Since the sixties at our Department of Neurosurgery, we use an original method for external ventricular shunts. To verify the effectiveness for reduction of infections risks the Authors have retrospectively analyzed 95 patients: only 4 cases of meningitis have been observed. The Authors consider the utility of the proper method and the importance of the duration of ventriculostomy placement.
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February 1992
We describe a case of tarsal tunnel syndrome treated surgically. We analyze the principal etiopathogenetic and clinical features of the syndrome together with the surgical anatomy and go on to discuss the main steps in the surgical operation, the results and possible postoperative complications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe use of a new prosthetic material (110 DTEX F 33 Propylene and Medical Polyester Torlen 165 DTEX) in the reconstruction of bone defects of the skull, even of large dimension, is described by the authors. The material has good biologic tolerance, is already pre-moulded, can be easily adapted to the exact size of the defect and offers remarkable aesthetic and functional results. EEG, X-ray, MRI and CT can be performed without artefact and interferences.
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September 1991
A rare example of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt malfunction is presented. Radiological and operative findings demonstrated a self-duplication with upward migration of the peritoneal catheter.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOne hundred patients affected by S.A.H.
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