Background: Intraspinal bleeding especially in the form of subdural hematoma is rare in hemophiliacs. In the present case, we report a neglected hemophilic A child with such a problem and discuss its management options. Results : A 9-year old hemophilic A boy presented with quadriparesis, confusion and meningismus after a fall 4 days before admission. There was no sign of direct trauma to his b...

Extradural hematoma (EDH) is a frequent lesion, with an incidence varying from 0.2 to 6% in patients admitted to hospital due to traumatic head injury. The higher incidence is found in patients with more severe injuries. The association of EDH with subperiosteal intraorbital hematomas is rarely reported, and we were not able to find in the literature any report of traumatic bilateral intraorbit...

Study Design Case report. Objective To report the first case of ligamentum flavum hematoma after cervical spine instrumentation 11 years after the index surgery. Methods After performing bilateral C3 and C4 laminectomy, we observed a dark greenish discoloration over the ligamentum flavum, which was opened. We evacuated 15 mL of subacute hematoma. Results The first ligamentum flavum hematoma of ...

Background: Anterior cervical contractures of the neck represent a great challenge for plastic and reconstructive surgeons. Necks can be reconstructed with wide range surgical techniques. The supraclavicular flap is easy to harvest without need free tissue transfer. It provides relatively large resurfacing very similar that neck. Material Methods: This study was carried out in Plastic Surgery D...

Mason type I fractures are the most common fractures of the radial head. The fractures have a benign character and often result in good, pain-free function. Nevertheless, up to 20% of patients with a Mason type I fracture report loss of extension and residual pain. Currently, there is a lack of consensus concerning diagnosis and treatment of these fractures. The goal of this study was to system...

Background The standard treatment for cervical disc herniation is open discectomy surgery but some of techniques, such as nucleoplasty were applied by neurosurgeons in recent decade. The aim of this study was to compare the postoperation results of open discectomy and nucleoplasty methods in people suffering from single cervical disc herniation. Materials and Methods In a clinical trial study...

Background & Importance: Acute epidural hematoma is a very rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion. The insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt can cause sudden decompression of the brain, subsequent to which epidural hematoma occurs due to CSF drainage. To our knowledge, there are only a few cases of acute epidural hematoma in the literature which required acute e...

INTRODUCTION Facial and neck hematomas are a significant complication of surgical procedures and direct trauma. Effective treatment of these hematomas is crucial for the prevention of cosmetic deformity, functional disturbance, infection, and tissue necrosis. Current treatment options include aspiration, incision and drainage, steroid injection, and drainage tube placement. However, these metho...

Intracranial hematoma rarely presents between two dural layers of pachimeninges. Here, we present a case of an interdural hematoma with similar appearance to an epidural hematoma. A 51-year-old man presented with a left temporal contusion following a motor vehicle accident. After craniotomy and contusion removal, the post-operative CT scan showed a parietal intracranial hematoma...

A 29-year-old male was referred to our orthopedic department with progressive severe pain in the neck and weakness of the left upper extremity. The onset of the symptoms began 4 months prior to referral including numbness of the upper left extremity accompanied with pain a few days later. On clinical examination, muscle weakness on the upper extremity was observed. More specifically, muscle wea...