Publications by authors named "Ejiri Soichi"
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- * Sixteen patients with a median age of 59 underwent RCWO, with findings indicating age cutoffs of 52.5 years for clinical improvements and 30 years for radiological healing after surgery.
- * Younger patients (up to mid-50s for clinical outcomes and 30s for radiological results) showed significantly better recovery, suggesting that age should be a key factor in surgical decision-making for RCWO.
Background: Acquired hemophilia is rare. In some cases, the bleeding in muscle causes compartment syndrome. However, it is not clear whether fasciotomy should be performed for the compartment syndrome caused by acquired hemophilia because of the risk of bleeding and the unknown functional results.
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- The acute Masquelet technique is introduced as a new method for treating bone defects in open lower leg fractures during the critical early phase.
- Seven Japanese patients were analyzed, resulting in successful bone union in all cases, despite one instance of deep infection.
- The technique showed promise as a primary treatment option, leading to pain-free recovery and improved mobility for all patients.
A pedicled latissimus dorsi (LD) myocutaneous flap is a reliable reconstructive method for elbow flexion, though there are no reports regarding its application to a terminal nerve level injury of the brachial plexus. A 29-year-old man presented with dysfunction of elbow flexion, wrist extension, and finger extension. Physical examination and electromyography showed that the palsy was caused by an injury at the terminal nerve level of the brachial plexus without dysfunction of the axillary nerve.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImpaired Extension of the Digits due to Bilateral Idiopathic Intrinsic Contracture: A Case Report.
J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol
September 2019
Idiopathic intrinsic contracture (IIC) with no history of trauma, ischemia, or spasticity is extremely rare. We report herein a case of impaired extension of the digits due to bilateral IICs occurred in a 30-year-old woman with a past medical history of eating disorder and amenorrhea. Although no previous case has been reported in the literature, eight similar cases of IIC have been presented at Japanese domestic conferences.
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- The study focuses on improving treatment for patients with septic non-union of the tibia using a two-staged operation, flow-through technique for vascular grafting, and local heparin infusion.
- Five patients with an average age of 52.8 underwent this innovative approach, where antibiotic-laden PMMA beads were used initially before reconstructing the bone with a free vascularized fibular graft.
- The outcome showed successful bone union in all patients within about 18.8 weeks post-surgery without any need for additional procedures due to blood clotting issues.
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- This study evaluates the effectiveness of the Masquelet technique in treating deep infections following extremity trauma in six patients through bone grafting and locking plate fixation.
- The method involves using antibiotic-containing cement beads to manage infection and promote healing before placing crushed cancellous bone grafts into the defect.
- Results showed an average time to bone union of four months, with no cases of implant failure or infection recurrence post-surgery, demonstrating the technique's potential benefits for irregular bone defects.
Purpose: This study investigated the shape of bone grafts and associations with upper limb function over the long term after free vascularized fibular head graft (FVFHG) for reconstruction of the proximal humerus after wide resection for bone sarcoma.
Methods: Patients comprised 3 women who had undergone FVFHG at least 5 years previously. Age at surgery was 12 years in 2 cases and 76 years in one.
Purpose: The surgical techniques widely used in Japan for idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) are the Okutsu method of endoscopic carpal tunnel release (ECTR) and palmar incision for open carpal tunnel release (OCTR). However, no prospective randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have compared treatment outcomes between these two procedures. This RCT compared short-term outcomes between ECTR and OCTR for CTS.
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