Global consolidation rates of unstable fractures were 85% (17/20) of treated levels. Pain score was null in 84% patients (26/31) one year after PVC. There were no significant differences between pre-PVC (0.62±0.18 [SD]; range 0.22-0.88) and post-PVC (0.60±0.18 [SD]; range 0.35-0.88) vertebral height ratios (P=0.94).

PVC conveys a high overall success rate and effectively controls pain in patients with vertebral fractures within ankylosed spine segments.

PVC conveys a high overall success rate and effectively controls pain in patients with vertebral fractures within ankylosed spine segments.

Although many surgical techniques exist to manage obstructive concha bullosa, there continues to be a drive to find the least invasive technique with the fewest complications and best results.

The purpose of this study is to describe and assess the short- and long-term efficacy of a modified crushing technique for concha bullosa management.

Patients who met inclusion criteria underwent a detailed nasal examination and cone beam computed tomography imaging prior to and after septoplasty with crushing surgery for obstructive concha bullosa. Patients were divided into short- and long-term groups based on their followup period such that the short-term group had a mean followup of 15.14 months (range 6-22 months) and the long-term group had a mean followup of 56.66 (range 29-80) months.

Twenty-four cases of obstructive concha bullosa were included in this study with 13 short-term and 11 long-term follow-ups. All patients showed a significantly decreased postoperative CB size (p < 0.001). There was no correlation between age and postoperative CB change in area (p = 0.39) and no significant difference in the amount of postoperative CB area reduction between the short-term and long-term groups (p = 0.35). No patients experienced bleeding, synechia, conchal destruction, or olfactory dysfunction on followup evaluations.

Our modified crushing technique is a simple, effective, and lasting treatment option for concha bullosa. From our experience, there have been no complications and no instances of concha bullosa reformation during the follow-up period.

Our modified crushing technique is a simple, effective, and lasting treatment option for concha bullosa. From our experience, there have been no complications and no instances of concha bullosa reformation during the follow-up period.

Limb-threatening sarcomas invading major vessels present an oncological and reconstructive challenge. Curative resection involves either performing an amputation or an immediate reconstruction of the invaded vessels. We present our 15-year experience of these cases at the North of England Bone and Soft Tissue Tumour Service.

A Strengthening the Reporting of Observational studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) compliant retrospective review of our prospective database was performed including patients who required major vessel reconstruction following sarcoma excision from 2003 until 2018. Patient demographic data along with tumour and histological subtypes, treatment modality, complications and outcomes were inquired. Autologous and prosthetic vessel reconstruction approaches were compared.

Nineteen patients were identified with the most common tumour locations being the thigh and groin areas. Five cases involved recurrent tumours. Clear resection margins were obtained in 15 cases. Autologous vein grafts were preferred over polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) prosthesis in 17 cases. A pedicled flap or free flap was required to achieve adequate soft tissue cover in six patients, while the rest underwent primary closure. Five patients lost the patency of the reconstructed vessels with one of these requiring an amputation. selleck chemical The estimated disease-specific survival at 5 years was 58%.

Limb-preservation surgery in the context of vessel compromise is not only safe, but also a functionally and psychosocially beneficial means of avoiding an amputation. We believe that careful pre-operative planning and discussion in a multidisciplinary setting is key for obtaining positive outcomes.

Limb-preservation surgery in the context of vessel compromise is not only safe, but also a functionally and psychosocially beneficial means of avoiding an amputation. We believe that careful pre-operative planning and discussion in a multidisciplinary setting is key for obtaining positive outcomes.

Body appreciation and internalized weight bias have consistently been associated with eating behaviors. However, research has yet to examine the role of these variables among presurgical bariatric patients.

The present study sought to assess the relationships between body appreciation and weight bias internalization, binge eating, disinhibited eating, and symptoms of depression and anxiety among a sample of presurgical bariatric patients. The study also sought to examine the extent to which body appreciation and weight bias internalization account for unique variance in disordered eating even when controlling for depression and anxiety.

Academic medical center in the United States.

Data were collected on body appreciation, weight bias internalization, eating behaviors, depression, and anxiety as part of a standard presurgical psychological evaluation for bariatric surgery (n = 319). Pearson correlations were used to assess relationships between all study variables. Multiple regressions were conducted to assess the roles of body appreciation and weight bias internalization on disordered eating.

Significant associations were found between low levels of body appreciation and high levels of weight bias internalization, disordered eating, and symptoms of depression and anxiety. Results indicated that body appreciation and weight bias internalization each significantly accounted for unique variance in symptoms of binge eating and disinhibited eating. Depressive symptoms were also statistically significant in all analyses.

Findings indicate the importance of conducting future positive body image research, as well as continuing to examine weight-related constructs, such as internalized weight bias, among bariatric surgery patients.

Findings indicate the importance of conducting future positive body image research, as well as continuing to examine weight-related constructs, such as internalized weight bias, among bariatric surgery patients.