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A 47-year-old man presented with neck complaints due to fractures of the spinous processes of CVI and CVII caused by hyperflexion of the neck during a skiing accident.
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Neck Injuries/diagnosis , Skiing/injuries , Spinal Fractures/diagnosis , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Neck Pain/etiologyABSTRACT
In a 23-year-old man with knee pain a symptomatic bipartite patella was diagnosed; the small lateral fragment was surgically removed.
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Knee Joint/surgery , Pain/etiology , Patella/surgery , Adult , Humans , Knee Joint/diagnostic imaging , Knee Joint/pathology , Male , Pain/surgery , Patella/diagnostic imaging , Patella/pathology , RadiographyABSTRACT
In a 16-year-old man who sustained severe blunt thoracic trauma, pulmonary contusion with multiple pneumatoceles was observed.
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Accidents, Traffic , Lung Injury , Thoracic Injuries/complications , Wounds, Nonpenetrating/complications , Adolescent , Contusions/etiology , Cysts/diagnosis , Cysts/etiology , Humans , MaleABSTRACT
Two women aged 49 and 54 years, respectively, developed painful taut bands in their shoulder and elbow area after axillary lymph node dissection. These bands appear to be thrombosed and fibrosed lymphatic vessels.
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Lymph Node Excision/adverse effects , Lymphatic Vessels/pathology , Axilla/pathology , Axilla/surgery , Breast Neoplasms/surgery , Carcinoma/surgery , Contracture/etiology , Female , Fibrosis , Humans , Middle Aged , Physical Therapy Modalities , Postoperative Complications , Thrombosis , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
The outcome of combined same-site phacoemulsification, posterior chamber lens implantation and trabeculectomy was retrospectively studied in patients with cataract and moderately controlled glaucoma, with a follow-up of at least 6 months. Primary phacotrabeculectomy without antimetabolites was performed in 74 patients. Mean IOP decreased from 22.8 to 14.3 mm Hg (35.3%). A maximum IOP of 19 mm Hg without glaucoma medication was reached in 66.2%. Mean logMAR visual acuity increased from 0.58 to 0.30. Primary phacotrabeculectomy has been shown to be a safe and effective procedure with good IOP control and rapid visual rehabilitation.
