OBJECTIVE To present the results of our cases of Dupuytren's disease treated with regional selective fasciectomy in light of the literature. METHODS Patients diagnosed with Dupuytren's contracture and surgically treated with regional selective fasciectomy at our institution with adequate follow-up data were included in the study. All patients were routinely followed after surgery to assess re...

Dupuytren's disease is a benign contractile disorder of the hand. The condition commonly affects older men of Celtic descent. Although fibroproliferation and collagen alteration play a role in its etiology, defining a cause remains elusive. Nonoperative intervention for advanced disease has shown only short-term benefit. Therefore, open fasciectomy has become the mainstay of treatment. Associat...

Acute compartment syndrome can have disastrous consequences. Because unusual pain may be the only symptom of an impending problem, a high index of suspicion, accurate evaluation, and prophylactic treatment will allow the physician to intervene in a timely manner and prevent irreversible damage. Muscles tolerate 4 hours of ischemia well, but by 6 hours the result is uncertain; after 8 hours, the...

Necrotizing fasciitis of the upper extremities is a severe, life-threatening condition, potentially resulting in amputation or death absence prompt and aggressive surgical treatment. Reconstruction eventually required after adequate debridement, patients are often referred to plastic surgeon for this purpose. Herein, we present case patient with extensive soft tissue defects on extremity fascio...

The purpose of this study was to present the results of a relatively new, minimally invasive surgical technique for the treatment of chronic plantar fasciitis in 14 patients, 2 of whom underwent the treatment bilaterally one foot at time on separate occasions. This was a retrospective, multicenter, nonrandomized study. All of the patients had failed conservative therapy and had symptoms for at ...

In this review the aetiology, clinical signs, diagnosis and therapy of the acute compartment syndrome of the limb is discussed. It is a limb- and untreated life threatening emergency. For good results, early detection is necessary. It is important to educate those taking care of patients of risk, especially in the early symptoms and signs. In uncooperative, unconscious and sedated patients pres...

THE surgical treatment of Dupuytren's contracture has a high subsequent incidence of fresh disease with or without digital contracture. With the increased interest in limited fasciectomy this has assumed a greater importance. This communication is concerned only with the development of fresh disease and the frequency of secondary digital contracture after radical fasciectomy. Between 1951 and 1...

Muscles within the anterior tibial compartment (extensor digitorum longus: EDL, tibialis anterior: TA, and extensor hallucis longus muscles: EHL) and within the peroneal compartment were excited simultaneously and maximally. The ankle joint was fixed kept at 90 degrees. For EDL length force characteristics were determined. This was performed first with the anterior tibial compartment intact (1)...