Metastatic tumor of the hand of unknown primary origin.

Acral metastases in the hand are exceedingly rare. We present the unusual case of a metastatic tumor of the hand of unknown primary site in a 77-year-old man with no known cancer history. The patient presented with pain and swelling in the tip of the left ring finger, which had previously been diagnosed as gout at another clinic.

SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA IN THE FOOT: CASE SERIES AND LITERATURE REVIEW.

Objectives: To report a case series of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in the foot, describing previous risk factors, surgical treatment, histopathological findings, and functional and oncological results.

Methods: Nine consecutive patients diagnosed with SCC of the foot were treated at a single institution and prospectively analyzed for risk factors related to the disease, surgical outcome, and histopathological, functional and oncological results. All patients had identifiable risk factors for SCC.

A method used to access the functional outcome of tibial posterior tendon transfer for foot drop in leprosy.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to access the postoperative functional results of posterior tibial tendon transfer for foot drop as a consequence of nerve palsy in leprosy.

Material And Methods: Thirteen patients (9 males and 4 females) with ages ranging from 9 to 69 years were submitted to posterior tibial tendon transfer by the circumtibial route to correct foot drop in leprosy. The length of postoperative follow-up ranged from 1 to 5 years.

Changes in cortical relative power in patients submitted to a tendon transfer: a pre and post surgery study.

The aim of this study is analyze possible modifications in the cerebral cortex, through quantitative electroencephalography (qEEG) in patients submitted to a tendon transfer procedure (posterior tibialis) by the Srinivasan's technique. Four subjects (2 men and 2 women), 49.25 age average (SD +/ 21.

[EEG spectral coherence at patients submitted to tendon transfer surgery: study pre- and post-surgery].

Tendon transfer of the tibiliais posterior muscle is a surgical intervention widely employed in orthopedics for the correction of drop foot caused by leprosy. However, few models have proposed a thorough investigation of the brain plasticity phenomenon during tendon transfer. Thus, the present study aimed at analyzing EEG spectral coherence (SC) in patients submitted to tendon transfer of the tibiliais posterior muscle by Srinivasan's technique and quantitative EEG (EEGq).

Compression of the medial branch of the deep peroneal nerve, relieved by excision of an os intermetatarseum. A case report.

The authors report a case of direct compression of the medial branch of the deep peroneal nerve by an os intermetatarseum in a 52-year-old female patient who was referred to their Institution because of pain over the dorsum of her left foot associated with paraesthesias in the first web space. Examination disclosed a positive Tinel sign over the dorsal aspect of the first metatarsal bone. Plain radiographs revealed a small, irregular accessory ossicle on the dorsum of the left foot, between the medial cuneiform and first and second metatarsals.

Effect of tenoxicam on fracture healing in rat tibiae.

Background: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have been implicated in the development of delayed unions and nonunion after fractures in animal models. Previous investigations have identified two important factors as determinants of delayed fracture healing: early drug administration and a dose-dependent effect.

Objective: The purpose of this investigation was to study the effect of tenoxicam, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, on the fracture healing process in rat tibiae.