OBJECTIVE To compare the traditional two injections dorsal digital block with volar block in terms of effectiveness of anaesthesia and pain of initial pinprick. STUDY DESIGN Quasi-experimental. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY AVH and casualty operation theatres, Mayo Hospital, KEMU, Lahore, from January to June 2007. METHODOLOGY Thirty patients requiring surgical procedure distal to proximal ...

The Sunlight Omnisense is a portable quantitative ultrasound device that measures speed of sound (SOS) at multiple skeletal sites and therefore has the potential to provide a more complete assessment of an individual's overall fracture risk than single-site measurements such as the calcaneus. To provide a robust normative female database, 545 healthy Caucasian women ages 20-90 were recruited at...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to report the ultrasonographic findings and clinical features of schwannoma of the hand. METHODS We enrolled 8 patients who were initially diagnosed with ganglion by ultrasonography but finally with schwannoma by a tissue biopsy. We retrospectively analyzed the ultrasonographic findings of eight patients including echogenicity, internal homogeneity, po...

In human beings, the muscles of the sole of the foot are known to exhibit variations. During routine cadaveric dissection, an anomalous attachment of the flexor digiti minimi muscle was observed on both sides of a 55 year male cadaver. The flexor digiti minimi muscle had its usual origin from the plantar surface of base of the fifth metatarsal bone and the sheath of the peroneus longus muscle a...

Dynamic high-resolution ultrasonography findings obtained in 34 extreme rock climbers with finger injuries were compared with those in 20 healthy volunteers. Thicknesses of the flexor tendon and A-2 flexor tendon pulley system were measured at the base of the proximal phalanx. The distance between the tendon and phalanx was evaluated with the finger in extension and in forced flexion as a measu...

Introduction: Ewing’s sarcoma localized to foot is extremely rare. Local control is mandatory because of the aggressive nature of the tumor. Therapeutic options for these local tumors include neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery. Case Presentation: A 16-year-old male patient presented with 8-month history of progressive swelling and intermittent pain of the right great toe. Plain radiog...