Percutaneous fixation of scaphoid fractures through the snuffbox: an anatomical study.

The aim of the present anatomical study was to assess the dorso-radial approach for percutaneous fixation of scaphoid wist fractures. Through the anatomical snuffbox, cannulated screws or 1.2 mm K-wires were inserted into the scaphoids of 20 fresh-frozen cadavers.

Morphodynamic study of the corona mortis using the SimLife technology.

Purpose: Open book pelvic ring fractures are potentially life-threatening, due to their instability and major hemorrhage risk. During the open reduction and internal fixation, the pelvic approach remains a technical challenge, as the surgeon wants to prevent any iatrogenic damage of the vascular loop located in the retro-pubic area called corona mortis (CMOR). Recently, the cadaver perfused SimLife technology has been developed to improve the surgeon training, out of the operating room.

Total arthrodesis for non-rheumatoid wrists: Outcomes at 5 and 20years of follow-up.

Introduction: Total wrist arthrodesis (TWA) aims to obtain a painless wrist with a strong grip. Its main disadvantage is compromised mobility and for many authors it remains a rescue intervention. However, after one or more palliative interventions, TWA confers poorer results.

Mid and long-term overall survival after carcinologic resections of thyroid cancer bone metastases.

Background: Bone metastases in thyroid cancer impair the patient's quality of life and prognosis. Interestingly, wide margins resection as the surgical treatment of bone metastases might improve the overall survival (OS). Nonetheless, data are lacking regarding the potential benefits of this strategy.

Sensory Neurotization of the Ulnar Nerve, Surgical Techniques and Functional Outcomes: A Review.

When ulnar nerve lesions happen above the wrist level, sensation recovery after acute repair or nerve grafting is often challenging. Distal sensory nerve transfers may be an option for overcoming these sequelae. However, little data has been published on this topic.

Fracture Risk of Long Bone Metastases: A Review of Current and New Decision-Making Tools for Prophylactic Surgery.

Long bone pathological fractures very much reflect bone metastases morbidity in many types of cancer. Bearing in mind that they not only compromise patient function but also survival, identifying impending fractures before the actual event is one of the main concerns for tumor boards. Indeed, timely prophylactic surgery has been demonstrated to increase patient quality of life as well as survival.

A Short-Course Antibiotic Prophylaxis Is Associated with Limited Antibiotic Resistance Emergence in Post-Operative Infection of Pelvic Primary Bone Tumor Resection.

Resections of primary pelvic bone tumors are frequently complicated by surgical site infections (SSIs), thereby impairing the functional prognosis of patients, especially in case of implant removal. Although prophylactic antibiotics play an essential role in preventing SSIs, there are presently no recommendations that support their appropriate use. This study aimed to assess the impact of a 24 h prophylactic protocol on the bacterial ecology, the resistance pattern, and the SSI healing rate.

Dengue in adults admitted to a referral hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Knowledge of adult dengue virus (DENV) infection from Hanoi, Vietnam, is limited. In 2008, we prospectively studied 143 (77 male) confirmed (nonstructural 1 antigen enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay [ELISA], DENV polymerase chain reaction, paired serology) adult dengue patients of median age 23.5 (range 16-72) years.

A single dopamine pathway underlies progressive locomotor deficits in a Drosophila model of Parkinson disease.

Expression of the human Parkinson-disease-associated protein α-synuclein in all Drosophila neurons induces progressive locomotor deficits. Here, we identify a group of 15 dopaminergic neurons per hemisphere in the anterior medial region of the brain whose disruption correlates with climbing impairments in this model. These neurons selectively innervate the horizontal β and β' lobes of the mushroom bodies, and their connections to the Kenyon cells are markedly reduced when they express α-synuclein.