J West Afr Coll Surg
August 2024
Intra-neural Ewing sarcoma is an extremely rare tumour and only a few isolated case reports exist in the literature. A 32-year-old South Asian male presented with wrist and finger drops of 3 months duration. Further evaluation with ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a tumour of the radial nerve in the arm.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Hand injuries pose challenges due to complexity and aesthetic-functional concerns. Dorsum of hand injuries are difficult to treat due to thin skin cover and increased propensity to exposure of underlying structures. Perforator-based flaps can provide better outcomes with minimal donor site morbidity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEarly detection of free flap compromise is critical for salvage of the flap. Various methods of free flap monitoring have been described, but clinical assessment is the standard method for among all. In this study, role of infrared thermography is evaluated for free flap monitoring.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate the efficacy of three jaw adventitia holding (TADH) microclamps in end-to-end microvascular anastomosis.
Background: Acland clamps, though highly efficacious, require a steep learning curve and are associated with complications such as back walling and incomplete bites.
Methods: A single center, parallel group, 30-patient randomized clinical trial was conducted with a 1:1 allocation ratio in Acland and TADH microclamp groups.
The standard cross-finger flap (CFF) and laterally based thenar flap (LTF) are the time-tested modalities of fingertip reconstruction. We were unable to find any studies that have compared these two flaps for fingertip reconstruction. The aim of this study is compare the outcomes of these two flaps at 11 months after fingertip reconstruction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Many different flaps had been described to cover exposed bone in fingertip amputations and injuries. The variants of VY advancement flap, by far the simplest, had proven to render good functional and aesthetic outcome. We aimed to revisit and compare the various VY advancement flaps in fingertip reconstruction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Fingertip injuries are common in industrial production activities as well as in domestic work. Loss of pulp hampers daily life activities. Functional and aesthetic aspects are important in fingertip reconstruction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Reverse sural flap (RSF) is commonly used for soft tissue reconstruction of distal leg and heel defects. The classic method of flap transfer is the single-staged cutaneous islanded reverse sural flap (SS-RSF). This method is associated with variable flap complications notably the venous congestion.
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