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 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5777/1510023

Symptomatic Yuxta-articular Facet Cyst: A Case Report

J Miguel Rodriguez Solera, Ana M Cervan de la Haba, Miguel S Hirschfeld Leon and Enrique Guerado Parra

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: December 30, 2015

We report a case of 66 years-old male with left leg pain that began six months earlier. The pain was aggravated by sitting or climbing stairs but was relieved in the standing position. The physical examination was consistent with a left radiculopathy without sensory or motor deficit. His initial MRI lumbar spine demonstrated a cystic mass with T1 and T2 hyperintensity on the L3-L4 level with considerable thecal sac and nerve root compression. The lesion originated next to the left L3-4 facet joi...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5777/1510022

Fracture-Dislocation of the Upper Thoracic Spine without Neurologic Associated Injury: Two Cases Report

J Miguel Rodriguez Solera, Ana Maria Cervan de la Haba, Miguel S Hirschfeld Leon and Enrique Guerado Parra

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: December 22, 2015

We report a case of 51 years-old male with no past medical history, who was brought to our Hospital after falling from a 10 meters high roof. He had 15 points at Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and a completely normal neurological examination. A whole body computerized tomography (CT) scan was performed and diagnosed a fracture-dislocation at T8-T9. Acute surgery was decided, performing an open reduction and internal fixation with pedicle screws from T6 to T1. Clinical outcome was favorable....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5777/1510021

Investigation of Intraventricular Hemorrhage Volume in Motor Vehicle Crash Occupants

Jillian E Urban, Christopher T Whitlow and Joel D Stitzel

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: December 17, 2015

Motor Vehicle Crashes (MVCs) are a leading cause of traumatic intracranial injuries which often have devastating impacts on morbidity and mortality. Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) is one type of head injury that is identified on post-traumatic computed tomography (CT) scans. IVH is observed less frequently in patients with head trauma, however it is often associated with severe head trauma and negative prognostic outcomes and causation of traumatic IVH is not well-understood. The severities o...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5777/1510020

Fracture of the Femoral Neck: SOIB Method

Rinaldo Giancola, Lorenzo Marchesi and Guido Antonini

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: December 14, 2015

Treating fractures of the proximal femur remains a controversial problem. Fractures of the femoral neck occur almost exclusively amongst the elderly (fractures due to bone frailty associated with osteoporosis), whereas fractures in younger people are due to high-energy trauma. The current treatment trend in clinical practice and the literature for these fractures is prosthetic replacement. In this article the authors describe the case of an 81-year-old woman who underwent osteosynthesis due to a...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5777/1510019

Split Fracture and Displacement of Mandibular Lingual Cortical Plate of Mandibular Symphysis Requires Fixation

Masaki Fujioka, Kenji Hayashida and Hiroto Saijo

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: December 3, 2015

The first priority in the management of comminuted mandibular fractures is the prevention of acute upper airway obstruction. Each division of mandibular fractures may cause respiratory obstruction. Among the variety of such fractures, split fracture of the symphyseal lingual cortical plate has a significant influence on the oropharyngeal and laryngopharyngeal airway spaces, and causes a markedly restricted ventilatory function. As the bony fragment is pedicled to the geniohyoid and genioglossus ...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5777/1510018

Third Metacarpal Shortening Osteotomy to Improve Hand Appearance after Index Ray Amputation

Perez-Garcia A, Cavadas PC, Lorca-Garcia C, Thione A and Aranda F

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: December 2, 2015

Ray amputation is a good option in failure or no possible replantation, or in cases of useless finger or stump. Index ray amputation poses a decrease in grip strength, but does not represent a major impairment to the usual activities because its role in precision and key pinch can be adopted by the third finger. The cosmetic aspect is highly acceptable; however, after this procedure, the long finger loses its central position in the hand, which leads to a less natural appearance....

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