Traumatic Disruption of Profunda Femoris Artery Branch Following Treatment of an Intertrochanteric Hip Fracture With a Cephalomedullary Nail.

Surgical management of intertrochanteric hip fractures is a common surgery with low rates of intraoperative complications. Vascular injuries are exceptionally rare when placing an intramedullary nail without open reduction. There are very few reported cases of direct arterial injury and active bleed at the level of the distal interlocking screw following closed reduction and intramedullary nailing of a hip fracture.

Decreased Expression of Pulmonary Homeobox NKX2.1 and Surfactant Protein C in Developing Lungs That Over-Express Receptors for Advanced Glycation End-Products (RAGE).

Receptors for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE) are multi-ligand cell surface receptors of the immunoglobin superfamily prominently expressed by lung epithelium. Previous experiments demonstrated that over-expression of RAGE by murine alveolar epithelium throughout embryonic development causes neonatal lethality coincident with significant lung hypoplasia. In the current study, we evaluated the expression of NKX2.

Lung Inflammation Is Associated with Preeclampsia Development in the Rat.

Preeclampsia (PE) is an obstetric complication associated with significant health implications for the fetus and mother. Studies have shown a correlation between lung disease development and PE. Gas6 protein is expressed in the lung and placenta, and binds to the AXL Tyrosine kinase receptor.

Surgical Reduction of Spondylolisthesis During Lumbar Fusion: Are Complications Associated With Slip Correction?

Study Design: This was a retrospective cohort study.

Objective: The objective of this study was to quantify the rates of complication following surgical treatment for symptomatic degenerative and isthmic spondylolisthesis and to examine the association between slip reduction and complication rates.

Summary Of Background Data: It is unclear if the degree of spondylolisthesis reduction during lumbar spine fusion in adults influences the rate of surgical complications.