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fractures have an associated open wound and 5% to 10% involve both heels. 6 Surgical treatment The optimal management of displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures remains controversial. 7 , 8 Surgical options include open reduction and
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, carbonated beverages, clear tea, and black coffee. 5 Antibiotic prophylaxis The relationship between appropriately dosed pre-operative antibiotics and reduced risk of surgical site infections (SSIs) is well-established. Studies have also suggested
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night splint at full extension may be used after surgery. 17 Due to thin subcutaneous tissue at the tendon insertion site, wound problems and infections are potential complications. Re-rupture is a rare complication following primary repair, and
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complications, surgical site infections, PJI, cardiac complications, respiratory complications, urinary complications, and had increased total cost and LOS. There is less published evidence on the use of the Peri-operative Nutrition Screen (PONS) in orthopaedic
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, the medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve (MABCN) may be damaged during the surgical approach creating a painful neuroma at the site of injury with numbness in the medial forearm, a painful scar and, on occasion, severe allodynia. The posterior branch of
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union of the fracture, treatment of the pathological fracture is usually less urgent. It is more important to assess the patient’s general condition, the primary tumour site and prognostic factors than to determine the precise surgical procedure, e
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them experienced disease recurrence. Repeated surgery was necessary in 13 patients; in 12 of them because of recurrence of the hydatidosis and in one patient because of surgical wound infection. Two patients died in the early postoperative period and
