A 64-Year-Old Man with Traumatic Right Middle Lobe Lung Herniation Successfully Managed Conservatively.

BACKGROUND Intercostal lung hernias can be congenital or acquired and involve a protrusion of lung tissue beyond the thoracic cage. Post-traumatic intercostal lung hernias can present with symptoms of pain and dyspnea or can be asymptomatic. This report is of a case of traumatic right middle lobe lung herniation through the intercostal junction of the fourth and fifth ribs in a 64-year-old man that was successfully managed conservatively.

Socioeconomic Factors Influencing Self-reported Outcomes After Posterior Wall Fractures of the Acetabulum: Lessons Learned From a Hispanic Population.

Introduction: Demographic and socioeconomic factors are important determinants that may affect patient self-reported outcomes after acetabular fracture surgery. Hispanics, as a minority group, have an increased tendency to suffer demographic and socioeconomic disparities. At the present time, there is scant information regarding their role among Hispanic patients with acetabular fractures.

Functional and Disability Assessment Among Hispanics With Zone 2 Flexor Tendon Injuries: Comparative Study Between Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Repair and Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Excision.

Introduction: Flexor tendon lacerations in zone II have been reported to be the most complicated of all tendon injuries. Currently, there is no consensus on treatment in surgical management for patients with flexor tendon laceration of flexor digitorum profundus and flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS). The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the repair of FDS tendons provided superior functional outcomes compared with FDS excision in Hispanic patients.