ABSTRACT
Primary hydatidosis of muscle is very rare and can cause a variety of diagnostic problems, especially in the absence of typical radiologic findings. This is the report of a case of primary intramuscular hydatid cyst in a 35-year-old woman, who presented with a 1-year history of a painless lump in the distal left thigh. The authors document the pathognomonic water-lily sign that has not previously been reported in a case of intramuscular hydatid disease.
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Echinococcosis/diagnosis , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Muscle, Skeletal/pathology , Muscular Diseases/diagnosis , Adult , Female , Humans , Muscle, Skeletal/parasitology , Muscular Diseases/parasitology , ThighABSTRACT
We have analysed the relationship between the intensity of postoperative pain and the use of a pneumatic tourniquet in procedures for operative fixation of fractures of the forearm. Thirty-two patients were divided randomly into two groups as a control (NT) and tourniquet (T). The pain scores in the NT group were significantly lower. Patients over the age of 30 had notably more pain than those younger after the use of a tourniquet. Avoidance of the tourniquet gave better postoperative analgesia in male patients and in those with comminuted fractures. When a tourniquet was used the best results were obtained if it was kept inflated for less than one hour.
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Forearm Injuries/surgery , Fractures, Closed/surgery , Pain, Postoperative/etiology , Radius Fractures/surgery , Tourniquets/adverse effects , Ulna Fractures/surgery , Adolescent , Adult , Age Factors , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Pain Measurement , Pain, Postoperative/diagnosis , Prospective Studies , Severity of Illness Index , Time FactorsABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to examine whether application of a pneumatic tourniquet to the lower extremity during open reduction and internal fixation of malleolar fractures had an effect on the intensity of postoperative pain or not. It was found in males and patients older than 30 years of age that postoperative pain with tourniquet use was harder to control compared with others not in these groups.
