Flaming alcoholic drinks: flirting with danger.

Alcohol-related burn injuries carry significant mortality and morbidity rates. Flaming alcoholic beverages served in trendy bars and clubs are becoming increasingly popular. The dangers associated with an ignited alcoholic drink are often underestimated by party goers whose risk assessment ability is already impaired by heavy alcohol consumption.

Leg length discrepancy after total hip arthroplasty: a review of literature.

Discrepancy of leg length is often considered to be a problem after total hip replacement and can adversely affect an otherwise excellent outcome. Furthermore, it has been associated with patient dissatisfaction and remains one of the most common reasons for litigation against the orthopedic community. As a consequence of the need to equalize leg length, several authors have sought to validate methods of minimizing limb length discrepancy based on preoperative planning with preoperative radiological templates or intraoperative methods of measurement.

Rupture of an inferior epigastric artery pseudo-aneurysm following laparoscopic port insertion.

Laparoscopic port insertion is a potential cause of trauma to the inferior epigastric artery, resulting in pseudo-aneurysm formation. Treatment of pseudo-aneurysms includes thrombin injection, coil embolisation, embolisation with N-butyl cyanoacrylate, compression therapy or surgical excision and ligation. The authors present a case of pseudo-aneurysm caused by port insertion during laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy.

Simultaneous metacarpophalangeal joint ulnar collateral ligament injury and carpometacarpal dislocation of the thumb in a football player: a case report.

An unusual case of ulnar collateral ligament avulsion in association with carpometacarpal dislocation of thumb is described. Symptoms and deformity caused by dislocation can mask the presence of injuries such as damage to the ulnar collateral ligament of thumb. This may lead to long term disability.

Successful management of spontaneous Clostridium septicum myonecrosis.

Spontaneous Clostridium septicum myonecrosis, or gas gangrene, is an extremely rare soft tissue infection associated with malignancy and immunosuppression. Even with appropriate treatment the mortality rate approaches 100%. We present the case of a patient who presented with fulminant Clostridium septicum sepsis and myonecrosis who was successfully treated and made a full recovery within two weeks of the initial episode.

Objective computer-based assessment of valleculae residue--is it useful?

There have been questions about the reliability of subjective rating scales used to assess valleculae residue from fluoroscopic images. The aim of this study was to assess interrater agreement on one such scale, and compare it with agreement using a new objective measurement scale. Five speech and language therapists rated 100 valleculae residue still images from 20 consecutive patients using standard clinical practice (i.

Haematological cancers in the breast and axilla: a drop in an ocean of breast malignancy.

We have reviewed imaging findings of 32 female patients with a proven haematological malignancy in the breast and axilla presenting to two breast units over a 13-year period. Nineteen patients had screen-detected lesions, and 13 presented to symptomatic services. The most common histological diagnosis was of non-Hodgkins lymphoma.

The use of a reconstructed three-dimensional solid model from CT to aid the surgical management of a total knee arthroplasty: a case study.

The use of a rapid prototyping method was utilised to produce a pre-operative solid model of the proximal tibia in a patient with a massive defect of the medial tibial plateau. The solid model was reconstructed from aligned sequential CT images of the knee. This was then used to determine the level of bone resection of the proximal tibia for the optimum placement of the tibial component of a total knee replacement.