Browsing by Author "Todorovic, Aleksandar (57217367046)"

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Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma represents less than 0.4% of all malignant musculoskeletal tumors. Extraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosarcomas, which have no topographic relationship to a bone, can arise in any tissue such as bladder, muscles, arteries, etc. We report a case of a 25-year-old male with extraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosacomas of the quadriceps muscle and orbit, with rapid progression, cutaneous and bone metastases and lethal exitus within 11 months of the first clinical signs. According to clinical course and immunocytopathological findings, we strongly believe that this report could be a case of extraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosarcoma with a multicentric origin. © 2006 Springer-Verlag.

Introduction: The aim of this open prospective cohort study was to determine if a prolonged pre-operative hospital stay is a true predictor of higher morbidity or mortality in geriatric patients with hip fractures. Materials and methods: We analysed early outcome parameters, such as functional independence measure (FIM), at discharge and four months post-operatively, peri-operative nonsurgical complications, intra-hospital and one year mortality compared with prolonged pre-operative hospital stay in 308 patients from a continuous cohort of 344. Results: Average pre-operative stay was 8.39 ± 5.80 days. Delaying surgery for > 72 hours was independently predictive for general complications and lower motor FIM gain at four months. All findings worsen progressively after the fifth day of delay. Pre-operative period was not found to be an independent predictor of mortality. Conclusion: In all observed outcome parameters except mortality, pre-operative delay > 72 hours was shown to be a true predictive factor. © 2017, SICOT aisbl.

Acute avulsion of the tibial tubercle is an uncommon injury, accounting for less than 1% of all physeal injuries. Simultaneous bilateral avulsion fractures of the tibial tubercle are extremely rare. Only 10 cases have been reported in the literature to date. We report a case of a 15-year-old boy who suffered from the bilateral avulsion fractures of the tibial tubercle during basketball in take-off phase of the high jump. He went through surgery and 4 years after index procedures he has no deformities, the knee is painless and he participates in sport activities on daily basis. © 2010 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.