Backgroundand methodology: The presented retrospective study is a report of 17 children (18 limbs) with post infective physeal bars around the knee. Minimum 2 years follow up sepsis was available.ObservationsThe mean infection 6.9 years. bar formation manifested 22.6 months sepsis. angular deformity progressed at monthly rate 0.84, 0.1, 0.26° for peripheral, central and extensive respectively. ...

AIM To compare the results of anterior instrumentation and standard posterior procedure for correction of adolescent thoracic idiopathic scoliosis. METHODS The study included 50 patients with adolescent thoracic idiopathic scoliosis who underwent corrective spinal surgery. Anterior spinal fusion by use of modified Zielke ventral derotation system (anterior approach to spine through thorax) wa...

Department of Radiology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Korea Department of Pathology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Korea Department of Surgery, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Korea Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine Received December 23, 2008 ; Accepted February 6, 2009 Address repr...

Experiments were performed on an x-pinch using a pulsed power current generator capable of producing an 80 kA current with a rise time of 50 ns. Molybdenum wires with and without gold coating were employed to study the effect of high z coating on the low-density (<5 × 1018 cm−3) coronal plasma dynamics. A comparison of images from XUV frames and optical probing shows that the low density corona...

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to compare in human cadavers the applicability of a commonly used stapling device, the CONTOUR® curved cutter (CC) (Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Cincinnati, OH) to a newly released, curved stapler, the Endo GIA™ Radial Reload with Tri-Staple™ Technology (RR) (Covidien, New Haven, CT) METHODS: Four experienced surgeons performed deep pelvic dissect...

Endonasal surgery is utilized in diagnosis, biopsy, management and follow-up of several sinonasal diseases. In order to perform this procedure with the appropriate safety, preventing iatrogenic lesions, it is essential that the surgeon can preoperatively rely on an appropriate mapping of bone structures involving the nasal fossae, paranasal cavities and their drainage pathways. The imaging meth...

The aim of this study was to assess the rate of collateral soft tissue release required in navigated total knee arthroplasty (TKA) to achieve an intra-operative coronal femoral tibial mechanical axis (FTMA) in extension of 0 ± 2°. The primary outcomes assessed were post-operative coronal plane alignment and rate of collateral soft tissue release. The secondary outcomes were range of motion, fun...

PURPOSE The aim of our study is to determine the alterations on coronal balance after overcorrection of Lenke type 1 curve, retrospectively. METHODS Datas of 34 patients (29 female, 5 male patients; mean age, 16.3±3.3 years; range, 13-24 years) surgically treated for scoliosis between 2004 and 2010 were reviewed, retrospectively. The adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients with Lenke type 1 ...