INTRODUCTION Lumbar hernias occur infrequently and can be congenital, primary (inferior or Petit type, and superior or Grynfeltt type), posttraumatic, or incisional. They are bounded by the 12th rib, the iliac crest, the erector spinae, and the external oblique muscle. Most postoperative incisional hernias occur in nephrectomy or aortic aneurysm repair incisions. CASE REPORT We present 2 pati...

Objective The superior cluneal nerve (SCN) may become entrapped where it pierces the thoracolumbar fascia over the iliac crest; this can cause low back pain (LBP) and referred pain radiating into the posterior thigh, calf, and occasionally the foot, producing the condition known as "pseudo-sciatica." Because the SCN was thought to be a cutaneous branch of the lumbar dorsal rami, originating fro...

Background and Aims: Different kinds of adjutants are used with local anesthetics during intrathecal procedure for prolongation of action. However, they are not completely free from side effects. Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block (FICB) is useful for the same purpose. Method: After administering 20ml 0.5% injection Bupivacaine in FIC (Fascia Iliaca Compartment) on the fractured side before anesth...

BACKGROUND In 2010-11 approximately 968 hip fracture patients presented to emergency departments in the Greater Toronto Local Health Integration Network (GTA-LHIN). Optimal pain management is a frequently overlooked aspect of hip fracture patient care, which may contribute to patient outcomes. Although recommendations have been published, there is currently not a standardized approach to the an...

STUDY DESIGN This is a prospective study. PURPOSE To develop a methodological approach for conducting ultrasound-guided lumbar facet nerve block by defining essential ultrasound-guided landmarks in order to assess the feasibility of this method. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE The current role of ultrasound guidance for musculoskeletal intervention treatments has been reported upon in previous liter...

One of the main problems of bone transplantation has been the question of survival of cells from autografts and their capacity for bone formation. Puranen (1966) showed that fresh autografts of bone have a more intense uptake of tetracycline than autografts which have been exposed for one hour to air or kept for three hours in saline, and he suggested that the greater osteogenic power of fresh ...

PURPOSE The aim of this 4-year retrospective follow-up study was to investigate treatment outcomes, including implant survival rate and marginal bone loss, in patients with maxillary Cawood type VI atrophy pattern who underwent Le Fort I downgrafting and iliac block augmentations for implant rehabilitation. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrognathic edentulous Class III patients with severe maxillary...