PDS Plate Versus Bone Graft in Orbital Floor Reconstruction: A Prospective Study to Identify the Better Alternative.

The objective of this study is to compare the effect and outcome of orbital floor reconstruction with bone graft and PDS plate. A prospective cohort study was conducted at B J Medical College, Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad from 1st September 2013 to 28th February 2016 by the Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery on patients (N = 35) who reported with orbital floor fracture. Diplopia, enophthalmos, infection rate, hospital stay, and donor site complications were considered.

Study of kite string injuries in Western India.

A prospective analysis of 104 patients (outdoor and indoor) with manja (powdered glass coated kite string) injury from January 2011 to January 2015 was carried out at Civil Hospital Ahmedabad. All patients were analysed for mode and severity of injury, site of injury, associated injuries, activity being performed when injury occurred, the clinical diagnosis and treatment required. Analysis of collected data revealed that majority of the injuries occurred while driving or in pedestrians with the neck being the most commonly affected body part.

A clinico-epidemiological study of rescuer burns.

Rescuer burn is a relatively newer terminology introduced to define the burns sustained by a person attempting to rescue a primary burn victim. Few studies have been published thus far on this peculiar type of burns. Due to the general neglect of the rescuer burns victim and discontinuation of treatment in most cases, once the primary victim dies, the rescuer often ends up in badly infected wounds and has a delayed return to work.

Utility of proximally based sural artery flap for lower thigh and knee defects.

The proximally based sural artery flap presents distinct advantages in reconstruction of knee and lower thigh defects including thin sensate flap, reduced donor-site morbidity with good aesthetic outcome. However there are few reports in the literature regarding this flap. This study presents our experience with use of this flap in 37 patients.

Managing venous discrepancy: simple method.

Microvascular anastomosis is an essential technique for free flap transfer and replantation surgery. Size discrepancy in microvascular anastomosis is a common issue in free flap transfer. Different methods are used by microvascular surgeons to solve the problem of vascular discrepancies.

Heel flap injuries in spoke wheel accidents.

Aim: To compare and discuss motorcycle and bicycle spoke heel flap injuries and also to discuss the pathomechanics and treatment modalities of spoke wheel injuries.

Methods: The study comprises 42 heel flap injuries patients who were selected from amongst 216 cases of lower extremity trauma. The injuries were graded into three classes: I-III, depending upon the severity and extent of the injury.

Nutrition in burns: need for an aggressive dynamic approach.

Introduction: Extensive burns elicit a pronounced metabolic response causing physiological derangements leading to the hyper-metabolic state. The hyper-metabolic response is accompanied by severe catabolism and a loss of lean body mass and also by a progressive decline of host defenses that impairs the immunological response.

Aims: A study was conducted in our hospital to assess various aspects of nutritional management of burns considering the ground realities of general hospital.