BACKGROUND Adhesion formation after spine surgery is a result of normal wound healing that may place patients at increased risk for complications during revision surgery. Preventing adhesions could reduce the risk of complications during revision surgery, and possibly reduce the need for revision procedures. This study evaluates the ability of DuraSeal Xact Adhesion Barrier System (DSX) (Covidi...

Background: The use of structural allografts is aimed to restore the resected bone segment in order to maintain enough bone stock for future revisions. The aim of this study was to describe the mechanical failures of Allograft Megaprosthesis Composite (AMC) revised to Modular Megaprosthesis (MMP) due to nonunion of the structural allograft in patients younger than 40 years. Material and methods...

INTRODUCTION Revision arthroplasty of the hip is becoming increasingly important in recent years. Early primary arthroplasty and longer life expectancy of the patients increases the number of revision surgery. Revision surgery of hip arthroplasty is major surgery for the patients, especially the elderly, with significant risks concerning the general condition of the patient. The aim of this wor...

purpose : to report the long-term outcome of patients with iridocorneal endothelial syndrome (ice) who required surgery for glaucoma. materials & methods : this retrospective, noncomparative case series was conducted on 11 patients with ice who underwent surgery to control their glaucoma between 1992 and 2004 in farabi eye hospital. the first surgery was trabeculectomy with mitomycin c except i...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Surgical treatment for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is often followed by polyp regrowth with return of symptoms. The purpose of this study is to identify clinical factors that influence the time interval to revision sinus surgery in patients with nasal polyps. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. METHODS Records of 299 individuals who underwent...

Breast augmentation with implants is one of the most commonly performed plastic surgery procedures. The goal of the operation is to increase the size, shape or fullness of the breast. It is accomplished by placing silicone, saline or alternative composite breast implants under the chest muscles, fascia or the mammary gland. This type of operation is no exception concerning the occurrence of com...

We report a recurrent Piriformisc muscle syndrome after surgical release. After the primary neurolysis, a second operation was performed to release adhesions. This case shows a different type of sciatic nerve entrapment by an abnormal thin muscle slip. Results of the revision surgery guide us to the point that revision surgery for Piriformis muscle syndrome should be meticulously selected, and ...

Stiffness is an uncommon complication after total knee arthroplasty, but at the same time it is a disabling problem for many patients. Outcomes of revision surgery for a stiff knee following arthroplasty have not been well evaluated, to our knowledge. The purpose of this literature is to define prevalence of stiffness after primary total knee replacement and also to evaluate the efficacy of rev...

BACKGROUND There are limited data reporting outcomes after revision arthroscopic surgery for residual femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). HYPOTHESIS (1) Revision arthroscopic FAI correction results in improved outcomes, but they are inferior to those of primary arthroscopic FAI correction. (2) Improved postrevision radiographic parameters are predictive of better outcomes. STUDY DESIGN Coho...