Publications by authors named "P Pupin"

Object: The DIAM is a polyester-encased silicone interspinous dynamic stabilization device that can unload the anterior column and reestablish the functional integrity of the posterior column.

Methods: The DIAM was implanted in 104 patients between May 1, 2001 and October 30, 2001. A retrospective evaluation was performed based on chart review and patient questionnaire at a median follow-up interval of 18.

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The authors report the case of a patient with a crush fracture of the pelvis associated with rupture of the urethra, rupture of the bladder and ano-rectal disruption. The emergency and subsequent management of the urinary tract and gastrointestinal lesions is discussed. A review of the literature reveals the rarity of the association of ano-rectal and urinary tract lesions in the context of pelvic fractures and the unique nature of the present case.

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A biometric study based on 20 human scapulae made it possible to specify the variations in the gap of the coraco-acromial arch in relation to its depth and height. A graphic representation in rectangular coordinates, then in spatial representation in relation to the three planes of reference, leads to the following findings: the bony variations in the arch occur essentially: at the coracoid apophysis, and two types of arch can be distinguished depending on the predominance of bony or of ligamentous components.

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Reporting three cases of sequelae of Volkmann's ischemia of the first web space of the hand, following barbiturate overdose, the authors suggest several pathogenic hypothesis. The major factor is obviously an elective compression of the top of the first commissure on its dorsal aspect but it due to a compartmental syndrome or to a stoppage in the blood flow? The second explanation seems the best; the radial artery compressed at the top of the first commissure over the first dorsal intermetacarpal ligament is not able to vascularize the dorsal digital artery of the thumb and the first dorsal interosseous artery. These arteries being terminal in type, an elective muscle necrosis is takes place in the adductor pollicis and the first dorsal interosseous.

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