Singap Med J
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Fingertip injuries are commonly seen by family and emergency physicians. Many of the cases are simple to treat and do not need specialised treatment by a hand surgeon. However, there are certain conditions where early intervention by a hand surgeon is warranted for better functional and aesthetic outcomes. Common injuries include mallet finger injury, crush injuries to the fingertip with resultant subungual haematoma, nail bed laceration, partial or complete amputation of the fingertips, pulp amputations and fractures of the distal phalanges.
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Comparative Study
The safety of simultaneous bilateral versus unilateral total knee arthroplasty: the experience in a Korean hospital.
The safety of simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty (SBTKA) remains controversial. This study aimed to compare the postoperative outcomes of SBTKA versus unilateral total knee arthroplasty (UTKA) performed by a single surgeon at a tertiary teaching hospital in Korea. ⋯ It was concluded that SBTKA under CSE may be considered to be relatively safe in Korean female patients.
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We report a delayed diagnosis of osteomyelitis of the scapula involving the inferior angle and extending to the glenoid, with secondary septic arthritis of the glenohumeral joint in a 7-month-old female infant. The patient was treated with arthrotomy of the shoulder joint, anterior drainage of pus and intravenous antibiotics. The diagnosis was delayed as the patient was found to have bilateral lung abscess and other foci of infection, for which she was treated in the neonatal intensive care unit, with all the medical efforts directed towards saving her life. The diagnosis of septic shoulder arthritis is uncommon and difficult, requiring a high index of suspicion, which was another reason for the delayed diagnosis.