Dilemma in pediatric mandible fractures: resorbable or metallic plates?

Background: The aim of this study was to compare the efficiency of resorbable and metallic plates in open reduction and internal fixation of mandible fractures in children.

Methods: Thirty-one patients (mean age, 8.05 years; range 20 months-14 years) were operated on various fractures of the mandible (26 [60.

An underestimated "ghost" foreign body as an unusual cause of mandibular osseocutaneous fistula formation: impacted spike of a soccer cleat.

In this article, the case of a patient with osteocutaneous fistula at the left malar region secondary to impacted spike of a soccer cleat to the mandible is presented. Both the clinical and radiologic diagnoses failed because of an obscure anamnesis of the patient and the unavailability of viewing the spike in orthopantomogram and computed tomography. Surgical extirpation was performed to the 41-year-old man who was injured in a football match 3 months before the presentation and had a swooning history after an accidental booting.

Atraumatic Flexor tendon retrieval- a simple method.

Background: Zone 2 flexor tendon injuries still represent a challenging problem to hand surgeons despite the well developed surgical techniques and suture materials. Meticulous surgical repair with atraumatic handling of the severed tendon stumps and minimal damage to the tendon sheath are particularly important to prevent postoperative adhesions and ruptures in this area.In zone 2 flexor tendon injuries proximal to the vinculas, the cut ends of the flexor tendons retract to the palm with muscle contraction.

Clinicopathological evaluation of parotid gland tumors: a retrospective study.

Two hundred and thirty sequential parotid tumors seen from March 1985 to 1995 were reviewed for their clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, pathological diagnosis, treatment modalities, and age and sex distribution. An asymptomatic mass was the most common clinical presentation. All of the operations were performed by the same surgical team.