Acta Orthop Traumato
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Acta Orthop Traumato · Jan 2013
Review Case ReportsAlkaptonuric patient presenting with "black" disc: a case report.
Although intervertebral disc degeneration usually occurs in the natural course of alkaptonuria, detection of the disease by black disc material in a patient without any other sign of alkaptonuria is an extremely rare condition. The authors report a 45-year-old previously healthy female patient who was operated on for prolapsed lumbar disc herniation, and in whom the nucleus pulposus was discovered to be black intraoperatively. The alkaptonuria was diagnosed after histopathological examination of the black disc material. Elevated urinary concentration of homogentisic acid confirmed the diagnosis.
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Acta Orthop Traumato · Jan 2013
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyCoracoid versus lateral sagittal infraclavicular block.
The aim of this study was to compare block performance time and secondarily success rates of coracoid block (CB) and lateral sagittal infraclavicular block (LSIB). ⋯ Both block techniques were effective and performed in a similar time period.
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Acta Orthop Traumato · Jan 2013
Case ReportsTrigger finger at the carpal tunnel level: three case reports.
Although trigger finger occurs mostly due to a problem at the A1 pulley various other causes have also been reported. We present three patients with different tumors at the carpal tunnel as a cause of triggering. All patients were treated with local excision.
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Acta Orthop Traumato · Jan 2013
Ischial and pubic osteotomies performed by medial approach during periacetabular osteotomies: an anatomical study.
The aim of this study was to identify the anatomic landmarks of ischial and pubic osteotomies performed as part of Bernese periacetabular osteotomy, measure the distances of these landmarks to the main neurovascular structures and determine whether these osteotomies can be performed and visualized using a medial approach. ⋯ The "pubic osteotomy line" connecting the anterior obturator tubercle and obturator crest, and the inferior border of the posterior obturator tubercle (the starting point of the ischial osteotomy line) can be approached and visualized safely using a medial incision in Bernese periacetabular osteotomy.
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Acta Orthop Traumato · Jan 2013
The effect of dexketoprofen trometamol on the healing of diaphysis fractures of rat tibia.
The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of dexketoprofen trometamol, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, on fracture healing. ⋯ No radiological, biomechanical, and histological effects were detected in the healing of closed fractures of the tibia fixed with intramedullary nail with the long-term use of dexketoprofen trometamol. Dexketoprofen trometamol may be used in patients undergoing surgical fixation for traumatic fractures, taking into account other drugs administered together.