Acute post-operative airway complications following anterior cervical spine surgery and the role for cricothyrotomy.

Anterior cervical spine surgery (ACSS) is a common procedure, but not without its own risks and complications. Complications that can cause airway compromise occur infrequently, but can rapidly lead to respiratory arrest, leading to severe morbidity or death. Knowing emergent post-operative airway management including surgical airway placement is critical.

Case report: Acute cubital tunnel syndrome in a hemophiliac patient.

A 24-year-old right-hand dominant male with severe Hemophilia A presented with acute elbow pain, associated paresthesias, and weakness in the ulnar nerve distribution after upper body weight lifting. In the week prior, he missed three doses of Factor VIII replacement. After no improvement with conservative measures, he was taken to the operating room urgently for decompression and was noted to have a perineural hematoma in the cubital tunnel.

Outcomes of distal humerus diaphyseal injuries fixed with a single-column anatomic plate.

Purpose: The locking compression extra-articular distal humerus plate (EADHP) is an anatomically shaped, angular stable single-column fixation system for distal third humerus fractures. The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate clinical and radiographic outcomes after open reduction and internal fixation of distal humerus fractures with this device.

Methods: Twenty-one consecutive patients with distal humerus fractures were treated with the EADHP system between February 2006 and June 2012.