Comparison of surface swab and quantitative biopsy cultures dependent on isolated microorganisms from burn wounds.

Objective: Infections are one of the most important and potentially serious complications of burn wounds. Quantitative biopsy cultures are useful for showing that a burn wound infection is not present, but these cultures are not useful for showing that an infection is present. Swab cultures are used to diagnosis surface colonization and may not accurately reflect the organism(s) causing the wound infection.

Heterotopic ossification in orbital roof, frontal sinus, and ethmoidal cells leading to hypoglobus and upward-gaze deficit.

Heterotopic ossification (HO) of facial sinuses is very rare. In this article, we present an extensive HO case covering the right frontal sinus, superior ethmoidal cells, and upper orbital rim and roof. This mass was leading to a hypoglobus and upward-gaze deficit due to mass effect.

Effects of different surgical techniques on cephalic index and intracranial volume in isolated bilateral coronal synostosis model.

Background: Bilateral coronal synostosis (brachycephaly) is the most common single-suture synostosis that may lead to functional deficits such as mental retardation. This increases the importance of volume gain during surgery. This study was designed to understand the differences in volume gain, cranial index (CI), and aesthetic outcomes when additional osteotomies or rotations are applied on the frontoparietal segment.