Large Abdominal Wall Defect Reconstruction: Revoking and Modifying the Old Technique.

The risk factors for abdominal wall hernia after surgery are an increase in body mass index, midline incision, incisional surgical-site infection, preoperative chemotherapy, blood transfusion, increasing age, female sex, and increasing thickness of subcutaneous tissue. Reconstructing the abdominal wall defect becomes a challenge in multiple risk factor patients. Many new mesh implants have been invented, but all fail in case of infections.

Early ultrasound therapy for rehabilitation after zone II flexor tendon repair.

Background: In our Institute, most of the patients treated for hand injuries were industrial workers with poor compliance. For rehabilitation after zone II flexor tendon repair, we had tried various early mobilization protocols. As these protocols demanded a degree of commitment from the patients, our results were suboptimal.