2 results match your criteria: "Venizeleio General Hospital of Heraklion Crete[Affiliation]"
Well leg compartment syndrome due to the lithotomy position in orthopedic surgery: a report of two cases and a review of the literature.
J Surg Case Rep
November 2022
Department of Orthopaedics, Venizeleio General Hospital of Heraklion Crete, 71409 Heraklion, Greece.
The well leg compartment syndrome (WLCS) is a complication that can occur because of the lithotomy surgical position. Although it is a very rare entity, it can lead to a permanent disability if not properly treated. Very few cases have been described in the literature as a result of orthopedic surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSciatic nerve injury after acetabular fractures: a meta-analysis of incidence and outcomes.
Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg
August 2022
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
Purpose: To investigate the incidence and the outcome of post-traumatic and iatrogenic sciatic nerve palsy (SNP) associated with fractures of the acetabulum. The results of sciatic nerve grafting for treatment were also investigated.
Methods: PUBMED, SCOPUS and COCHRANE databases were searched for longitudinal observational studies reporting sciatic nerve palsy related to acetabular fractures in adult patients over the last 20 years.