scholarly journals Repair of supracondylar femur fracture in a Lhasa Apso dog by cross pinning technique: A case report

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 140-143
Author(s):  
M. Raghunath ◽  
P. Vidya Sagar ◽  
P. Ravi Kumar ◽  
B. Sailaja ◽  
V. S. C. Bose

Abstract: A three-year-old Lhasa apso was presented with a history of fall from a height resulting in limping of the right hind limb. It was radiographically diagnosed as a complete, transverse, displaced supracondylar fracture of the femur. The fractured fragments were reduced and stabilized by cross pinning technique using k-wires, and the weight-bearing was seen from 3rd post-operative day. On the seventh post-operative day, the same animal was presented with limping on the same limb due to sudden fall from a height again. Radiographically it was confirmed as catastrophic implant failure with collapsed fragments. In surgery, the migrated pins were removed and the fragments were restabilized by cross pinning using k-wires. Post-operative application of robertjones bandage and regular physiotherapy was provided. The animal showed complete weight-bearing from 10th post-operative day, and the full radiographic union was observed on 35th post-operative day. Keywords: supracondylar fracture, k-wires, robertjones bandage, cross pinning technique

Author(s):  
Neetin Pralhad Mahajan ◽  
Kartik Prashant Pande ◽  
Pramod K. Bagimani

<p class="abstract">Femoral shaft fractures are one of the commonest fractures of the lower limb which are frequently operated with intramedullary nailing which enables immediate post-operative mobilization of the patient. There could be various causes of nail breakage – some of the notable being weight bearing over the non-union of the femur shaft, or a re-trauma over the operated limb causing both the implant and the nail to be broken. There are various methods of removal of the broken implant the commonest being the use of T-reamer technique. However not always can this be used due to varied intra-operative obstacles in different cases as described in this case below. We have a 35 year old male patient who was brought to us 2 hours after an alleged history of slip and fall following which he had sustained right sided subtrochanteric femur fracture with a broken implant – intramedullary interlock nail. The patient is a previously operated case of right sided femur shaft fracture with interlocking nailing done 15 years back. The patient was operated with – broken implant removal on the right side along with a secondary DCS plating with bone grafting for the subtrochanteric femur fracture. Intra operative period was met with a certain number of challenges and difficulties in view of a 15 year old implant for removal which was successfully with removed with DCS plating done. As is obvious with the above case, it would be quite imperative to say that older the implant, more difficult it becomes for its removal.  </p>


VASA ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 251-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gruber-Szydlo ◽  
Poreba ◽  
Belowska-Bien ◽  
Derkacz ◽  
Badowski ◽  
...  

Popliteal artery thrombosis may present as a complication of an osteochondroma located in the vicinity of the knee joint. This is a case report of a 26-year-old man with symptoms of the right lower extremity ischaemia without a previous history of vascular disease or trauma. Plain radiography, magnetic resonance angiography and Doppler ultrasonography documented the presence of an osteochondrous structure of the proximal tibial metaphysis, which displaced and compressed the popliteal artery, causing its occlusion due to intraluminal thrombosis..The patient was operated and histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of osteochondroma.


2007 ◽  
Vol 65 (2b) ◽  
pp. 536-539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taiza E.G. Santos-Pontelli ◽  
Octávio M. Pontes-Neto ◽  
José Fernando Colafêmina ◽  
Dráulio B. de Araújo ◽  
Antônio Carlos Santos ◽  
...  

We report a sequential neuroimaging study in a 48-years-old man with a history of chronic hypertension and lacunar strokes involving the ventral lateral posterior nucleus of the thalamus. The patient developed mild hemiparesis and severe contraversive pushing behavior after an acute hemorrhage affecting the right thalamus. Following standard motor physiotherapy, the pusher behavior completely resolved 3 months after the onset and, at that time, he had a Barthel Index of 85, although mild left hemiparesis was still present. This case report illustrates that pushing behavior itself may be severely incapacitating, may occur with only mild hemiparesis and affected patients may have dramatic functional improvement (Barthel Index 0 to 85) after resolution pushing behavior without recovery of hemiparesis.


Author(s):  
Rahul Rao ◽  
P. T. Dinesh ◽  
S. Sooryadas ◽  
George Chandy ◽  
Manju Mathew

A one year old female Sirohi crossbred goat was presented with a history of non weight bearing lameness on right hind limb. Radiography revealed comminuted fracture of tibial mid diaphysis. The comminuted fracture fragments and bone devoid of any soft tissue were surgically removed and the resultant segmental defect was reinstated with triphasic silica containing ceramic coated hydroxyapatite (HASi) after stabilising the fracture fragments with 2.7mm dynamic compression plate and screws. The animal recovered with normal limb ambulation after the eighth post-operative week.


2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 2473011419S0033
Author(s):  
Byeong-Seop Park ◽  
Seungbum Koo ◽  
Won-keun Park ◽  
Ki-bum Kwon ◽  
Kyoung Min Lee

Category: Trauma Introduction/Purpose: Long-term usage of bisphosphonate can severely suppress bone turnover and alter bone mechanical properties, thereby resulting in atypical fractures that mainly occur at the femur.We present a rare case of suspicious atypical fracture of the metatarsal bone. Methods: A 63-year-old woman presented to our clinic with a primary complain of a one-week history of pain in her right foot. The patient had no history of trauma to the right foot and denied any strenuous activity. She experienced lateral foot pain while walking within her home. She was on alendronate therapy for osteoporosis for a decade. X ray and CT examination revealed a fifth metatarsal fracture whose features were compatible with those of atypical femoral fractures (Figure 1). Results: The patient was advised to discontinue alendronate and underwent percutaneous surgical fixation of the fracture via a proximal approach using a 4.0-mm half-threaded cannulated screw. Postoperatively, a short leg cast was created and the patients performed non-weight bearing ambulation until the cast was removed at the sixth postoperative week. Radiography in the sixth postoperative week revealed callus formation. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that physicians must keep in mind that atypical fractures could possibly occur at bones other than the femur.


2005 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 240-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Wixom ◽  
Amy E. Chadwick ◽  
Henry F. Krous

We report a case of sudden, unexpected death associated with meningioangiomatosis in a 13-year-old, previously healthy male without a history of seizures, neurologic deficits, or clinical stigmata of neurofibromatosis. There was no family history of neurofibromatosis. The postmortem examination showed a 5-cm mass involving the right posterior frontal and orbital frontal cortex that had microscopic features diagnostic of meningioangiomatosis. Because no other cause of death was found, we postulate that he likely died as a result of a seizure secondary to meningioangiomatosis.


2007 ◽  
Vol 125 (6) ◽  
pp. 354-355
Author(s):  
Thaís Bandeira Cerqueira ◽  
Natalia Bacellar Costa Lima ◽  
Romeu Magno Baptista Neto ◽  
José Cohim Moreira Filho ◽  
Luiz Eduardo Café

CONTEXT: Fraley’s syndrome is characterized by vascular compression on the superior infundibulum with secondary dilatation of the upper pole calyx, mostly located on the right side. CASE REPORT: We present the case of a 22-year-old woman with vascular compression of the upper-pole infundibulocalyceal system (Fraley’s syndrome). The patient had a history of frequent hospitalizations for emergency care due to lumbar pain over the past twelve months. The diagnosis was obtained following renal arteriography. Since the surgical treatment by means of upper-pole nephrectomy, the patient has not had any further symptoms.


2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 230-232
Author(s):  
Şule Gökçe

May-Thurner syndrome (MTS) is an anatomical condition resulting in compression of the left common iliac vein between the right common iliac artery and the underlying spine. MTS is rarely diagnosed because diagnostic workup is seldom continued once the diagnosis of a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) has been established. Furthermore, patients with DVT generally have several well-known confounding risk factors. We report a 16-year-old girl with a history of left leg swelling who was incidentally diagnosed with MTS. We hope that our case report will create awareness of vascular abnormalities in sports medicine and suggest that routine venous Doppler ultrasound screening may help to detect MTS or associated anatomical prior to the formation of early thrombosis.


2010 ◽  
Vol 124 (10) ◽  
pp. 1123-1125 ◽  
Author(s):  
J C Magill ◽  
M S Ferguson ◽  
C R Butler ◽  
A Sandison ◽  
W E Grant

AbstractObjective:We present the first reported case in the English language literature of an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour of the right tonsil in a young, pregnant woman, and we report a management strategy for this enigmatic entity.Case report:A 28-year-old, pregnant woman presented with a 10-day history of odynophagia despite a course of antibiotics. Examination revealed a grade II, erythematous right tonsil with ulceration on the upper pole. A biopsy was arranged, and initial evaluation was suggestive of spindle cell carcinoma. However, this diagnosis was reviewed after immunohistochemical staining confirmed an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour. Subsequent complete excision was undertaken using CO2laser.Conclusion:Clinically, inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour of the tonsil is known to be locally aggressive and can present in a manner not dissimilar to a high grade carcinoma of the tonsil. As a result, the recommended treatment is complete local excision with careful follow up.


2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (18_suppl) ◽  
pp. 15546-15546
Author(s):  
E. Troncoso ◽  
S. Bonicatto ◽  
A. Mainella ◽  
A. Barbero ◽  
M. Lavezzaro ◽  
...  

15546 Background: ENB is a rare embrionary tumor derived from neuroblasts of the olfactory sensory system. Polypoid mass with epistaxis or nasal obstruction are the most common clinical manifestations of this tumor. It’s invasive and it frequently causes regional and distant metastasis. ENB requires a multimodality therapy. The objective of this study is to describe the form of presentation, diagnosis, treatment and evolution of this tumor on a female patient (pt), as a casuistic contribution. Methods and Case Report: A 61 year old woman with a four month history of epistaxis, nasal pain and anosmia. CT shows nasal mass invading the entire nasal cavity and upper maxillary. Pt underwent nasal resection and reconstruction with frontal flaps. Anatomopathology: ENB invading the bone. Cromogranin (+), sinaptofisin (+), CK (−), NSE (−). Three months later: lesion on the right wing nasal and a mass in the soft palate. MRI: mass on the floor of the nasal fossa that involve the left maxillary sinus and the bone palate. Kadish stage C. We treated her with three cycles of chemotherapy using cisplatin 30 mg/sqM d 1–3 iv and etoposide 100 mg/sqM d 1–3 iv. After that, remission was observed in the wing nasal lesion but the the soft palate mass shows progression. MRI: mass in nasal fossa that destroys the left maxillary sinus and causes lysis of the upper maxillary and orbital floor. Pt was treated with radiotherapy (6000 cGy) showing complete remission of the nasal lession and partial response on the soft palate, verified by physical examination and RMI. Four months after the end of radiotherapy, she continues under control and maintains the response to therapy without evidence of progression. Conclusion: ENB is an unfrequent tumor without any standard treatment. In our case, the combination of surgery, CH and RT has been effective for local control of the disease with good tolerance and acceptable quality of life. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


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