... 67 the regulation of proliferation, migration, and differentiation ofthe epithelial cells [2,12,18,19] Following thesurgical treatment of adult periodontitis, the epithelial regeneration ofthe ... demonstrated a gingivitis grade of or Thanks to the bacteriostatic properties ofthe tested polymer, a more effective control ofthesurgical wound no bacterial contamination ofthesurgical site was observable ... recession, i.e the position ofthe gingival margin with respect to the cement enamel junction (CEJ); • CAL (clinical attachment level): i.e the position ofthe attachment in relationship to the CEJ;...
... account both ofthe probability of derivations yielding a specific relation and ofthe proportion of such derivations in the forest produced by the parser A weighted set of GRs from the parse forest ... general) level in the hierarchy The micro-averaged precision, recall and F1 score are calculated from the counts for all relations in the hierarchy The macroaveraged scores are the mean ofthe individual ... X-bar scheme with 41 attributes with a maximum of 33 atomic values Many ofthe original The relatively high level of detail in the tagset helps the grammar writer to limit overgeneration and...
... to the role of HSP70 in the inhibition ofthereleaseof Smac and apoptosis GAPDH Ratio of HSP70 to GAPDH 14 # 12 # 10 * The role ofthe ATP-binding domain of HSP70 in the prevention oftherelease ... decreased In the transfected cells, HSP70 over-expression inhibited thereleaseof Smac from mitochondria into the cytosol in a dosedependent manner Under the same conditions, the absence of another ... showing immunoreactive bands ofthe expected sizes (Fig 4B) Next, whether the protective potency of HSP70 would be annulled by deletion ofthe ATP-binding domain or the peptide-binding domain was...
... intervening zone of repair (reparative zone) There was no evidence of sepsis in any ofthe specimens analysed, and over the course of this study none ofthe study group presented with evidence of deep ... from the publication of this manuscript, either now or in the future ;in the past five years SB conceived the study, carried out the data collection, drafted the manuscript AM carried out the ... than mm/year rate ofjoint space narrowing, i.e loss of more than 50% ofthejoint space within year [5] Over the next three decades, subsequent series and reports emphasized the clinical, radiographic...
... position of AJC motion There was no bony interference with the path ofthe ATFL and CFL The position ofthe AJC during MR scanning was defined as the neutral reference position The length ofthe ATFL ... study the average length ofthe ATFL was 15.8 ± 2.9 mm and the average length ofthe CFL was 27.7 ± 2.7 mm in the neutral position The study of Burks and Morgan measured the length ofthe longest ... distances between the centroids ofthe digitized attachment areas on talus, calcaneus and fibula Once the position ofthe AJC was reproduced in the modeling software, the length ofthe ATFL and CFL...
... toward the talar head The navicular was then reduced, and the pin was driven across thejointThe Carroll method of reduction and fixation ofthe talo-navicular joint was used in all the studied ... in the head ofthe talus and drilled in a retrograde fashion until it emerges at the posterolateral ridge ofthe talus, while Carroll [13], passed this wire from the posterolateral corner ofthe ... complete thorough surgicalrelease was performed, the talus was inwardly rotated, and the navicular was reduced on the head ofthe talus When the navicular was properly reduced, the medial tuberosity...
... considered the consistency of findings across studies, the design ofthe studies (e.g., RCT, pre- and post-design) and the quality level ofthe studies These criteria allowed the categorization of evidence ... quality of life Examples of self-reported pain included the VAS; the pain subscale ofthe Harris Hip Score; and/or the pain subscale ofthe Health Related Quality of Life Table Level of evidence ... evaluating the efficacy of exercise therapy in the management of osteoarthritis ofthe hip Level of evidence Definition Strong evidence Generally consistent findings in multiple trials of high quality...
... Page of Figure Catheter angiography ofthe aortic arch (a) Catheter angiography ofthe aortic arch, 13 months after hybrid surgery shows the stent-graft in place, starting just distal to the origin ... to the origin ofthe brachiocephalic trunk Note also the good patency ofthe carotido-carotid bypass There is no opacification ofthe left subclavian artery (b) After puncturing the left brachial ... thoracoabdominal aneurysm with a diameter of 5.5 cm, ending at the level ofthe origin ofthe renal arteries Eleven years ago, the patient also underwent an elective surgical repair for an infrarenal...
... reconstruction ofthe coronary arteries In one patient, acute coronary syndrome occurred within months The angiography showed a significant stenosis ofthe distal main stem at the end ofthe patch ... the coronary ostium The aortic incision was directed into the ostium ofthe LMCA and extended through the LMCA to the bifurcation ofthe circumflex and left anterior descending artery branches ... cocaine use [23] 10 of 37 patients in our cohort, reffered for surgical reconstruction ofthe LMCA had no really stenosis The LMCA could have easily passed with a mm probe of them had a concomitant...
... Excision ofthe neuroma and reconstruction ofthe nerve was also the best treatment ofthe pain In our patients, the early exploration and reconstruction ofthe brachial plexus not only improved the ... length ofthe nerve graft to get good clinical outcome (Table 7) However, the p value was 0.055 for the comparison ofthe relationship between the length ofthe graft and the final outcome, and the ... affected one nerve element in 94 cases (87 of them Table 7: Relationship between the length ofthe graft and the final outcome The final outcome for the length ofthe graft (%) 0–3 cm (n = 11) Poor Fair...
... traversing the posterior triangle In order to minimize the risk ofsurgical complications during exploration ofthe ventral aspect ofthe trapezius, the nerve must be exposed and protected (Figure 1) Surgical ... incision across the shoulder While the patient is still anesthetized generally thickened fascia, including septae between bundles ofthe muscle, are excised from the painful area ofthe muscle according ... corresponding to the previously identified key tender points The dissection is continued anteriorly along the leading edge ofthe trapezius until the SAN was identified In most ofthe cases adhesions...
... in the talus (Figure 3) We suspected there was avascular necrosis ofthe navicular bone fragment, and primitive osteoarthritis ofthe talonavicular joint because ofthe preserved joint space The ... aspects of osteoarthritis ofthe talonavicular joint and pseudarthrosis ofthe navicular bone, and we suspected lidocaine penetrated to the talonavicular joint and the gap of pseudarthrosis Therefore, ... partially eburnated After opening thejoint capsule we removed the remainder ofthe cartilage from the articular surface ofthe talar head and navicular bone by roughening the subchondral bone using...
... symptoms of lead intoxication [3,4,6,7,10,14] Two factors responsible for the dissolution of lead fragments in synovial fluid are the presence of hyaluronic acid and the ph of synovial fluid [8] On the ... removal of lead fragments [14,15,21] is mandatory along with other procedure/s as indicated by the condition ofthejoint Intraarticular lead poisoning has been reported in the literature in the ... proliferation, disorganization ofthe columnar epithelium Tide mark duplication and unequal thickness ofthe cartilage was observed in the articular cartilage while the synovium showed both cellular...
... without a history of intermittent effusions, as in our case Plain films are often of poor diagnostic value because they are normal in over half of patients, and in other cases they show soft tissue ... opinion the treatment of choice is surgical excision; if the tumour is pedunculated and intra-articular, arthroscopy is the treatment of choice If the synovial hemangioma is an intermediate type then ... arrow) and the tumour's extension into the vastus medialis muscle is seen Page of Figure Sagittal T2-weighted fat suppressed image ofthe left knee showing thin fibrofatty septae of low signal...
... predisposing factor to explain the occurrence ofthe herpes virus in our patient This case therefore suggests that thesurgical manipulation could have resulted in the Page of (page number not for citation ... relief from the lancinating pain of TN simply by surgical manipulation ofthe nerve without any antiviral therapy, could argue against this hypothesis It is not possible to estimate the exact percentage ... and drafted the manuscript CK prepared the discussion for the case report KAC is the senior neurosurgeon involved in the overall management ofthe patient He also analyzed and revised the manuscript...
... established theThe final3computederosive changes within thejoint correct The final computed tomography scan established the correct diagnosis, showing erosive changes within thejoint Page of (page ... the typical septic arthritis of other joints The majority of patients with this condition have a normal plain radiograph The plain chest X-ray in our case showed contra-lateral deviation ofthe ... isolated in thejoint aspirate Sternoclavicular septic arthritis may occasionally require operative treatment with resection of one half ofthe manubrium and the medial third ofthe clavicle...
... formation Catheter angiogramartery with complete occlusion of theof Catheter angiogram depicting pseudoaneurysm formation of third part of axillary artery with complete occlusion ofthe distal ... rare [1,4-7] The majority affect the third part ofthe artery, due to its position of relative immobility, being tethered by the subscapular and thoracromial arteries [1,8] Most of these injuries ... and control ofthe subclavian artery above the clavicle (Fig 3A) Simultaneous exposure ofthe brachial artery in the antecubital fossa was performed and a size Fogarty embolectomy catheter passed...
... Figure Lateral film showing the reduced elbow joint in profile Lateral film showing the reduced elbow joint in profile Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Medical Case Reports ... occurred due to the synergistic effect of muscle relaxation and gravity Rollinson [2] modified this technique by hanging the affected arm over the side ofthe bed Also, instead of applying weights ... [3] described reduction of an elbow dislocation by seating the patient in a chair, with the arm dangling over the back ofthe chair This however required co-operation from the patient, which can...
... Intraoperative endoscopic view ofthe foreign body in the supero medial aspect ofthe maxillary sinus Intraoperative endoscopic view ofthe foreign body in the supero medial aspect ofthe maxillary sinus ... inflammation ofthe overlying mucosa and a disturbance in the clearence ofthe maxillary sinus This fact with the concomitant hypertrophy ofthe inferior turbinates may explain the patient's ... surgery and wrote the main part ofthe paper All authors gave useful comment on the text ofthe manuscript Written consent was obtained from the patient or their relative for publication of study References...
... suspicion of HO, in the hip joints of patients with spinal cord injury [11] The purpose ofthe present study was to evaluate the MRI findings on clinical suspicion of HO in the knee jointof patients ... From the clinical point of view, the risks of transporting critically ill patients and the cost ofthe method could pose limitations in the wider application of this diagnostic modality Further ... examine the potential therapeutic and quality of life benefit associated with an early diagnosis of HO Conclusion The early MRI findings of HO in the knee joint are interstitial edema ofthe subcutaneous...