Constriction Band Release in a Neonatal Ischemic Limb: A Pediatric Anesthesiology Case Report.

A 1.1 Kg, four-hour-old, 29-weeks-gestation male patient presented with right upper extremity ischemia secondary to neonatal constriction band syndrome. Emergency constriction band release was deemed necessary to facilitate limb salvage.

Successful Emergent Treatment of Limb-Threatening Amniotic Constriction Band in a Neonate with a 2-year Follow-up: A Case Report.

Case: A 29-week-old gestational age neonate born by emergent cesarean delivery was found to have a circumferential upper arm amniotic constriction band. Initial removal of the amniotic band at the time of delivery uncovered a circumferential skin band with profound venous obstruction but preserved Doppler arterial flow. Emergent excision of the constricted skin band with fasciotomies of the arm and forearm was performed shortly after birth to preserve the extremity.

Septic Joints: Finger and Wrist.

Infections in the joints of the hand and wrist carry the risk of significant morbidity. Common presenting symptoms include joint redness, swelling, and pseudoparalysis that occurs several days following a penetrating trauma. Diagnostic workup should be expedited, including a laboratory evaluation and arthrocentesis.

Efficacy of Dorsoradial Capsulodesis for Trapeziometacarpal Joint Instability: A Cadaver Study.

Purpose: To test the biomechanical properties of the dorsoradial capsulodesis procedure.

Methods: Six cadaveric hands were used. After exposing the trapeziometacarpal (TMC) joint, we placed Kirschner wires in the distal radius and thumb metacarpal.

Neurobehavioral consequences of cortical adaptation disruption during ontogeny.

Filtering of redundant or stable inputs is a critical function of all sensory pathways. Normal sensory gating can allow processing resources to be differentially devoted to changing or otherwise biologically significant stimuli. In olfaction, short-term odor habituation is mediated by a metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR)-mediated depression of afferent synapses in the piriform cortex.