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Discoid medial meniscus is extremely rare, 0.1 - 0.3%. There are no more than 24 cases of medial discoid meniscus reported in the literature. We present the first case report of discoid medial meniscus in the middle east. The patient was treated successfully arthroscopically by excision of central anomalous discoid portion of the meniscus
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Humanos , Masculino , Artroscopia , Articulação do Joelho , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Meniscos Tibiais/cirurgiaRESUMO
We report a case of tuberculous osteomyelitis of the calcaneous in a tuberculin [Mantoux] negative patient. The lesion was very extensive involving most of the body of the calcaneous. Patient was cured after surgical excision and bone grafting with administration of antituberculous treatment for 9 months
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Humanos , Feminino , Osteomielite/terapia , Tuberculose/terapia , Cirurgia Geral , Antituberculosos , Teste Tuberculínico , Transplante ÓsseoRESUMO
Spontaneous rupture of the tibialis anterior tendon is a rare occurrence that most often affects men in their fifth to seventh decades. We present the case of a 59 year old man [Doctor] who sustained an acute rupture of the tibialis anterior tendon while he was playing tennis. It was repaired on the day following the injury; it was ruptured at distal one and half inch of its insertion in a tangential way