... laminoforaminoplasty for the treatment of foraminal spinal stenosis Methods This was a prospective study of 64 patients who underwent endoscopic laminoforaminoplasty for refractory foraminal stenosis ... risk of infection and major neurovascular or organ damage, increased rate of recovery, and shorter duration of hospital stay In this paper we present the results of an open, nonrandomized trial of ... utilizing fluoroscopy to determine the depth of penetration of the drill unit Electrocautery and holmium lasers are used for hemocoagulation and softtissue removal Once the bone and newly drilled...
... presence of factors that affect local vascularity to the soft tissues [8,13] Skin vascularity over the knee affects the rate of healing postoperatively and the risk ofnecrosis Since the beginning of ... consider Early awareness of the surgeons should prevent more complex tissuenecrosis with or without involvement of the prosthesis Consider that fat necrosisof subcutaneous tissues, if any, appears ... along the axially oriented pattern of vascularisation to ensure the integrity of the circulation when the fasciocutaneous flap is raised Repairing of a softtissue defect after TKA is usually...
... presence of factors that affect local vascularity to the soft tissues [8,13] Skin vascularity over the knee affects the rate of healing postoperatively and the risk ofnecrosis Since the beginning of ... consider Early awareness of the surgeons should prevent more complex tissuenecrosis with or without involvement of the prosthesis Consider that fat necrosisof subcutaneous tissues, if any, appears ... along the axially oriented pattern of vascularisation to ensure the integrity of the circulation when the fasciocutaneous flap is raised Repairing of a softtissue defect after TKA is usually...
... 65 Plot of the degree of match of a registered contour of the liver with the ground truth The average error is 2.211 65 5.10 Plot of the degree of match of a registered ... the use of computers and software solutions to aid doctors in the analysis, diagnosis and treatment of various ailments and conditions Often, this aid comes in the form of digital imagery of various ... techniques which segment based on changes in texture will not work well because of the uniformity of the texture ofsoft tissue, as discussed in Sections 2.1.5 and 2.1.6 2.1.3 Region-based Segmentation...
... guidelines, multidisciplinary management and outcome of treatment for softtissue sarcomas Ann Oncol 2004, 15(2):307-315 Rydholm A: Centralization ofsofttissue sarcoma The southern Sweden experience ... Judson I, Thomas JM: Soft- tissue sarcomas in adults N Engl J Med 2005, 353(7):701-711 Lewis JJ, Leung D, Woodruff JM, Brennan MF: Retroperitoneal soft- tissue sarcoma: analysis of 500 patients treated ... recurrent tumors and could be removed without resection of adjacent organs in 34 of 65 patients (52%) compared to of 22 (27%) (p = 0.04) Correspondingly, resection of two or more organs was necessary...
... apparently it is the softtissue volume that is changed in response to venous occlusion, it is the venous vasculature congestion within the softtissue rather than softtissue congestion per-se ... scan using an in-house software that performs segmentation of the bone and softtissue for each CT slice, subsequently creating corresponding regions of interest The regions of interest are copied ... and "hard" tissue (bone and bone marrow) The softtissue volume (VS) and blood pool (RS) are calculated as follows: VS = VL-VB and the corresponding reading RS = RL-RB Bone and softtissue blood...
... application of a circular external fixator without the use of bone graft, and thus its main advantage was to eliminate the need to expose the nonunion site, avoid causing further soft- tissue damage, ... potential to cause further softtissue damage and disruption to the local biology, in less experienced hands A recent systematic review reported union rates of 80% using bone graft without fixation, 85% ... [3,7,15-17]; (iv) the use of vascularized bone grafts, with or without internal fixation [18-20], with a recent systematic review reporting union rates of 80% using bone graft without fixation, 85%...
... Soft tissues include muscles, tendons, fat, fibrous tissue, synovial tissue, vessels, and nerves Approximately 60% ofsofttissue sarcomas arise in the extremities, ... associated with the development of osteosarcoma in those who survive the retinoblastoma and ofsofttissue sarcomas unrelated to radiation therapy Other softtissue tumors, including desmoid ... 9220 new cases ofsofttissue sarcomas occurred in the United States in 2007 The annual age-adjusted incidence is 3.0 per 100,000 population, but the incidence varies with age Softtissue sarcomas...
... as the source of total RNA for RT-PCR reactions For the initial RT-PCR amplification of hprt mRNA, µl of the cell lysate was used in a final volume of 20 µl RT-PCR containing µl of 10×VM buffer ... expected by addition of their individual responses The study of these interactions can lead to a better understanding of the toxic mechanism of the chemicals involved A number of terms have been ... percentage versus the number of total clones Table DNA sequence analysis of hprt mutant in splenic cells of B6C3F1 female mice in 52-wk study Type of mutation Number of mutants Control Ozone NNK...
... tumours of the gastrointestinal tract: a paradise for acronyms (GUMP, GIST, GANT, and now GIPACT) Implications of c-kit in genesis, and yet another of many emerging roles of the interstitial cell of ... including date of death where appropriate, were recorded Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 12.0 software (Chicago, IL, USA) Overall actuarial survival was calculated from the day of surgery ... survival was 42% with a median survival of 46 months The year survival of patients with GIST alone irrespective of complete resection was 80% The presence of separate malignancy significantly decreased...
... following unplanned excision ofsofttissue sarcoma of an extremity J Bone Joint Surg 1996, 78A:650-5 Simon MA, Enneking WF: The management of soft- tissue sarcomas of the extremities J Bone Joint ... the seven were excised without sufficient biopsy or examination The characteristics of the alveolar soft portions of sarcomas are that they comprise only 0.5-1.0% ofsofttissue sarcomas, grow ... sarcoma were diagnosed Four of the seven cases of synovial sarcoma, two of the three cases of alveolar soft part sarcoma, two cases of myxofibrosarcoma, and one case each of high-grade leiomyosarcoma...
... A case of SchwanSchwannoma of median nerve at palm:cross sectional area of Schwannoma of median nerve at palm: A case of Schwannoma: the picture shows an increased cross sectional area of median ... our hospital, the price of a musculoskeletal US is 63 euros (about 92 U.S dollars), while the price of a MRI of the same district is 344 euros (about 504 U.S dollars) without CM and 527 euros ... people Chalidis BE, Dimitriou CG: Carpal tunnel syndrome due to an atypical deep softtissue leiomyoma: The risk of misdiagnosis and mismanagement World J Surg Oncol 2007, 5:92 Martinoli C, Bianchi...
... factor in the genesis of other soft tissues as well Radhi et al., [6] reported cases of diffuse centroblastic lymphoma at a site of previous surgery with metallic implants Two of them were preceded ... Ibrahiem K, al-Tweigeri T: Softtissue malignant lymphoma at sites of previous surgery J Clin Pathol 1998, 51:629-632 Delpla PA, Rouge D, Durroux R, Rouquette I, Arbus L: Softtissue tumors following ... tumors account for 0.03% of all neoplasms [13,14], and 3.0% of all softtissue tumors [15,16] Patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) have a 1000-fold increased risk of developing desmoid...
... after four years with good range of motion Conclusion This study reports a very rare localization of a case of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in the softtissueof the shoulder in a HIV infected ... described a case of muscle lymphoma of biceps femoris (17 × 14 × cm) in which treatment was wide surgery followed by chemotherapy [24] No other cases ofsofttissue lymphomas of the shoulder in ... subcutaneous tissues without cutaneuos ulceration and are usually smaller in size (max 5–7 mm) [12,13] compared with the case reported in this study We report a lesion localized in the soft tissues of...
... at least in part, in tissue destruction Excessive expression of these metalloproteinases induced by S aureus could lead to the destruction of the softtissue connective tissue architecture Conclusion ... of MRSA, it is important to understand the mechanisms oftissue destruction in softtissue infections which could lead on the identification of novel therapeutic targets Our current in vitro data ... Diagnosis and management of Staphylococcus aureus infections of the skin and softtissue Intern Med J 2005, 35(Suppl 2):S97-105 Seal J, Glynn L, Statter M, Liu D: A high prevalence of methicillin-resistant...
... oncology softtissue sarcoma [http://www.nccn.org/ professionals/physician_gls/PDF/sarcoma.pdf] Eilber FR, Morton DL, Eckardt J, Grant T, Weisenber T: Limb salvage for skeletal and softtissue ... Merino MJ, Rosenberg SA: Randomized prospective study of the benefit of adjuvant radiation therapy in the treatment ofsofttissue sarcomas of the extremity J Clin Oncol 1998, 16:197-203 O’Sullivan ... postoperative radiotherapy in soft- tissue sarcoma of the limbs: a randomized trial Lancet 2002, 359:2235-2241 Zagars GK, Ballo MT: Sequencing radiotherapy for softtissue sarcoma when re-resection...
... radiotherapy for the treatment ofsofttissue sarcomas of central anatomical sites Radiat Oncol Invest 1995, 3:30-96 Calvo FA, Azinovic I, Martinez R, Monge R: IORT in softtissue sarcomas: 10 years ... retroperitoneal softtissue sarcoma Radiotherapy and oncology 2002, 65:137-143 Haddock MG, Petersen IA, Pritchard D, Gunderson LL: IORT in the management of extremity and limb girdle softtissue sarcomas ... recurrent softtissue sarcoma: morbidity and long-term prognosis European Journal Of Surgical Oncology: The Journal Of The European Society Of Surgical Oncology And The British Association Of Surgical...
... correlations of serum levels of MMP-3 with CRP, ESR, and BASDAI (respectively) [17] or with ESR and BASDAI but not with CRP [27] We obtained no clear correlation of serum levels of BALP with parameters of ... question of whether serum levels of these biomarkers change in the same patients during an observation period of years without treatment with a TNF-α blocker Interestingly, serum levels of all ... period of years was not reported before, but stable serum levels of VEGF and BALP were also seen in a cohort of 78 AS patients over the course of 24 weeks [24,25] However, in the cohort of SpA...
... received cycles of FCR: fludarabine at a dose of 25 mg/m2 i.v on days to 3; cyclophosphamide at a dose of gr/m2 i.v on day and rituximab Page of at a dose of 375 mg/m2 was given on day of each cycle ... performance status of to 2, had achieved at least PR at the completion of FCR; the last chemotherapy with or without rituximab was administered at least three months before start of FCR; no patient ... median of 5.6 years (range 1.4 to 13.9) after the diagnosis of NHL and 1.9 years (range 0.4 to 6.3) after radioimmunotherapy [13]; the conclusion of this study was that the annualized incidences of...
... and expression of STAT3 in malignant softtissue tumors Clinicopathological significance of STAT3 expression in softtissue tumors In our study, the expression of STAT3 in softtissue tumors showed ... potential ofsofttissue tumors and can be piloted as diagnostic marker in softtissue tumors In the current study we observed a distinct pattern of STAT3 and pSTAT3 expression in softtissue tumors, ... quantification of STAT3 (298 bp) mRNA expression at different stages ofsofttissue tumors v/s GAPDH (269 bp) (A and B) Lane 1: benign softtissue tumor; lane 2: intermediate softtissue tumor;...