Radiographic assessment of incidental bone lesions of the proximal humerus: a prevalence study.

Background: An increased prevalence of benign lesions has been associated with the increased use of radiological tools in orthopedic practice.

Purpose: To investigate the inter-observer reliability of the radiographic detection of lesions on the proximal humerus between different observers.

Material And Methods: X-ray radiological examinations of 17,243 patients were performed by an orthopedic surgeon to assess the presence of proximal humeral bone lesions.

Management of Outpatient Pediatric Burns at a Pediatric Burn Center.

Burn injuries are a serious emergency. Most burn injuries in children can be treated as outpatients. The aim of this study was to present the clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of pediatric burn injuries treated in our outpatient burn clinic.

A prospective study for an alternative probe site for pulse oximetry measurement in male patients with severe burn trauma: penile shaf.

Background: Authors widely use pulse oximetry in clinical monitoring of heart rate (HR) and peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2) by attachment to the fingers; however, there can be a need for an alternative attachment site, especially for burned patients. We investigate the availability of a pulse oximeter probe attached to the penile shaft as an alternative site in pediatric male patients if all extremities became unavailable for pulse oximetry measurement due to severe burn and/or trauma.

Methods: We designed a prospective comparative study in a training and research hospital.

What is the Critical age for the Improvement of Parenchymal Thickness after Pyeloplasty?

Purpose: The most important point in cases of ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) is to decide on the need and timing of surgical treatment. Renal damage may become irreversible as the duration of the obstruction is prolonged. Worsening of hydronephrosis and decrease in renal parenchymal thickness after pyeloplasty may herald an irreversible renal damage.

Tigecycline therapy in pediatric patients with multidrug resistant bacteremia.

Introduction: Multidrug resistance among bacteria increases the need for new therapeutic options. Tigecycline is one candidate drug, due to property of a wider anti-bacterial spectrum to multi-drug resistant (MDR) pathogens. However, it has still not been approved for use in pediatric patients.

Intracerebral Hemorrhage Related With Penicillium Species Following Deceased-Donor Liver Transplant.

Early or late posttransplant opportunistic infections are among the leading complications after liver transplant. The source of early posttransplant opportunistic infections is usually the patient, the implantation of an infected graft, contamination during a surgical procedure, or invasive interventions performed at the intensive care unit. A 10-year-old male patient with Wilson disease (Pediatric End-Stage Liver Disease Score of 42, Child-Pugh score of 12, total bilirubin 40 mg/dL, platelet count 55000/mL, hemoglobin level 6.

Unusual Symptomatic Multipartite Patella Associated with Quadriceps Fat Pad Edema.

Partite patella is a known cause of anterior knee pain, especially in adolescents and young males, although most patients are asymptomatic. Symptomatic partite patella is usually revealed on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as bone marrow edema within the opposing bone fragments. We present a case of unusual bilateral symptomatic multipartite patella in an adult who presented with quadriceps fat pad edema and mass effect as well as slightly edematous signal changes within the bone fragments on MRI.