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Head injury increases mortality in trauma patients. We aimed to study the epidemiological and clinical features of head injury in Al-Ain city, United Arab Emirates (UAE). ⋯ Motor vehicle collision was the main mechanism of head injury in the UAE followed by fall from height. Legislation for compulsory seatbelt usage and helmet usage by bicyclists and motorcyclists should be adopted. A safe work environment and preventive measures at work should be introduced.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · May 2012
A newly designed intramedullary nail with distal interlocking system for tibia fractures in adults - the clinical results.
The surgical treatment of fractures of the tibia includes reamed and unreamed options. Reamed nails have mechanical advantages but they significantly harm the endosteal circulation. Unreamed nails spare the endosteal circulation, but provide a less stable fixation. In both systems, immediate full weight-bearing is not possible due to instability related to distal interlocking (DI). Further, DI is responsible for the majority of the fluoroscopy requirement and a significant loss of surgical time. In our study, we present the clinical results of a new intramedullary (IM) nail and system, which allows stable fixation with an unreamed technique that permits immediate full weight-bearing, with a minimum fluoroscopy requirement for DI. ⋯ We demonstrated that our newly developed IM nail and new DI system may be an option to solve the stability problems sourced from the DI screw. It also significantly decreases the requirement of fluoroscopy.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · May 2012
Review Case ReportsClosed total (pan-talar) dislocation of the talus with delayed presentation: a rare case report and review of the literature.
Major fractures and dislocation of the talus and peritalar joint are uncommon. We present here a very rare case of injury with delayed presentation of closed total talus dislocation with fractured medial malleolus and posterior talar tubercle fracture. This report analyzes previous reports in the literature and the proposed treatment.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · May 2012
Review Case ReportsPyloric atresia associated with epidermolysis bullosa: report of two cases and review of the literature.
The coexistence of pyloric atresia (PA) and epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a rare but well-known surgical emergency in neonates. PA/EB is described by the association of atresia of the pylorus and bullous lesions on the skin. Ninety one cases have been reported in the literature to date. ⋯ Almost all neonates born with the PA/EB result in a fatal outcome in the first few years. The complications related to EB are usually the cause of death. Even after successful repair of PA, skin lesions lead to death due to infection.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · May 2012
Review Case ReportsIntestinal malrotation in an adult: case report.
Intestinal malrotation is a developmental anomaly of the midgut in which the normal fetal rotation of intestines around the superior mesenteric artery and their fixation in the peritoneal cavity fail. Rotational anomalies of the midgut are rare in adults. ⋯ Intestinal malrotation is rarely asymptomatic and generally diagnosed incidentally in adults. In the present report, a case of incidental intestinal malrotation with clinical findings of small bowel obstruction is discussed with a literature review.