Ann Oper Surg. 2020;1(1):AOS-01-1004 | Open Access
Gopika Selvakumar, Kuttalam Iyappan and Lonchin Suguna
There are huge numbers of dressings available in the market for treating surgical site infections, wounds and burns worldwide involving multi billion dollars of investment. Dressing materials including hydrogels, electrospun mats, wound dressings incorporated with growth factors, skin substitutes derived from patients to promote wound healing mechanism are available currently. This article focuses on the established and recent advancement in ... Read more
CASE REPORT Updated Jan 23, 2020 PDF
Ann Oper Surg. 2019;1(1):AOS-01-1003 | Open Access
Meghan McCullough and Salah Rubayi
The risk of lower extremity fractures, particularly femur fractures is high in patients with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). Historically, surgical treatment of lower extremity fractures has been associated with high complication rates in the SCI population, which has led many to advocate for nonoperative treatment. However, nonoperative treatment is also associated with complications, including nonunion, increased spasticity, infection, and particularly ... Read more
CASE REPORT Updated Dec 06, 2019 PDF
Ann Oper Surg. 2019;1(1):AOS-01-1002 | Open Access
Erik M Wolfswinkel, Pedram Goel, Melissa Tejada and Salah Rubayi*
Stage III and Stage IV pressure ulcers often require a multidisciplinary approach for effective treatment and resolution of a patient’s wound. Should a patient fail conservative treatment consisting of patient education, wound care, or negative pressure wound therapy, surgical intervention must be considered for wound reconstruction. In severe cases, a patient may develop extensive injury consisting of multiple ... Read more
CASE REPORT Updated May 17, 2019 PDF
Ann Oper Surg. 2019;1(1):AOS-01-1001 | Open Access
Fan Chen and Dawei Chen
A 63-year-old man presented to the Department of Emergency with epileptic seizures and a 2-month history of headache. Laboratory results showed an indirect hemagglutination test for cysticercosis antibodies was positive. Computed tomography of the brain revealed Left frontal temporal lobe multiple cyst, bilateral ventricle enlargement, paraventricular edema (Figure 1A). In this patient, left total resection and extraventricular drainage was performed, ... Read more
IMAGE ARTICLE Updated Mar 25, 2019 PDF