ABSTRACT
Two cases of sacroiliac joint infection with abscess formation are described. The abscesses dissected through fascial planes into the lower leg in both cases and also proximally into the paraspinals in one case. Both patients survived following extensive surgical drainage and appropriate antibiotic treatment.
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Abscess/diagnosis , Arthritis, Infectious/diagnosis , Osteomyelitis/diagnosis , Sacroiliac Joint , Abscess/diagnostic imaging , Abscess/therapy , Adolescent , Adult , Arthritis, Infectious/diagnostic imaging , Arthritis, Infectious/therapy , Female , Humans , Male , Osteomyelitis/diagnostic imaging , Osteomyelitis/therapy , Radiography , SuppurationABSTRACT
A true aneurysm of the ulnar digital artery of the thumb was treated by ligation and resection. The patient's symptoms were relieved. Bowler 's neuroma of the thumb was considered to be the most likely preoperative diagnosis.
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Aneurysm/surgery , Thumb/blood supply , Aneurysm/pathology , Diagnosis, Differential , Humans , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
Four patients underwent surgical correction of five thumb deformities due to arthrogryposis. Although varying degrees of deformity were present, all exhibited adduction contracture, laxity of the ulnar collateral ligament at the metacarpophalangeal joint and absence of the abductor pollicis brevis. Techniques for release of the adduction contracture included Z-plasties or a local flap. Four thumbs had simultaneous opponensplasties performed and repair of the ulnar collateral ligament of the metacarpophalangeal joint. The patients have now been followed for an average of twenty-eight months (range 1 1/2 to 3 years). Parents and patients have been pleased with the results.
