Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES
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Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg · Jun 2023
An unusual injury pattern: arm wrestling injury, treatment modalities, clinical outcomes, and return to sport.
In the sport of arm wrestling, the great rotational force is applied to the upper extremity, which can result in muscle and tendon injuries in the shoulder, elbow, and wrist joints, and even bone fractures. The aim of this study was to present the treatment modalities, functional outcomes, and return to sport after arm wrestling injuries. ⋯ This study constitutes the largest patient series evaluating patients presenting at a health-care institution with any complaint after arm wrestling. Arm wrestling is not a sport that only results in bone pathologies. Therefore, providing the participants in this sport with information that they may be injured in arm wrestling but there will be a full recovery, may reassure and encourage them.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg · Jun 2023
Can whole blood viscosity predict the development of acute mesenteric arterial thrombosis?
Acute mesenteric ischemia is a serious condition with high mortality rate, resulting internal organ damage and intestinal necrosis due to sudden occlusion in the arteries feeding the abdominal solid organs and intestines. The most common causes of acute mesenteric artery ischemia are embolic processes and thrombosis that develops on the basis of primary mesenteric artery atherosclerosis. Whole blood viscosity (WBV) was defined by De Simon and could be calculated with a formula that consists of total plasma protein and hematocrit (HCT). In our study, we aimed to investigate the predictive value of WBV for acute mesenteric ischemia caused by primary mesenteric artery occlusion. ⋯ In our study, we determined that the WBV value obtained with the De Simon formula is a valuable parameter in predicting the development of acute mesenteric artery ischemia caused by primary mesenteric artery occlusion.
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Hand burn trauma occurs quite commonly and the outcome of hand burns can significantly impact self-care daily function, work and employment, leisure activities, and overall health-related quality of life. The overall goal of the management of hand burn trauma is to optimize hand function. Rehabilitation and restoration of hand function are critical for the patient's independence and re-integration into society and work. The purpose of this study is to present our experience with 105 hand burn trauma patients admitted and treated in our burn center and to show the efficacy of early rehabilitation on their ability to return to their prior social life and work. ⋯ A comprehensive rehabilitation program is essential in helping patients to regain optimal function after hand burn trauma. Physiotherapy and occupational therapy is most beneficial when started at the time of admission.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg · Jun 2023
Comparison of ileocecal resection and right hemicolectomy in the surgical treatment of complicated appendicitis.
Simple appendectomy with a complicated appendicitis diagnosis could prove difficult, sometimes requiring ex-tended resection. Hence, we aimed to compare two procedures that are preferred for extended resection, ileocecal resection, and right hemicolectomy, in terms of patients' demographic data, preoperative laboratory values (white blood cell [WBC], Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio [N/L], C-reactive protein [CRP]), operation times, postoperative complications, length of hospital stay, and 1-month mortality rates. ⋯ Ileocecal resection is a safe procedure for patients diagnosed with complicated appendicitis who are scheduled for extended resection.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg · Jun 2023
Case ReportsNeo-glans reconstruction with dartos flaps covered with buccal mucosal graft after total glans amputation during circumcision: novel technique.
Penile glans amputation is a rare and catastrophic complication of circumcision. Reconstruction of the penile glans was indicated following amputation. Our report discusses a novel technique for reconfiguration of the amputated penile glans of a 5-year-old male admitted 6 months following a complicated circumcision. ⋯ The patient's glans-like cosmetic structure was observed during follow-up, and the patient was urinating normally. This is the first surgical repair technique to use this method in the literature. The use of a dartos flap covered with a buccal mucosal graft is a successful and simple procedure with acceptable cosmetic and functional results for the late reconfigurating a neoglans shape after a glans penis amputation when the penile size is suitable.