Acetabular reconstruction cages are indicated for severe combined segmental and cavitary acetabular bone defects. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the implications of screw placement and drill plunge and the potential insult to anatomical structures when implanting acetabular reconstruction cages. A segmental cavitary defect was reamed into the acetabulum and a cage was implanted in ea...

Obturator hernia is a rare pelvic hernia with incidence of 1%. It's a significant cause of intestinal obstruction in emaciated elderly women. Delayed diagnosis and surgical intervention contributed to its relatively high morbidity and mortality. We present a typical case of obturator hernia with positive Howship-Romberg sign and Hannington-Kiff sign. The diagnosis was confirmed by spiral CT pre...

There are no direct recordings of obturator internus muscle activity in humans because of difficult access for electromyography (EMG) electrodes. Functions attributed to this muscle are based on speculation and include hip external rotation/abduction, and a role in stabilization as an "adjustable ligament" of the hip. Here we present (1) a technique to insert intramuscular EMG electrodes into o...

UNLABELLED Lesions of lumbar plexus are uncommon and descriptions of surgical access are derived from vertebral spine approaches. METHOD The extraperitoneal anterolateral approach to the lumbar plexus was performed in six adult fresh cadavers. The difficulties on dissection were related. RESULTS An exposure of all distal elements of lumbar plexus was possible, but a cranial extension of the...

Obturator hernia is a rare type of abdominal hernia where herniation occurs through the obturator canal. It develops predominantly in elderly underweight women. It has unspecific early symptoms, which is the reason these hernias are usually discovered only after they have become incarcerated. Incarcerated obturator hernias are usually discovered on abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan or eme...

INTRODUCTION General surgeons dealing with laparoscopic herniorrhaphy should be aware of the aberrant obturator artery that crosses the superior pubic ramus and is susceptible to injuries during dissection of the Bogros space and mesh stapling onto Cooper's ligament. The obturator artery is usually described as a branch of the anterior division of the internal iliac artery, although variations ...

OBJECTIVE Review of international literature reveals eight reported cases of laparoscopic obturator hernia repair. Non-specific signs and symptoms make the diagnosis of an obturator hernia difficult. Laparoscopic intervention provides a minimally invasive method to simultaneously diagnose and repair these hernias. METHODS AND PROCEDURES A 35 year old woman presented with lower abdominal pain,...

INTRODUCTION Obturator internus hematoma(OIH) is a very rare entity. In past it has been reported in hemophilics, we firstly report obturator internus hematoma in a patient of stroke on antiplatelet drugs. Obturator internus hematoma can cause severe hip pain with normal X-rays, so it should kept in differential diagnosis of hip pain with normal radiographs. CASE REPORT 74 year old male with ...