OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy of Shirodkar to McDonald cerclage in patients with singleton pregnancies undergoing an ultrasound-indicated cerclage. METHODS Historical cohort of all patients with singleton pregnancies undergoing cerclage for the indication of a short cervix on ultrasound (ultrasound indicated) at one institution in 2005-2010. We compared outcomes based on cerclage type, Sh...

Cervical incompetence is one of the common causes of recurrent pregnancy loss. Transabdominal cervical cerclage is the option where previous vaginal cerclages have failed or in patients with congenital short or absent cervix, a lacerated cervix, severe scarring of the cervix, and multiple deep cervical defects. So this review is aimed to study the effectiveness of laparoscopic cerclage in compa...

Osteogenesis imperfecta (O.I.) is a genetic disorder with increased bone fragility and low bone mass. We report the history of a 17-year-old male patient with O.I. who presented a fracture of his left femoral shaft. He had osteogenesis imperfecta type I A according to Silence. He had presented two years previously an ipsilateral cervical fracture of the femur which had healed. Intramedullary fi...

A 71-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with new onset of typical symptoms of angina on exertion corresponding to a Canadian Cardiovascular Society functional class III. The patient had undergone mitral valve replacement with a mechanical bileaflet valve (ATS medical prosthesis, ATS Medical Inc., Minneapolis, Minn.) in December 1997 and transvenous pacemaker implantation for intermittent...

A 71-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with new onset of typical symptoms of angina on exertion corresponding to a Canadian Cardiovascular Society functional class III. The patient had undergone mitral valve replacement with a mechanical bileaflet valve (ATS medical prosthesis, ATS Medical Inc., Minneapolis, Minn.) in December 1997 and transvenous pacemaker implantation for intermittent...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the usefulness of transvaginal ultrasound measurements of cervical length before and after elective prophylactic cervical cerclage in predicting preterm delivery before 32 weeks of gestation. METHODS Women who underwent an elective cerclage operation at 14 to 19 weeks of gestation and who delivered between January 2004 and December 2009 were enrolled in this study (n=52)...

The use of allograft struts and cerclage wire, possibly augmented by plate fixation, for the treatment of Vancouver type-B1 peri-prosthetic fractures around a total hip replacement has been strongly advocated. We examined our results using plate fixation without allograft struts and compared them with the results of the use of struts alone or when combined with plate fixation. Of 20 consecutive...

To date, treating vertical food impaction with open contact effectively, especially with an atraumatic therapy, remains a challenge. In this study, we developed a simple, atraumatic, and economic therapeutic measure to treat vertical food impaction. The scientific rationale of our therapeutic technique is to restore an intact and firm proximal contact with proper location and form relationships...

Objective: To investigate whether or not reconstruction of the medial cortex in subtrochanteric fracture can reduce the risks of internal fixation failure, fracture malunion, and nonunion. Subjects and Methods: Between 2005 and 2008, 46 patients with subtrochanteric fracture were treated with intramedullary nailing and followed up. The average age was 42 years. According to the Seinsheimer clas...

Introduction: Vaginal Cerclage is an alternative treatment procedure for uterovaginal prolapse. It is performed on those women who are regarded to be surgical candidates for vaginal hysterectomy but are unsuitable due to medical comorbidities. The purpose of this study was to determine the preliminary effectiveness of Vaginal Cerclage procedure at six months postoperative followup. Methods: Thi...