Degloving soft tissue injuries of upper limbs and their management in Khartoum - Sudan: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Degloving soft-tissue injuries are underreported in Sudan and are potentially devastating. They require early recognition and diagnosis with early and systemic management to reduce the complications that may arise, and to minimize delay for proper intervention by a multidisciplinary team that is usually needed to ensure the effective rehabilitation of these patients and a better outcome.

Objective: To assess the degloving soft tissue injuries of the upper limb and their management in Khartoum.

Presentation of polymelia in conjugation with spinal dysraphism: A case report.

Introduction And Importance: Polymelia is a rare congenital deformity characterized by an extra limb connected to a different part of the body. The Incidence of this condition in humans is scant but relatively higher in animals. Hereditary and genetic factors are linked to the pathogenesis of this condition, but the relationship is not clearly understood.

Atypical presentation of long-standing hand neurofibroma: A case report.

Introduction And Importance: A solitary neurofibroma of the hand is an uncommon condition that typically lacks distinct symptoms, often resulting in misdiagnosis and prolonged morbidity. While it primarily affects younger individuals, it can also present in older adults. This article discusses an extraordinary case of a long-standing neurofibroma in the hand.

Trauma-induced dual-plane hemangioma in the hand: A case report.

Introduction And Importance: Hemangioma is a neoplastic disorder of vascular structures that can manifest at any site of the body. It is a rare ailment in general, and the intramuscular type is particularly uncommon and accounts for approximately 1 % of all hemangiomas. The presentation of hand hemangioma differs from other sites due to the restricted space and compression of vital structures, which frequently manifests as pain and functional impairment alongside mass.

Re-innovation of split lateral gastrocnemius muscle flap for complicated proximal tibia open fracture: Case report.

Introduction And Importance: Maintaining mobility and hence the productivity of individuals depends on the preservation of lower limb integrity. Increasing violence, mainly triggered by weapons, inversely impacts limb functionality, and the resulting wounds require proper care.

Case Presentation: A 47-year-old African man without any previous medical conditions experienced an injury to his right leg from a high-speed accident, resulting in an open fracture in the upper third of the tibia with missing tissue.

Retrospective cross-sectional study to evaluate outcome of loco-regional flaps in head and neck reconstruction in Sudanese patients.

Introduction: The soft tissue of the head and neck region poses both esthetic and functional aspects and must be retorted simultaneously, as any defect will be easy recognizable and will affect the quality of patient's life. Reconstruction by local- regional flap still the most popular approach used and outcome also better than other options.

Objectives: To assess the outcome of loco-regional flaps in head and neck reconstruction in Sudanese patients.

Case report of substantial reconstruction of second ray segment by osteo-tendo-cutaneous pedicled radial forearm flap.

Introduction and importance: The hand is one of the most vital organ that the surgeon aims to preserve its function and natural appearance. Gunshot injuries are common, especially in a war zone, and unfortunately, they create complex wounds that are hard to reconstruct and infection is very common. In this article, we report rebuilding segment of index finger with a pedicled osteo-tendo-cutaneous radial forearm flap.

Case report of unique presentation of spontaneous calf hematoma.

Introduction And Importance: The presentation of spontaneous hematomas remains different between all affected populations, but advanced age and use of anticoagulants are common risk factors in the majority. The progression of the hematoma may require some time to be detected; however, it can prove fatal if it reaches a significant size. A spontaneous calf hematoma can be mistakenly diagnosed as deep vein thrombosis, and the management of both conditions is varying.

Modified intermittent low negative pressure wound therapy for complex injuries: A case series.

Introduction And Importance: Combat wounds can be difficult to manage and can lead to disfigurement and infection. The closure of these wounds is crucial, as delayed closure also increases the risk of further complications. Military medicine has introduced negative pressure wound therapy, which modulates wounds perfectly through the microscopic and macroscopic configurations of the wound environment.

Case report of uneventful resurfacing of the dorsum of foot degloving injury using pedicled lateral supramalleolar flap.

Introduction And Importance: Foot degloving injuries are serious problem and presented regularly to plastic surgery department. Proper identification of this condition followed by suitable reconstruction reduces disability and limb loss. This study highlights the effectiveness of a supramalleolar flap for covering a foot defect.

Case report of Hand salvage post burn using pedicled tensor fascia lata (TFL).

Introduction And Importance: Burn still the major cause of disabilities and challenge facing both patient and surgeon, and when hands were affected a comprehensive planning and work must be obtained to restore functional and aesthetic aspects of hand. Tensor fascia lata (TFL) considered since centuries a useful tool to save hand post burn either it was been harvested with pedicle or as free flap. Although pedicle TFL became seldom but it may be the best option for hand reconstruction.

A novel wide scale well-baby clinic mobile application: an Egyptian pilot study.

Background: Utilization of under 5-year-old child healthcare services in Egypt is considered low, the highest proportion of well-baby visits is mainly for immunization in the first 2 years of age. Mobile health (mHealth) interventions have the potential to be a useful and low-cost way to disseminate information about proper nutrition, can be used to monitor children's growth using the official charts of World Health Organization, can also help in accessing vaccine-related information and schedules.

Objectives: To assess needs and requirements for a new comprehensive well-baby clinic mobile application (app) covering well-baby clinic service components.

Prevalence, risk factors and quality of life impact of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among school teachers in Cairo, Egypt.

Background: School teachers constitute an occupational group which reported a high prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs). Different individual, occupational and psychosocial factors have been identified to influence the complex process of WRMSDs. WRMSDs represent an important and costly occupational health problem being responsible for a poor quality of life (QOL) of teachers.

Patient and visitor aggression de-escalation training for nurses in a teaching hospital in Cairo, Egypt.

Background: Workplace violence (WPV) has been recognized as a major occupational hazard worldwide. Healthcare professions are particularly at a higher risk of WPV. Patients and their relatives are commonly the most common perpetrators for WPV against physicians.

Double versus triple arthrodesis for adult-acquired flatfoot deformity due to stage III posterior tibial tendon insufficiency: a prospective comparative study of two cohorts.

Purpose: The study aims to prospectively compare double and triple arthrodesis in terms of functional outcomes and deformity correction. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first prospective comparative study in the literature to date.

Methods: This is a prospective comparative cohort study carried out between May 2017 and May 2019.

Effect of physicians' smoking status on their knowledge, attitude, opinions and practices of smoking cessation in a University Hospital, in Egypt.

Background: The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats. Smoking prevalence and smoking cessation intentions among physicians vary from a country/community to another. Recently, a global reduction in the rates of smoking among healthcare providers is observed.

Frequent transient hepatitis C viremia without seroconversion among healthcare workers in Cairo, Egypt.

Backgrounds: With 10% of the general population aged 15-59 years chronically infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), Egypt is the country with the highest HCV prevalence worldwide. Healthcare workers (HCWs) are therefore at particularly high risk of HCV infection. Our aim was to study HCV infection risk after occupational blood exposure among HCWs in Cairo.