The Authors describe a new dynamic endonasal Teflon stent, nick-named "little gun", used after the surgical transnasal endoscopic treatment of bilateral choanal atresia in a 4-day-old male. This Teflon stent, conceived to perfectly fit the new naso-choanal openings and to achieve an "orthopaedic" tutorial function, is made of three portions: "A", the barrel, "B", the breech, "C" the butt. The b...

BACKGROUND The benefit of pre and post-operative administration of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for the relief of post-operative pain and control of inflammation in horses following orthopaedic surgery has not been previously investigated in controlled clinical field trials, and the utility of such treatment is a matter of ongoing dispute. Recently the utility of post-operative pain ma...

PURPOSE: There is no consensus in the literature regarding the diagnosis and treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). We designed a national questionnaire to assess the various opinions and current practice of paediatric orthopaedic surgeons in the Netherlands regarding the diagnosis and treatment of DDH in children less than 1 year old. METHODS: The questionnaire was sent to all...

OBJECTIVES This study compared soft versus hard resting hand splints on pain and hand function in 39 persons with rheumatoid arthritis. Splint preference was also evaluated to determine its effects on splint wear compliance. METHOD A repeated measures research design was used to compare the two experimental conditions, wearing a soft splint versus a hard splint on the dominant hand for 28 day...

INTRODUCTION Total talar dislocations are uncommon injuries and usually seen following high velocity injuries. Total talar dislocations (missing talus) without fractures around the ankle are extremely rare. There are no consensuses on the best treatment of such injuries. To best of our knowledge very few cases have been reported in literature. We hereby report a closed total talar dislocation i...

In a study comparing two regimens of treatment after intra-articular irradiation of the knee with yttrium-90 one group of patients was allocated to bed rest for 48 hours in hospital and the other to mobilisation at home. Initially a Robert-Jones orthopaedic bandage was applied to the knee in all patients, serving as a semi-rigid splint, but as loss of isotope from the knee was appreciable in th...

Introduction. Meniscus displacement in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is known to provoke development of TMJ dysfunction, thereby impairing quality life. Managing disorders divided into three stages, first which intermediate determining prognosis and further tactics. The aim study evaluate effectiveness occlusal splint systems assess different stages dysfunction management. Materials methods...

Splinting is the standard of care for stabilization of replanted or repositioned permanent teeth following trauma. The present experimental study compared four dental trauma splints in 10 volunteers. The evaluated splints included a wire-composite splint (WCS), a button-bracket splint (BS), a resin splint (RS), and a new device (TTS=Titanium Trauma Splint) specifically developed for splinting t...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of peripheral intravenous (IV) cannula site joint immobilisation by splint application on functional duration of peripheral IV cannula in neonates. DESIGN Randomised controlled trial. SETTING Neonatal intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital. PARTICIPANTS Neonates requiring continuous IV infusion for an expected duration of more than or equal to 7...