor in operative success, and accurate cup placement has been the impetus for novel medical technologies. METHODS This article examines the cup placement in 955 THAs using a freehand Direct Anterior Approach on a standard operating table. Acetabular anteversion and inclination were deter...

Guide Wire J-Tip Technique for Easy Exchange of In Situ Endotracheal Tubes

Bony hydatid disease of superior pubic ramus with extension into pelvis and proximal thigh.

Hydatid disease is caused by the tapeworm of genus ;Echinococcus. Genus Echinococcus has different species including Echinococcus vogeli, Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus multilucularis. Echinococcus granulosus is the most common cause of hydatid disease in humans. This disease can take place either directly through ingestion of parasite eggs from contact with infected dogs or indirectl...

Preliminary results of cannulated screw fixation for isolated pubic ramus fractures

Isolated pubic ramus fractures are common fractures in the elderly, and treatment is typically non-operative. Up to 35 % of patients have a prolonged hospital stay due to pain. A small number of these patients do not respond to standard (non-operative) treatment. We retrospectively reviewed six patients with isolated pubic ramus fractures and persistent pain who were treated with percutaneous r...

A Rare Case of Pubic Ramus Osteochondroma

INTRODUCTION Osteochondroma are benign neoplasms which arise from small cartilage nodules within the periosteum. They can be either pedunculated or sessile and are more common in the extremities. They rarely develop in bones like scapula, feet, hands and pelvis. Management of the lesion is by en-bloc excision. CASE REPORT We present a case of 18 year female, who came with a swelling in right ...