The value of (99m)Tc-labeled white blood cell scintigraphy for endovascular prosthetic infections is well known. In the unique case reported here, infection of the native aorta was detected in addition to an infected vascular prosthesis. The case demonstrates that (99m)Tc-labeled white blood cell scintigraphy can identify not only the more usual prosthetic stent/graft infection but also infecti...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the results obtained using local myocutaneous rotation flaps in cases of wound dehiscence after total knee arthroplasty. METHODS Patients undergoing these surgical procedures were selected in the 2000-2012 period. The nine selected cases during this period were subjected to flap coverage due to skin dehiscence associated with infection. In eight cases we used rotation fl...

Patients using obturator prostheses often present denture-induced stomatitis. In order to detect the presence of oral Candida albicans in patients with oronasal communications and to evaluate the effectiveness of a topical antifungal treatment, cytological smears obtained from the buccal and palatal mucosa of 10 adult patients, and from the nasal acrylic surface of their obturator prostheses we...

BACKGROUND Currently, it is challenging to treat massive bone defects of proximal tibia. Although numerous methods are available for reconstruction with epiphysis preservation, limitations in knee function and complications are noted with these methods. Our paper describes our attempt to reconstruct a marked defect in the proximal tibia with an uncemented three-dimensional (3D)-printed prosthes...

OBJECTIVE Increasing evidence suggests that smoking may increase the incidence of prosthesis-related complications after total hip arthroplasty (THA). We performed a meta-analysis of cohort studies to quantitatively evaluate the association between smoking and the risk of prosthesis-related complications after THA. METHODS Relevant articles published before August 15, 2014, were identified by...

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from 1983 until 1987, 4177 outpatient urologic procedures were performed at shahid labbafi nejad medical center. 34% of the cases were open surgical, while 66% were endourologic procedures. there was no surgical complication related to the outpatient aspect of the procedure. rate of infection in open surgical cases was almost zero. the number of procedures was increased each succeeding year. al...