Objective: To explore the methods for the repair of large-area limb skin avulsion wound. Method: Eleven patients with simple limb skin avulsion underwent large-area stereotypy full-thickness skin graft for wound repair. Results: Wounds were repaired very well as well as the late appearance and functions were satisfactory in all 11 patients. During follow-up, the hypertrophic scars were mild, th...

OBJECTIVE We present a case of thumbnail regrowth and photo-documentation after a complete surgical avulsion and nail bed biopsy. METHODS A complete surgical avulsion of the right thumbnail was performed and the regrowth was photo-documented. RESULTS Complete regrowth was achieved by 33 weeks after avulsion, and the photos were compiled into a time-lapse video. CONCLUSIONS The established...

We describe a patient who underwent arthroscopic pullout fixation for a posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) avulsion fracture. A 46-year-old female, injured in a fall while riding a motorcycle, was diagnosed with a right knee PCL tibial attachment avulsion fracture and underwent arthroscopic osteosynthesis. A Kirschner wire was drilled to a point just medial to the medial border of the anterior t...

PURPOSE Report and review the literature on ureteral avulsion as a rare complication of ureteroscopy. MATERIALS AND METHODS We analyzed 3 cases of ureteral avulsion in a series of 4,645 ureteroscopic procedures performed from January 1990 to December 2001. We especially report the different managements for this complication. RESULTS Due to the different extent of the injury, each patient wa...

INTRODUCTION We report a case of isolated, unilateral avulsion of the vastus lateralis tendon from its insertion at the patella. This was diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging, and underwent successful surgical repair. CASE PRESENTATION A healthy 32-year-old national level power lifter presented with an isolated avulsion of the vastus lateralis tendon. After a failed course of conservative ...

BACKGROUND There is a lack of adequate information on dentists' knowledge about tooth avulsion and its management in Saudi Arabia. The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of knowledge about permanent tooth avulsion and its management among dentists working in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. METHODS A total of 550 dentists were contacted to request their participation in this 19-item questionnai...

OBJECTIVES To identify the major causes and types of dental luxation and avulsion injuries, and their associated factors in primary school children in Hong Kong. DESIGN Case series. SETTING School dental clinic, New Territories, Hong Kong. PATIENTS The dental records of children with a history of dental luxation and/or avulsion injury between November 2005 and October 2012 were reviewed. ...

We recently proposed a new surgical approach to treat ventral root avulsion, resulting in motoneuron protection. The present work combined such a surgical approach with bone marrow mononuclear cells (MC) therapy. Therefore, MC were added to the site of reimplantation. Female Lewis rats (seven weeks old) were subjected to unilateral ventral root avulsion (VRA) at L4, L5 and L6 levels and divided...

This article describes a case of an acute anterior inferior iliac spine apophyseal avulsion fracture in an adolescent athlete progressing to secondary symptomatic femoroacetabular impingement from an inferiorly displaced malunion and its arthroscopic management. A 13-year-old boy with an acute minimally displaced avulsion fracture of the anterior inferior iliac spine apophysis had initial sympt...

INTRODUCTION Osgood-Schlatter disease (OSD) is a well known condition, characterized by pain over the tibial tubercle with subsequent tubercle prominence. Avulsion fracture following OSD is a rare complication. We report an unusual case of simultaneous bilateral tibial tubercle avulsion fracture in a 16 year old boy who was a known case of OSD. CASE PRESENTATION A 16 year old boy a known case...