Keyghobad Ashouri; Ali Akbar Esmailijah; Farivar A Lahiji; Ali Akbar Esmailijah; Seyed Mehdi Hoseini Khameneh; Firooz Madadi; Farivar Bagheri; Mehdi Rahimi; Reza Zandi; Farshad Safdari
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Background: The prevalence of palmaris longus agenesis (PLA) has been variously reported to be from 1.5% to 64% in different ethnic groups. Finding the state of PLA among Iranian people was the aim of this study. Methods: 1008 participants were included in this descriptive study during a 6-month period ...
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Background: The prevalence of palmaris longus agenesis (PLA) has been variously reported to be from 1.5% to 64% in different ethnic groups. Finding the state of PLA among Iranian people was the aim of this study. Methods: 1008 participants were included in this descriptive study during a 6-month period in a teaching hospital in Tehran-Iran. The Schaeffer test was used to detect the presence or absence of palmaris longus. The role of gender and handedness was also assessed in PLA. Results: The prevalence of PLA was estimated at 22.8% - 10.2% agenesis on the right side, 5.9% on left side and 6.7% on both sides. The relationship between PLA and gender didn’t appear to be significant. Right handedness was seen in 90.9% of cases with PLA and 72.5% of those without PLA (p=.000, OR=3.8). Conclusion: The prevalence of PLA in Iranian people studied, were comparable to the average Caucasian values in the literature.
Hamid Reza Seyyed Hosseinzadeh, MD; Ali Akbar Esmaieliejah, MD; Seyyed Morteza Kazemi, MD; Mohammad Reza Bigdeli, MD; Mohammad Ali Jalili, MD; Farivar Baghery, MD; Reza Zandi, MD; Seyyed Reza Aghapoor, MD;; Ali Akbar Esmaieliejah, MD; Alireza Eajazi, MD; Farshad Safdari, MSc
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Background: Unstable pelvic fractures are major orthopaedic injuries with high rates of morbidity and mortality. Open surgical stabilization is the standard treatment for a great number of them. Percutaneous surgical fixation has become an accepted treatment method in last several years. We would like ...
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Background: Unstable pelvic fractures are major orthopaedic injuries with high rates of morbidity and mortality. Open surgical stabilization is the standard treatment for a great number of them. Percutaneous surgical fixation has become an accepted treatment method in last several years. We would like to report our experience with this relatively, newer technique in a small mixed group of unstable pelvic ring fractures.Methods: This is a report of 16 cases (13 males, 3 females) with mean age of 31±8 years of pelvic and acetabular fractures who received percutaneous iliosacral or iliopubic screw fixation, under C-arm imaging control, and had a 6 months period of clinical and radiographic follow-up.Results: All 16 cases had healed their fractures at follow-up and had full weight-bearing status. 12 cases returned to their pre-fracture activities. One screw break and one wound infection were the complications list. There was no neurological deficit, and average blood loss was 10 milliliters.Conclusion: Percutaneous iliosacral or iliopubic screw fixation for, respectively, posterior pelvic ring or anterior column acetabular injuries are useful surgical treatment options with low complication rates.
