Ultrasound-based Neuropathy Diagnosis in COVID-19 Patients in Post-intensive Care Rehabilitation Settings: A Retrospective Observational Study.

Objectives: Using ultrasound (US) scanning to examine the correlation between increase of common fibular nerve's (CFN) cross sectional area (CSA) and functional impairment of foot dorsiflexor muscles as an early sign of peripheral neuropathy.

Design: Retrospective observational study.

Setting: In-patient rehabilitation unit between November 2020 and July 2021.

The Gore-Tex biomaterial mesh as temporary divisor in two times surgery for spinal and pelvic tumors.

In muscular skeletal spine and pelvic tumor, surgery can be performed by a double anterior and posterior approach to decrease the risk of bleeding and opening the tumor; in first one, neurovascular bundles are divided by the mass; in second one, the tumor is resected by posterior or postero-lateral approach. A Gore-Tex mesh could be used as divisor between neurovascular bundles and the tumor to decrease the adhesion formation risk and facilitate tumor removal during second operation if performed after more days. The cohort was composed by a consecutive series of 11 patients underwent to surgery for spine and pelvic tumor where Gore-Tex mesh spacer was placed.

An osteoporotic hip fracture in a 14-year-old girl undergoing chemotherapy and operated for knee osteosarcoma.

Non-weight-bearing, pre- and postsurgical immobilization, neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy are known to act on bone turnover, causing osteoporosis over short and long time periods. Treatment of fracture insurgence is very difficult because it really depends on being able to choose the right time (i.e.

Mazabraud's syndrome: a new case and review of the literature.

The association between muscular myxomas and fibrous dysplasia is a rare condition known as Mazabraud's syndrome, as reported by Henschen (Verh Dtsch Ges Pathol 21:93-97, 1926) and Mazabraud A and Girard (Rev Rhum Mal Osteoartic 24(9-10):652-659, 1957). We report a case of a 32-year-old woman with multiple myxomas in her right thigh and monomelic fibrous dysplasia. A review of the international literature referring to 67 cases to date was carried out.