Dissecting Cellulitis of the Scalp: A Review and Case Studies of Surgical Reconstruction.

Unlabelled: Dissecting cellulitis of the scalp (DCS) is a part of the follicular occlusion tetrad (hidradenitis, acne conglobata, and pilonidal disease). It is a spectrum disorder that can be severe and refractory to medical management. The authors describe 3 such cases successfully treated with surgical resection and reconstruction and present a scoring system for timely referral of such patients to a reconstructive surgical team.

Reduction Mammaplasty in a Patient with Kniest Dysplasia: Case Report and Literature Review.

Collagen plays a fundamental role in wound healing and consequently defective collagen can impair normal wound healing processes. Kniest dysplasia (KD) is a collagenopathy that results from a pathogenic mutation in a gene that codes for type II collagen. Clinical manifestations of the dysplasia include short-trunk dwarfism, kyphoscoliosis, hand arthropathy, cleft palate, hearing loss, and ocular abnormalities.

Office-Based Post-Axial Polydactyly Excision in Neonates, Infants, and Children.

Background: In adult hand surgery literature, there are multiple publications highlighting the successful use of office-based hand surgery in the treatment of hand conditions. There are few instances of office-based hand surgery in the pediatric population present in the literature. Polydactyly of the hand is one of the most common congenital hand malformations.

Blunt cerebrovascular injury in rugby and other contact sports: case report and review of the literature.

Contact sports have long been a part of human existence. The two earliest recorded organized contact games, both of which still exist, include Royal Shrovetide Football played since the 12(th) century in England and Caid played since 1308 AD in Ireland. Rugby is the premier contact sport played throughout the world with the very popular derivative American football being the premier contact sport of the North American continent.