but is seen as an acceptable part of plastic and reconstructive surgery in many countries [1,2], especially for an intact hymen disrupted by a surgery. However, only two studies of outcomes from hymen repair have been reported to date; one did not describe the method used [3] and the other used approximation of the hymenal remnants [1]. We developed a cerclage method and compared it with the ap...

Partridge bands have been developed and marketed on the assumption that their ribbed under-surface would ensure less interference with periosteal and cortical blood flow than other cerclage systems. Three cases are reported of serious clinical complications from loss of cortical bone under the band, and interference with the external bridging callus response.

We report the technique and results of percutaneous cerclage used in treating 186 torsional fractures of the tibia, most of which were due to skiing accidents in young patients. It is recommended only for this type of fracture and has the advantages of simplicity, a low rate of complications and a relatively brief period in hospital.

Objective We describe the successful utilization of a modified rescue cerclage in 32-year-old G4 P1213 woman Afro-Caribbean descent with Diamniotic Dichorionic twin gestation who presented at 20 weeks and 2 days for routine anomaly scan was found to have dilated (1.7 cm) short (0.49 cervix. Design A standard prophylactic cervical done 12 weeks' using Mersilene™ tape. For cerclage, client placed...

OBJECTIVE To examine the possible benefit of cervical cerclage in women with a very short cervix identified during routine sonographic assessment of cervical length at 23 weeks of gestation. METHODS Transvaginal sonography was used to measure cervical length at 23 weeks of gestation in 2702 women with singleton pregnancies attending for routine antenatal care. In 43 (1.6%) cases the cervical ...