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Compartment syndrome after total knee arthroplasty: regarding a clinical case
Pinheiro,Ana Alexandra da Costa; Marques,Pedro Miguel Dantas Costa; Sá,Pedro Miguel Gomes; Oliveira,Carolina Fernandes; Silva,Bruno Pombo FerreiraABSTRACT Although compartment syndrome is a rare complication of total knee arthroplasty, it is one of the most devastating complications. It is defined as a situation of increased pressure within a closed osteofascial space that impairs the circulation and the functioning of the tissues inside this space, thereby leading to ischemia and tissue dysfunction. Here, a clinical case of a patient who was followed up...
Espondilodiscite atípica
Marques,Pedro Miguel Dantas Costa; Félix,António; Alpoim,Bruno; Rodrigues,Maria Elisa; Sá,Pedro; Gonçalves,Paulo; Alves,Carlos; Rodrigues,AntónioAs infecções por Staphylococcus coagulase-negativo correspondem a uma pequena percentagem do total das espondilodiscites piogênicas, estando associados a estados imunocomprometidos. Apresentamos o caso clínico de um homem de 58 anos, com uma espondilodiscite L1-L2, por um micro-organismo bastante atípico, o S. hominis. A resolução da patologia só foi possível após duas cirurgias e terapia com antibióticos espec...
Fracturing of revision of a cobalt-chrome femoral head after fracturing of a ce...
Marques,Pedro Miguel Dantas Costa; Felix,Antonio; Alpoim,Bruno; Rodrigues,Maria Elisa; Sa,Pedro; Oliveira,Carolina; Rodrigues,Francisco LimaWe presente a case of a fracture of a cobalt-chrome femoral head after revision of a hip total prosthesis with ceramic femoral head fracture. During surgery we found the cobalt-chrome femoral head fracture, wear of the polyethylene and massive metallosis in muscular and cartilaginous tissue. Both femoral stem and acetabular cup were stable and without apparent wearing. After surgical debridement, we promoted th...
Melorheostosis: A case report
Alpoim,Bruno Pereira; Rodrigues,Maria Elisa Gonçalves Ribeiro; Félix,António José Marques; Marques,Pedro Miguel Dantas Costa; Sá,Pedro Miguel GomesMelorheostosis is a rare disease (0.9/million habitants), characterized by linear hyperostosis along the cortex bone. It can affect any bone, being more frequent in long bones. The lesions tend to be segmental and unilateral. The etiology remains unknown although several theories proposed over the past year (vascular, inflammatory processes, embryonic defects or genetic). Show no significant difference between ...