PURPOSES To assess the tensile strength of the modified 4-strand cruciate technique for obliquely lacerated tendons, and to compare the findings with the strength of transversely lacerated tendons repaired at various grasping depths. METHODS 60 porcine front foot tendons were evenly divided into 4 groups. In groups 1 to 3, tendons were transversely lacerated and repaired with grasping points ...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to describe pregnancy outcomes, including cervical insufficiency and preterm birth, in the subsequent pregnancy following an intrapartum cervical laceration. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cohort of women with their first two consecutive singleton pregnancies carried to ≥ 20(0/7) weeks' gestation within a tertiary health care system from 2002 to 2012. Cer...

Background: To the best of our knowledge, this is first report a tracheal membrane laceration (TML) repair in frail COVID-19 patient requiring long term ventilation.

Corresponding author: Sang-Hwan Do, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 166, Gumi-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam 463-707, Korea. Tel: 82-31-787-7501, Fax: 82-31-787-4063, E-mail: [email protected] This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// creativecommo...

The thumb was completely torn away on the palmar surface, so much so that the joint was freely exposed. The parts were much lacerated and bruised, and the extent of the wound was five inches. No bleeding of any c'onsequence occurred. The case was one for removal of the thumb, but the difficulty was how to form a flap, owing to the shape and extent of the wound. Eight sutures were put in, and co...

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A 26-year-old shepherd man was admitted to the emergency department in June 2020 after ground current effect of lightning strike. With severity trauma, patient fell and then fainted. Since trauma not known exactly, there an open wound head, had dyspnea elevated liver function tests, cranial, thorax abdominal computed tomography (CT) were performed. On CT scan, approximately 7-cm-in length grade...

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