We present a massive 25 cm × 20 cm chest wall defect resulting from resection of recurrent cystosarcoma phyllodes of the breast along with six ribs exposing pleura. The chest wall was reconstructed with a Prolene mesh-methylmethacrylate cement sandwich while soft tissue reconstruction was carried out using a combined free anterolateral-anteromedial thigh musculocutaneous flap with two separate ...

Acute compartment syndrome consists of increased tissue pressure in a closed anatomical area leading to decreased vascular perfusion. It is frequently caused by trauma, fractures, or compression injuries1-16 and usually occurs in the forearm or lower leg. Reports of acute compartment syndrome of the thigh, especially without an associated fracture, are rare.1,2,4,5,10,11,14 This article present...

Introduction: One possible cause of thigh pain following noncemented total hip arthroplasty is increased stress in the mid-portion of the femur. Anterolateral placement of a cortical strut allograft has successfully alleviated thigh pain in symptomatic patients. The purpose of this study was to show experimentally whether the surface strains on the femur are altered by the presence of cemented ...

thin smooth walls of varying sizes. However, the male sex prompted us to exclude a more sinister cause for the lesions [2], and upon further questioning the patient had complained of right thigh pain for several weeks. Examination revealed a fixed soft tissue mass in the mid-thigh. Histology from the thigh mass biopsy and bilateral video-assisted thoracic surgery bullectomy [3] confirmed pulmon...

A 49 year old housewife presented with history of pain and swelling of left thigh of two months duration, gradual in onset. The pain was cramp like, present at rest but was worse on attention to move, stand or walk. External pressure caused excruciating tenderness. She required to assist herself with her left hand to bend the thigh or lift the leg. She had fever five days duration, mainly in th...

INTRODUCTION A 73-year-old man with a past medical history of myelodysplastic syndrome and recent chemotherapy presented to the emergency department with a 1-week history of progressively increasing left thigh pain and swelling. His physical examination revealed left anterolateral diffuse thigh swelling with no erythema or warmth to palpation. The anterolateral quadriceps was markedly tender to...