An unusual case of hip septic arthritis due to Bacteroides fragilis in an alcoholic patient.
Abstract: We describe a 53-year-old alcoholic man who presented with hip septic arthritis due to Bacteroides fragilis. This arthritis involved a severe destruction of the femoral head, which was completely devitalized. Recovery was achieved after 4 months of...
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in hemorrhagic radiation cystitis: a report of 20 cases.
Abstract: Radiation cystitis with macroscopic hematuria has been a frustrating clinical problem for urologists. Since 1985 hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) has been used to treat this disease, showing favorable results. Between November 1989 and October 1992, 20 female...
Craniofacial osseointegration.
Abstract: Craniofacial osseointegration has been hailed as the most significant advance in maxillofacial prosthetic restoration over 25 years. It provides a particularly unfortunate group of patients, who previously may have had few treatment options, with new...
Hyperbaric oxygen for treatment of closed head injury.
Abstract: Traumatic and vascular brain injuries consist of acute episodes followed by development of chronic components of varying magnitude and duration whose potentials for recovery differ. We discuss a case of closed head injury in which interventional hyperbaric...
[Effects of hyperoxia regimes on the state of lipid peroxidation and hemostasis in patients with lesions of the central nervous system].
Abstract: Lipid peroxidation and some parameters of hemostasis were studied during exposure to various hyperoxia schemes combined with heparin therapy before and after treatment in 124 patients aged 16 to 69 with CNS involvement which developed as a result of...
The AO unreamed tibial nail: a 14-month follow-up of the 1992 TT experience.
Abstract: This paper reports early experiences with the immediate use of the AO unreamed tibial nail, the immediate complications and the 14 months follow-up of 13 patients with Gustilo grades I, II and IIIa open tibial fractures. The nail insertion technique was...
Hyperbaric oxygen for treatment of closed head injury.
Abstract: Traumatic and vascular brain injuries consist of acute episodes followed by development of chronic components of varying magnitude and duration whose potentials for recovery differ. We discuss a case of closed head injury in which interventional hyperbaric...
Adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the treatment of the diabetic foot.
Abstract: The use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for the treatment of conditions of local or focal hypoxia is not new. The author discusses the potential benefits of hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of chronic wounds when used as a part of a multidisciplinary wound...
[Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the successful treatment of two cases of radiation-induced hemorrhagic cystitis].
Abstract: Hemorrhagic cystitis resulting from radiation to pelvic visceral malignant lesions often might be incurable and there have been established no definitive treatment. We experienced 2 cases with radiation-induced severe hemorrhagic cystitis refractory to...