BackgroundWhether cementless fixation on femoral and tibial components increases blood loss during total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is unclear.The purpose of this randomized controlled trial was to compare blood loss and early functional recovery between patients who underwent cementless or cemented TKA.MethodsBetween November 2021 and April 2022, six
Human dirofilariasis is a rare anthropo-zoonotic disease, mainly detected in Southern and Eastern Europe, Asia Minor, Central Asia, and Sri Lanka.An increasing number of autochthonous Dirofilaria spp.infections has been recently reported in the areas previously considered free of the disease, including northern Europe and the Baltic States.A rare a
We describe the treatment of a 54-year-old man with a history of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pericarditis who presented with left ventricular pseudoaneurysm following prior left anterior thoracotomy pericardial window.Surgical intervention included pseudoaneurysm repair using a wide patch.Additionally, an attempted mitral valve repa