BACKGROUND As 3D printing technology emerge, there is increasing demand for a more customizable implant in the repair of chest-wall bony defects. This article aims to present a custom design and fabrication method for repairing bony defects of the chest wall following tumour resection, which utilizes three-dimensional (3D) printing and rapid-prototyping technology. METHODS A 3D model of the b...

Background. This paper is a comparison of surgical treatment of secondary enteroaortal fistulas using own modification of surgical technique. Material and methods. There were analysed 18 patients treated for secondary enteroaortal fistulas as a complication of the vascular prosthesis implantation. Patients were operated and the dracon prosthesis was changed to arterial homograft, which is more ...

Loosening of the prosthesis, an important cause of clinical failure following total joint replacement, may be due to faulty implantation of the prosthesis, to trauma, or to infection in the tissues adjacent to the implant. Cases of loosening exist, however, in which the technique of implantation appears to have been satisfactory, in which there is no history of injury and in which there is no e...

In prosthesis-based breast reconstruction, drains are used to prevent seroma formation and to reduce the risk of infection. However, prolonged drainage increases the risk of ascending infection. Although the volume often accepted for drain removal is ≤30 mL per day, the optimal timing to remove the drain for best clinical outcome remains controversial.We did a retrospective cohort study of 569 ...

AIM The mains topics of this work are the incidence of patient-prosthesis mismatch and the influence in the early results of isolated aortic valve surgery. METHODS In 193 patients isolated aortic valve surgery was performed. The study population was divided in three subgroups: 20 patients with severe, 131 patients with moderate and 42 patients without patient-prosthesis mismatch. The indexed ...

PURPOSE Fornix contracture is an obstacle for fitting a prosthesis in blind or enucleated patients, and may lead to disfigurement and psychological issues. This study evaluates the efficacy of amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) for fornix reconstruction with the aim of better retention of the ocular prosthesis. METHODS This non-comparative interventional case series includes eighteen bli...

Bordetella holmesii is a globally distributed pathogen that is increasingly recognized as a cause of both pertussis-like respiratory infections and invasive disease. In this study, we describe a case of an immunocompetent man who developed B holmesii infection of his femoral prosthesis-the fifth B holmesii orthopedic infection reported in literature to date. This article highlights the potentia...

One month after a 21-year-old female drug addict with tricuspid staphylococcal endocarditis seemed to have been cured by antibiotic therapy she relapsed. Further antibiotic treatment for one month failed to control the infection. Tricuspidectomy was when performed and the infection was eliminated. A valve prosthesis was inserted 3 months later. She recovered and is now fully restored to health....

©2015 by The Orthopaedic Journal at Harvard Medical School BACKGROUND Shoulder arthroplasty procedures have generally excellent clinical outcomes, but infection following shoulder arthroplasty continues to be a difficult problem both diagnostically and therapeutically. Two-stage reimplantation with use of a temporary Prosthesis of Antibiotic-Loaded Acrylic Cement (PROSTALAC) (DePuy, Warsaw, Ind...