... proximal plantar fascia To confirm the diagnosis of plantar fasciitis, the dorso-plantar thickness of the plantar fascia will be measured by ultrasound at a standard location where the fascia crosses ... thickness are related to abnormal tissue substance In response to corticosteroid injection, plantar fascia thickness values have been shown to decrease significantly as early as two weeks [24 ] and ... transformation, non-parametric statistical tests will be used Other data (nominal or ordinal) will be analysed using appropriate non-parametric statistical tests Statistical significance for hypothesis...
... before initiation of the trial Statistical analysis SPSS version 15.0 for Windows (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) was used for data analysis Paired t-tests were used to compare cytokine levels ... increased levels of IL-1ra as well as IL-4 and IL-10 [ 12] In horses with arthroscopically induced osteochondral defects, ACS treatment demonstrated a reduction in lameness and a decrease in synovial ... 371 (22 9 ) 27 6 (28 8) Pre -treatment clinical OA and baseline serum characteristics (mean +/- SD) of patients whose synovial fluid were analysed, were similar to those of patients whose synovial...
... after injection Arthritis Research Ther 20 10, 12: R114 Darabos N, Hundric-Haspl Z, Haspl M, Markotic A, Darabos A, Moser C: Correlation between synovial fluid and serum IL-1beta levels after ACL surgery-preliminary ... Osteoarthritis Cartilage 20 09, 17:1 52 -160 Zhang W, Robertson J, Jones AC, Dieppe PA, Doherty M: The placebo effect and its determinants in osteoarthritis: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials Ann ... trial Osteoarthritis Cartilage 20 08, 16: 498-505 Baltzer AW, Moser C, Jansen SA, Krauspe R: Autologous conditioned serum (Orthokine) is an effective treatmentfor knee osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis...
... treatmentof foraminal spinal stenosis Methods This was a prospective study of 64 patients who underwent endoscopic laminoforaminoplasty for refractory foraminal stenosis Inclusion criteria were foraminal ... requires subperiosteal stripping of the paraspinal muscles, which can result in postoperative pain, muscular spasms, and loss of function [15] Anterior approaches are also frequently used, but carry ... damage, increased rate of recovery, and shorter duration of hospital stay In this paper we present the results of an open, nonrandomized trial of endoscopic laminoforaminoplasty for the treatment...
... our study we used fucose/galactose solution to block P aeruginosa lectins PA-I and PA-II as an alternative approach to reduce airway colonisation with this bacteria P aeruginosa lectins PA-I and ... was performed Differences between conditions were assessed by means of post hoc pairwise comparison with the Dunnet test A P value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant All ... the small number of patients and short period of time studied As the fucose/galactose inhalation is a novel treatment, an important question concerns the observation of adverse effects of this treatment...
... assess health status should be scheduled no less than days after misoprostol administration This visit schedule is associated with consistently high success rates, but the method does fail for approximately ... necessary Diarrhea Diarrhea is a common, transient side effect of misoprostol that should resolve within a day > Reassure women that diarrhea is sometimes associated with misoprostol use and passes ... misoprostol treatmentfor postabortion care suggests that as provider familiarity with and confidence in the method increase, success rates and satisfaction will increase as well A basic training...
... petunidin, and malvidin, increased apoptosis as determined by DNA fragmentation and cysteine–aspartic acid protease, caspase-3, activity assays (Srivastava et al 20 07) DNA fragmentation increased at anthocyanin ... transformation of JB6 P(+) cells was also suppressed in a dose-dependent manner in soft agar assays In addition, extracts promoted apoptosis of human leukemia HL-60 cells in a dose-independent ... Parkinson s disease (also known as Parkinson disease or PD) is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that often impairs the sufferer s motor skills and speech Parkinson s disease belongs...
... has few side effects Therefore, for these reasons, we consider that the suppression of ANGPTL2 signaling as a therapeutic strategy is more beneficial Because ANGPTL2 promotes vascular inflammation ... smokers with coronary artery disease express higher levels of ANGPTL2 mRNA than tissues from nonsmokers with similar disease [20 ] Because smoking is closely associated with the development of inflammation ... visceral fat, suppresses inflammation and ameliorates insulin sensitivity [15,17,18] These findings suggest that, in humans, visceral fat is one of the primary sources of circulating ANGPTL2 In addition,...
... ulcers, such as diabetics.4,8,14,15 In the past decade, ABSSSI caused by MRSA has increased dramatically.3,14,15 A surveillance study estimated that the rate of ABSSSI caused by MRSA in North America ... Health-Systems Pharmacists (ASHP), Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), and Society of Infectious Dseases Pharmacists (SIDP) i suggest the use of alernative agents active against t MRSA when ... MRSA.15 The increase in MRSA rates for ABSSSI is likely driven by the rise of community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA), since the incidence of infections caused by healthcare-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA)...
... Shukla et al Table Plants used for gynecological disorders in Chhattisgarh Local Name Botanical Name Part Used Disease Method of Preparation Doses Local Name Botanical Name Part Used Disease ... Method of Preparation Doses Local Name Botanical Name Part Used Disease Method of Preparation Doses Local Name Botanical Name Part Used Disease Method of Preparation Doses Local Name Botanical Name ... Name Part Used Disease Method of Preparation Doses Local Name Botanical Name Part Used Disease Method of Preparation Doses Local Name Botanical Name Part Used Disease Method of Preparation Doses...
... secondary measures of efficacy at the last visit Safety measures such as adverse events, clinical laboratory data, physical examination findings and vital signs were assessed The baseline score on ... sample with 27 (69 .2% ) for side effects (paraesthesias, nausea, fatigue, insomnia, slowed thinking, sedation, ataxia, headache, agitation, frequent peristalsis) and for lack of efficacy Vieta ... in score and 37 obtained remission defined as a score of 12 or less Thirty-nine subjects discontinued because of adverse events (paraesthesias, nausea, fatigue, somnolence, frequent peristalsis,...
... of IFN-β in MS in the past was based on the belief that viruses may play a role in causing MS, as well as triggering relapses of disease At present MS is considered an autoimmune disease, associated ... collagen A modest decrease in total anticollagen IgG levels was observed Anticollagen IgG 2a (regarded as a marker fora Th1 response) was reduced, and there was an increase in IgG1 (regarded as a ... immune-mediated diseases such as MS and RA This antiangiogenic capacity of IFN-β may also be of relevance for the treatmentof RA The importance of angiogenesis in the maintenance of arthritis has been...
... multivariate analysis revealed that lymphatic metastasis of para-aortic lymph nodes was a single independent factor for increased mortality They concluded that in case of para-aortic nodal metastasis ... carcinomas in the head of pancreas For those patients with small or low-grade malignant neoplasms as well as small pancreatic metastases located in the mid-portion of pancreas, CP is emerging as a safe ... then for the treatmentof benign or low-grade malignant exocrine and endocrine neoplasms such as islet cell carcinoma, vipoma, mucinous cystadenomas, cystadenocarcinoma, cystic papillary tumors,...
... meningeoma was calculated to 14 Gy Photon energy was assessed to MV for all plans For each patient another treatment plan using RA was calculated on the same CT/MRI scan All RA plans were designed using ... Dosimetric evaluation parameters and statistical analysis Each treatment plan was evaluated with regard to target coverage, dose to OAR, treatment time, number of MU and irradiated normal tissue PTV ... oncologist (same person H .A. W for all ten cases with expertise in SRS) manually outlined the target volume and OAR on axial images using FastPlan (version 5.5.1, Varian Medical Systems, Palo Alto, CA,...
... criteria [27 ] Patients with rectal cancer were analyzed separately Statistical analysis All statistical analyses were performed with a statistical software STATA Statistics/Data analysis (STATA Corp ... toxicities MJC participated in the identification and classification of acute gentitourinary toxicities RS performed the statistical analysis CPL helped the statistical analysis calculation JCC participated ... for all statistical analyses Results The characteristics of CRT and IMRT patients are summarized in Table All but tumor site distribution and RT goal are equally balanced in both groups The crude...
... the normal laboratory range Statistical analyses of these parameters did not identify any statstically significant changes Similarly, haematological and urinary parameters also exhibited no significant ... patient population at a specific dosage Results Baseline characteristics Descriptive statistics comparing demographic variables, baseline disease characteristics and baseline outcome measures ... physical function as important goals of therapy [5,6] Currently available medication regimens for most cases include nonopioid analgesics such as acetaminophen and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory...
... excretion Such a combination approach can normalize serum urate in a substantial fraction of patients on submaximal allopurinol [ 32] An approach of this nature, using certain drugs with wider availability ... mg/dL appears appropriate for more rapid tophus debulking in those tophaceous gout patients with a body burden of urate assessed to be particularly large [21 ] Figure Advances in understanding renal ... include rash in
... the statistical analysis SAM participated in the design of the study and performed the statistical analysis AW participated in the design of the study and performed the statistical analysis FAS ... moderately-decreased systolic left-ventricular function and ST-elevations in leads II, III and aVF For these reasons, surgical revascularization was indicated The patient had a significant history ... 5:334-9 Aziz O, Athanasiou T, Darzi A: Minimally invasive conduit harvesting: a systematic review Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 20 06, 29 (3): 324 -33 Athanasiou T, Aziz O, Skapinakis P, Perunovic B, Hart...
... this anterior trajectory was deemed feasible in all cases on the basis of preoperative imaging analysis Therefore, a cm paracoccygeal skin incision was made and the presacral approach was performed ... physical examination, our patient showed no sensory-motor deficits Lumbar MRI showed a grade spondylolisthesis at L5 -S1 with severe bilateral foraminal stenosis and a grade spondylolisthesis at ... presacral approach include insufficient presacral fat pad, previously explored presacral space, large vessels crossing the presacral space, and anatomic abnormalities that preclude placement of...