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... 100% relief of their pain in 86% of the patients with a median relief period of months The range of relief varied from zero days to up to 13 months for the facet injection group None of the lumbar ... median period of pain relief being months The range of relief for the radiofrequency group was from zero days to 16 months for all 26 patients who underwent the radiofrequency procedure Of the 14 patients ... that the direct visualization of the joint allows better de-innervation of the joint and removal of the entire end-plate receptors that adhere to the bone and capsular tissue Limitations of the...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 09:32

... laminoforaminoplasty, should decrease the risk of major adverse events, allow for same day hospital discharge, and decrease the need for postoperative analgesia and immobility [5] [6] In the current ... and neural structures increases the risk of adverse events with invasive approaches Open surgical correction is the current standard of care for foraminal stenosis of cervical and lumbar vertebrae ... follow-up Results The author acknowledges that there are no conflicts of interest or financial benefits with the results of the study All twelve patients (10 males, females) completed the surgery without...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 09:57

... ethanol at a final concentration of 10%, then transported to the laboratory of UT at 4oCstored Then, each of the samples were divided into two One of them was for DNA extraction and was washed ... general, the higher concentration of primers can lead to the formation of primer dimers Also, the cost of the chemicals should be minimized if the same quantitativeness can be achieved The results ... Another was for FISH analysis and was stored at -80oC The extraction of DNA was performed with Fast DNA SPIN Kit for Soil (Qbuiogene, USA) according to the instruction by the manufacturer In the...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 09:38

... feasibility of this process was demonstrated The effects of recycle ratio, HRT of the regeneration tank, HRT of the adsorption tank and SRT of the system were evaluated The removal efficiency ... with the increased HRT of the adsorption tank From an engineering application point of view, the appropriate operational parameters of the recycle ratio, HRT of the regeneration tank, HRT of the ... results of the CARS process for the municipal wastewater treatment The technical feasibility of this process was demonstrated, and the process optimization was performed In addition, the adsorption...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 09:38

... from data in the RCT The survival of patients receiving ASC/BSC was calculated from the survival of the patients in the cetuximab monotherapy arm of the RCT The data from the monotherapy arm NICE ... negligible if further active treatment was not available Therefore the results seen in the single-arm cetuximab studies for these outcomes could be interpreted as an effect of the drug It also ... from the perspective of the NHS Unlike the manufacturer’s models the outcome data were based on published overall survival curves from the two studies The utility value for pre-progression was the...

Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 22:20

... reported on the efficacy and/or effectiveness of hydroxyurea treatment of hematologic diseases, the toxicity of hydroxyurea in the treatment of any disease, and the barriers to the treatment of sickle ... reviewer reconciled the results of the first two reviewers in the case of the randomized trials 29 For the other study designs, the results of the two reviewers were averaged The quality assessment ... reliability of the instruments used A pair of reviewers each performed the quality assessment independently In the case of the RCTs, a third reviewer reconciled the results of the first two reviewers; for...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 10:20

... (COX) In these enzymes, the redox potential of the metals is harnessed to provide the enzymes with their electron transfer capabilities Paradoxically, it is the same redox potential of the metals ... that the interaction between Ab and these metals can promote the formation of Ab oligomers, aggregates and fibrils [48,52–55] Metal mediated oligomerization of Ab may therefore contribute to the ... within the physiological ranges that could be expected within the brain The capacity for metals to facilitate this process may therefore be a critical factor in the Ab mediated pathology of the...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 10:20

... the inclusion of lysine residues in the protein sequence of the A fragment but not the B fragment of PE Because only the A fragment must traffic to the cytosol for activity, the lack of lysine residues ... altering the rate of internalization of the receptor or influencing the intracellular trafficking The proteome of the target cell also influences the pathway We have observed large differences in the ... 14) of patients showed a partial response to treatment 4692 J E Weldon and I Pastan The future of PE-based RITs Many obstacles have been overcome in the development of RITs for the treatment of...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 15:21

... evidence for the optimal period of treatment and number of treatments? We found evidence for the efficacy of shorter treatment protocols than the 4–6 months recommended by the ICS The basis of the ... exercise dosage is the critical factor is unclear The optimal length of treatment and the number of treatment episodes could be useful information for the marketing of physical therapy for SUI Some ... effective for the treatment of SUI The other studies in the review were considered for the generalisability of their findings to clinical practice by identifying the patient populations from which the...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 14:20

... upon the peer review comments, the best practice statement was submitted to and approved by the PGC and the Board of Directors of the AUA Funding of the Panel and of the PGC was provided by the ... addressed Placement of a thermosensor to monitor the temperature of the external sphincter can reduce the potential of thermal injury to this muscle The thermosensor is introduced through the perineal ... Cryosurgery for the Treatment of Localized Prostate Cancer The supporting systematic literature review and the drafting of this document were conducted by the Cryosurgery for Treatment of Localized...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 23:20

... choice and loading of the NM is a compromise between the required efficiency of the converter and the market price of the NM However, the application of noble metals for the treatment of exhaust gas ... are formed in adsorption of reactant molecules on the semi-conducting surface; the formation of these is a function of the electronic properties of the solid, and the structure and kind of bonds ... mechanism of exhaust treatment The aims of this thesis will be then proposed The second chapter introduces basic principles of the physico-chemical methods used in the thesis, catalyst synthesis,...

Ngày tải lên: 12/05/2014, 17:14

... overall survival of treated animals (Figure 6D) These results confirm the anti-tumor activity of anti-VLC therapy, as observed by others, and further support the use of anti-CD52 therapy in humans ... collected at the University of Pennsylvania or the University of Michigan After obtaining informed patient consent, ascites was collected either intraoperatively or at the time of therapeutic ... intraperitoneal delivery of the drug Despite being a well-documented therapeutic target, the exact function of CD52 remains unknown In the ID8VEGF tumors, VLC account for the vast majority of tumorassociated...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 15:20

... measurement of tumor tissue MRI signal at baseline (T10) and then again following the intravenous infusion of the Gd-dendrimer (T1), and the in vitro measurement of the molar relaxivity (r1) of the Gd-dendrimer, ... Significance of the luminal glycocalyx layer of the BBTB of malignant brain tumor microvasculature The well-defined physiologic upper limit of pore size in the BBTB of 12 nm would be attributable to the ... would be the "nanofilter" that serves as the main point of resistance to the transvascular passage of spherical particles larger than 12 nm in diameter across the BBTB Therefore, in the physiologic...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 15:20

... variation between the two groups of subjects caused not by the treatment itself but by variation of the clinical scale at the beginning of the therapy To test the overall effect of adaptive training, ... compared the primary outcome measures (change in the clinical scores) between the baseline (T0) and the end of the treatment (T3), irrespective of the training mode (treatment) As regards the kinematic ... performance at the end of the adaptation phase as compared to the final portion of the wash-out phase One subject (S8) did not complete the second half of the trial, for reasons unrelated to the study...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 08:20

... Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2008, 3:9 Statistics The microsoft excel program was used for the creation of the graphs and the SPSS ... minimal loss of physical capacity The technique remains the "gold standard" for the treatment of displaced and minimally comminuted olecranon fractures despite the introduction of new Page of (page ... order to improve the biomechanical properties of the technique [20] Rowland and Burkhart [21] gave an emphasis on the mathematical need to put the transverse hole for the figure -of- eight tension...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 01:20

... one was for the initial trial of VFG, and the other was for the second trial of VFG after failure of bone consolidation in ipsilateral VFG Patients The mean age of the patients at the time of VFG ... deformities not remodel and are often progressive after VFG [5,13] In the current study, a deformity of more than 20 degrees was seen in out of the cases The relationship between the degree of ... consolidation of VFG [13,17,18] In most cases, the first fracture is reported to occur before the age of year [4] In the current case, one out of the cases had a stress fracture at the age of 7.4 years...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 01:20

... shown that when there is loss of more than 50% of the vertebral body height or angulations of the thoracolumbar junction of more than 20° [8], acute spinal instability results, and the spinal segment ... through the rod pusher to bring the vertebra back to the rod Gentle distraction at the level of the fracture followed, restoring tension to the posterior longitudinal ligament (ligamentotaxis) and thereby, ... protocol in our clinic for the treatment of osteoporosis The patients were followed with serial physical examinations and radiographs With the use of lateral radiographs centered over the fracture level,...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 04:20

... Conclusion In the literature, there is no report of the use of LISS tibial plates for the treatment of paediatric supracondylar fractures of the femur They may be considered for Conflict of interest ... the femur to deformity remodeling at this level The treatment of displaced supracondylar fractures of the femur depends on the age and size of the child, the site, the pattern of the fracture and ... over the distal femur for the best purchase of bone while avoiding violation of the growth plate The disadvantages were that the patient might need another operation for implant removal and the...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 04:20

... on treatment results Age at the beginning of the treatment, gender, pattern of involvement of the foot, severity of the foot deformity according to Pirani Severity Score [9], total number of the ... after the adduction of the foot and the varus deformity of the heel has been corrected, a simple percutaneus tenotomy of the Achilles tendon is performed We prefer to perform the tenotomy in the ... relapse of the deformity Patient age at the time of relapse, bilateralism or unilateralism of the relapse foot, relapse foot deformity, treatment offered to relapsed foot, immediate results of the offered...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 04:20

... on treatment results Age at the beginning of the treatment, gender, pattern of involvement of the foot, severity of the foot deformity according to Pirani Severity Score [9], total number of the ... after the adduction of the foot and the varus deformity of the heel has been corrected, a simple percutaneus tenotomy of the Achilles tendon is performed We prefer to perform the tenotomy in the ... relapse of the deformity Patient age at the time of relapse, bilateralism or unilateralism of the relapse foot, relapse foot deformity, treatment offered to relapsed foot, immediate results of the offered...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 07:20