The use of endoprostheses for limb salvage in primary bone tumours is highly specialised. Studies have shown no significant difference in survival, function or quality of life between patients with limb salvage and those with amputation. We have derived a formula for calculating the ongoing costs of limb salvage with an endoprosthesis which is based on actual costs and uses historical data to s...

Background In patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) the myocardial salvage index (MSI) quantified by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) is defined as the volumetric difference of myocardial edema, reflecting the perfusion bed, and the infarcted tissue. While after a coronary occlusion time of more than 8 hours, relevant myocardial salvage is highly unlikely, previous data however...

We undertook a prospective, randomised study in order to evaluate the efficacy of clamping the drains after intra-articular injection of saline with 1:500 000 adrenaline compared with post-operative blood salvage in reducing blood loss in 212 total knee arthroplasties. The mean post-operative drained blood volume after drain clamping was 352.1 ml compared to 662.3 ml after blood salvage (p < 0....

With the available microsurgical techniques, salvage of the limb can almost always provide a useful upper limb, even in the most complex combined injuries. Having a low threshold for revascularization of doubtfully viable extremities and making full use of the current armamentarium of soft tissue cover techniques, including flow through free flaps, will salvage many limbs. Secondary procedures,...

In this study, 32 osteosarcoma patients admitted in the department of orthopedics from 2008 to 2016 were selected as subjects. Percutaneous intra-arterial chemotherapy was performed on 17 patients on the day before admission, and then the general chemotherapy was carried out on next day. After limb salvage surgery, the previous chemotherapy was repeated for 4 times. Before limb salvage surgery,...

Purpose/Objectives:Radiation therapy has become the primary treatment modality for cancer of the pharynx and larynx in many institutions in the United States. In patients with recurrent head and neck cancer that have failed radiation with or without chemotherapy, salvage surgery is the preferred treatment modality for curative intent. Salvage surgery in the post radiation setting is a significa...

The salvage of historic shipwrecks involves a debate between salvors, who wish to maximize profit, and archeologists, who wish to preserve historical value. Traditionally, salvage of shipwrecks has been governed by admiralty law, but the Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987 transferred title of historically important wrecks in U.S. waters to the state in whose waters the wreck is found, thereby abro...

Buerger disease or thromboangiitis obliterans is a non-atherosclerotic, segmental, inflammatory, peripheral arterial occlusive in young male smokers. Revascularization via endovascular treatment and/or bypass surgery less common and technically challenging patients with disease. Herein, we report the case of 30-year-old patient who underwent followed by surgery, which successfully salvaged his c...