Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5777/1510086
Maxillofacial Injuries due to Motorcycle Accidents Caused by Stray Animals: An Etiology ‘Kept Out Of Sight’: A Report of 5 Cases
D.S. Thalakiriyawa, BDS, R.M.S.H.B Medawela BDS, W.M.S.N.Weerasinghe BDS, S.A.K.J. Kumara BDS, MS and N.S.S. Jayasuriya BDS, MS
Article Type: Case Series | First Published: December 31, 2020
The oral and maxillofacial region occupies the most prominent position of the human body rendering it vulnerable to injuries quite frequently. These injuries are commonly associated with high morbidity resulting in increased costs of care and varying degrees of physical, functional, and cosmetic disfigurement. Multiple etiologies of oral and maxillofacial trauma include road traffic accidents, falls, assaults, industrial injuries etc. out of which road traffic accidents is the commonest etiology...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5777/1510085
Severe Spinal Cord Insult after Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty
Eva García-Jarabo, Juan María Pardo-García, Leandro Manuel Ramos-Ramos and Manuel Ramón García-Rayo Rodriguez-Barbero
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: December 05, 2020
We present a case of a cervical spine cord ischemia with hemorrhage in a patient with a proximal humeral fracture treated with reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA), a rare complication, non-well described in the current literature. The aim of this study is to review immediate neurological post-operative complications of RSA that can be related to surgery or anesthetic technique. Thus, we describe a severe, rare central system neurological complication after RSA. Proximal humeral fractures (PHFs) ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5777/1510084
Gunshot Abdomen in a Patient with Situs Inversus Totalis
T Gvilia, MD, FS, PhD and M Tun, FCR, FCS
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: December 05, 2020
Situs inversus totalis is a congenital condition in which major visceral organs are reversed or mirrored from normal position. The incidence accounts from 1/8000 to 1/25000 live born infants. Individuals with situs inversus can live normal healthy lives, without any complications related to their medical condition. Initial examination of an abdomen showed gunshot wound on left upper quadrant of anterior axillary line, without outlet. Tenderness mostly upper part, non-distended, no peritoneal sig...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5777/1510083
Spontaneous Lung Herniation after Coughing: A Case Series
Robbert Jan Herman Knoef, TM Wemeijer, P Steenvoorde and R de Groot
Article Type: Case Series | First Published: August 30, 2020
Lung tissue protruding out the thoracic cavity is a rare phenomenon called a lung hernia or pneumocele. Most often lung hernias are acquired as a result of trauma or past surgical interventions. In the absence of prior injuries, spontaneous herniation of the lung occurs in small number patients. Since the first documented occurrence in the 15th century there are very limited reported cases, making a spontaneous lung hernia an exceptionally rare diagnosis. Surgical intervention can be considered ...
