Thoracic aortic coarctation with asbestos-induced pleural fibrosis presenting as lower limb claudication.

Asbestos exposure is a well-documented cause of pulmonary diseases. However, its systemic effects, particularly on the cardiovascular system, are less understood. We expose a case that highlights an unusual cardiovascular manifestation in a patient with a history of pleural asbestosis compressing the aorta and clinically manifested as lower limb claudication.

Distal Rotational Metatarsal Osteotomy (DROMO) for the treatment of hallux valgus associated with first metatarsal pronation: Surgical technique and initial results.

Background: Hallux valgus (HV) is a very common deformity worldwide. Most of the surgical techniques used in the treatment of HV only correct these deformities in two planes, that is sagittal and transverse planes. The importance of the first metatarsal pronation as an etiological factor of hallux valgus is validated by numerous authors and it is usually unaddressed.

Distal osteotomy of the first metatarsal bone for the correction of hallux valgus: comparison of the sagittal stability of two percutaneous techniques-a cadaveric study.

Background: Distal first metatarsal osteotomy is used to correct mild or moderate hallux valgus (HV). We designed a cadaveric study to compare the resistance to axial load between two percutaneous distal first metatarsal osteotomies: Bösch osteotomy and percutaneous chevron. The first aim of this study was to develop a systematic technique for measuring the sagittal displacement on lateral foot X-rays.

Embolization of genicular arteries in patients with knee osteoarthritis as an alternative for refractory pain treatment: A systematic review.

Background: Genicular artery embolization emerges as an innovative technique described for the treatment of refractory pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis. This review summarizes the available data on the efficacy of genicular artery embolization in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) and refractory pain as an alternative treatment or associated with pharmacological treatment.

Methods: Review according to PRISMA® standards on genicular artery embolization and knee osteoarthritis.

Percutaneous hallux valgus surgery: Anatomical study of its safety and effectiveness.

Background And Hypothesis: Although percutaneous hallux valgus surgery is increasing in popularity, concerns about safety regarding neurovascular and tendinous structures remain. The first aim of this body-donor study was to evaluate the safety of three common percutaneous portals. Secondly, to evaluate percutaneous surgery effectiveness in completing adductor tendon release and first ray osteotomies.

Outcomes of vascular allograft transplants in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.

Background: The transplantation of tissues is a developing practice. Improving cryopreservation techniques and emerging of new immunobiology concepts have let to establish the transplant of vascular allografts as a suitable alternative. This study aims to expose the Catalan experience in vascular allograft transplantation by disclosing basic data about clinical outcomes.

Covered endovascular reconstruction of the aortic bifurcation associated to a snorkel technique for inferior mesenteric artery preservation.

Aortic distal occlusion has been usually treated by open surgery. A persisting patent and overdeveloped inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) suggests a significant participation in the bowel circulation. Coverage of the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) origin could compromise the bowel circulation.

Coagulation Panel in Patients with SARS-CoV2 Infection (COVID-19).

Unlabelled: The 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV2) is the causal agent of the newly-termed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). In January 2020, the World Health Association (WHO) declared the CO-VID-19 as an epidemic. Abnormal coagulation parameters in COVID-19 patients currently are considered as prognostic factors of severity.

Modified Tension-Slide Technique for Endoscopy-Assisted Flexor Hallucis Longus Tendon Transfer.

The rupture of the Achilles tendon (AT) usually occurs in high-caliber athletes, but low-demand patients are also are risk, mainly if they are under corticoids or quinolones. The diagnosis of the AT rupture is usually neglected, and this could result in a worse prognosis for the patient if not treated in an appropriate time. For these patients or for those with high surgical risk, an option of minimally invasive surgery remains attractive.

A randomized controlled noninferiority trial comparing radiofrequency with stripping and conservative hemodynamic cure for venous insufficiency technique for insufficiency of the great saphenous vein.

Objective: The quality of available evidence regarding new minimally invasive techniques to abolish great saphenous vein reflux is moderate. The present study assessed whether radiofrequency ablation (RFA) was noninferior to high ligation and stripping (HLS) and conservative hemodynamic cure for venous insufficiency (CHIVA) for clinical and ultrasound recurrence at 2 years in patients with primary varicose veins (VVs) due to great saphenous vein (GSV) insufficiency.

Methods: We performed a randomized, single-center, open-label, controlled, noninferiority trial to compare RFA and 2 surgical techniques for the treatment of primary VVs due to GSV insufficiency.

A comparison of two designs of postoperative shoe for hallux valgus surgery: A biomechanical study in a cadaveric model.

Background: Hallux Valgus Surgery success depends not only on the operative technique, but also on the care of the foot during the postoperative period. Orthopedic shoes have been developed to decrease the weight load on the first ray, an excess of which might lead to a loss of fixation or pseudoarthrosis. The goal of this study was to determine how the load distribution changed as the forced applied to the foot increased, with and without an orthopedic shoe.

Cryopreserved Allografts for Treatment of Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia in Patients Without Autologous Saphenous Veins.

Background: Revascularization is the best alternative to reduce symptoms and to improve the limb salvage rate in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLI). Alternative grafts as synthetic prostheses and allografts must be considered for patients without a suitable autologous graft. Our aim was to evaluate outcomes of cryopreserved allografts used as a vascular conduit for bypass surgery in the infrainguinal territory.

[Aorto-bifermoral grafs infection due to Candida parapsilosis. An unusual pathogen].

Background: Aorto-enteric fistula is a rare and potentially lethal entity. Its presentation may be as an enteric-paraprosthetic fistula, due to injury in the gut caused by direct contact with the vascular prosthesis.

Objective: We report a case of enteric-paraprosthetic fistulae with the unusual finding of Candida parapsilosis as the only isolated pathogen.