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bed-assisted closed reduction intramedullary nailing for femoral shaft fracture

Objective: To compare treatment of femoral shaft fractures using traction bed assisted closed reduction (CR) or conventional open reduction (OR) for intramedullary nail fixation. Methods: The study group consisted of 126 patients with femoral shaft fractures who were treated via intramedullary nail fixation from July 2009 to May 2013. Traction bed assisted CR was adopted in 71 patients, while O...

Penile fracture due to "rolling over in bed injury".

Traumatic rupture of the corpus cavernosum is an infrequently reported condition. The injury involves rupture of tunica albuginea of one or both corpora with or without rupture of urethra resulting from injury incurred to an erect penis. This commonly results from forcible manual deflection of an erect penis, forceful attempt at vaginal penetration and hitting perineum, fall onto erect penis, s...

Early results of pubovaginal sling lysis by midline sling incision.

OBJECTIVES To describe a simplified technique and results of pubovaginal sling lysis by incision of the sling in the midline by way of a transvaginal approach. METHODS We reviewed the charts of 19 women who underwent pubovaginal sling lysis for obstruction. Patients presenting with retention, incomplete emptying or storage, or voiding symptoms suggesting obstruction after pubovaginal sling pl...

Polyethylene sling for procidentia.

Pulmonary artery sling.

Pulmonary artery sling is a rare cause of respiratory distress the embryological origin of which is not known. Two patients with this abnormality, both of whom are now thriving, are described. Surgery was necessary at the age of 5 1/2 years in one child, who also had an atrial septal defect. The other child, at the age of 2 years, shows improvement of her wheezing, cough, and breathlessness des...