... wounds in thefootandankle region Materials and methods Over the four year period from 2003 to 2006, 16 patients (12 males and females) with soft tissue injuries in thefootandankle region were ... by either a traffic accident in 12, a falling from a height in 2, and a crush injury in Wound locations were on the medial side of theankle in cases, the lateral side of theankle in case, and ... disease The purpose of this study was to determine how NPWT helps healing and whether the technique can reduce the need for flap surgery for the treatment of acute or chronic open wounds in the foot...
... reported on the right footand eight on the left All male patients exhibited ALM on their right foot only The majority of lesions were located on the plantar surface (62%) with on the ankle, on the dorsum ... ankle, on the dorsum of the foot, on the digit and located in the nail bed (with in the hallux and in the fifth toe nail bed) One lesion site was stated simply as being on the "foot" (see table 1) ... Journal of FootandAnkle Research 2008, 1:11 http://www.jfootankleres.com/content/1/1/11 Results The cohort of patients totalled 27 (20 female and male) with a female ratio of nearly 3:1 The patients'...
... Figure Radiographs (A) and scintigraphs (B) of the both ankles before treatment The radiograph of the right ankle showed regional osteoporotic findings at the distal tibia and fibula (white arrow) ... scintigraphs of the both ankles after treatment The previously increased radioactivity (Figure 1B) in the right ankle was markedly reduced, and findings were comparable to those of the normal, left ankle ... scintigraph (C) of the both feet before treatment The radiograph shows regional osteoporotic changes in the phalanges, metatarsals, and tarsals of the right foot compared with the normal, left foot (white...
... Epidemiology of sprains in the lateral ankleandfootFootAnkle Int 1994, 15:72-74 Grimm DJ, Fallat L: Injuries of thefootandankle in occupational medicine: A 1-year study J FootAnkle Surg 1999, 38:102-108 ... procedures were performed on thefootandankle between 1997 and 2006, andthe total cost of subsidising surgeons' fees in the most recent assessment year was $14 M By far the most commonly performed ... amputations and treatment for chronic arthritic disorders of the forefoot and rearfoot were over-represented in those aged 55 years and over Interestingly, the age distribution of procedures for foot and...
... Structure and functioning of theFootandAnkle Department The delivery of footandankle care for Athens 2004 commenced in August 2001 Over a period of three years the framework for footandankle ... determined the diagnosis of the patients that presented to theFootandAnkle Department for treatImaging technique that determined the diagnosis of the patients that presented to theFootandAnkle ... extensive investigation and treatment was referred to the Polyclinic The purpose of this study was to report footandankle injuries at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games and to assist in the planning of...
... frequent (44%) particularly in the hands andthe feet and sometimes in the major folds [6] Pubic and facial hair is almost always rare [6] Our patient presented with all these characteristics Rheumatologic ... medical photography, the literature search andthe writing of the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing ... including the forehead andthe nasolabial folds, with profound hypertrophy of the eyelids (30% to 40% of cases) and cutis verticis gyrata (24% of cases) [6] The combination of thickened skin and bony...
... – the Australasian Journal of Podiatric Medicine andthe British Journal of Podiatry – were not indexed in PubMed, and several current footandankle journals, such as FootandAnkle Surgery and ... additional datasets and movie files http://www.jfootankleres.com/content/1/1/1 historical, national and political barriers impeding the progress and advancement of footandankle care What will ... purposes) Journal of FootandAnkle Research 2008, 1:1 http://www.jfootankleres.com/content/1/1/1 (Vol 10, No 4) was published in November 2007 [9], andthe final edition of the Australasian Journal...
... based standards for the study and description of footandankle kinematics We have assembled a committee to provide standardised quantitative morphological databases and periodic reviews of the state-of -the- art ... the human ankle) and Dr Marco Viceconti (Multiscale modelling and team science: the future of orthopaedic biomechanics) The Best Paper of the Congress was awarded to Dr Frances Sheehan from the ... state-of -the- art in footandankle kinematic research i-FAB welcomes members from every community related to footandankle biomechanics, from academics, physicians, podiatrists, surgeons, and health...
... 37 38 http://www.jfootankleres.com/content/2/1/31 Bristow IR, Ackland K: Acral lentiginous melanoma of thefootand ankle: A case series and review of the literature J FootAnkle Res 2008, 1:11 ... biomechanics and bioengineering, orthotics and prosthetics, andthe broader areas of epidemiology, policy, organisation and delivery of services related to footandankle care Although the majority ... now linked to the main JFAR webpage At the time of writing this editorial, 40 footandankle case reports had been linked to the website, covering topics as diverse as footandankle trauma,...
... Bristow and de Berker Journal of FootandAnkle Research 2010, 3:22 http://www.jfootankleres.com/content/3/1/22 patient and practitioner than one on thefoot Furthermore, lesions between the toes, ... mealnoma of the lower extremity decreases with distance from the trunk Cancer Causes Control 1998, 85:383-388 Bristow and de Berker Journal of FootandAnkle Research 2010, 3:22 http://www.jfootankleres.com/content/3/1/22 ... this article as: Bristow and de Berker: Development of a practical guide for the early recognition for malignant melanoma of thefootand nail unit Journal of FootandAnkle Research 2010 3:22...
... within the basal layer of the epidermis, giving rise to the term “lentiginous” The term “acral” defines the location which is of the extremities, namely the skin of the hands and feet, including the ... al Journal of FootandAnkle Research 2010, 3:25 http://www.jfootankleres.com/content/3/1/25 relevance of UV light on non-exposed areas such as the plantar surface of thefootthe role is not ... stands for Change in the nail band or lack change in the nail morphology in spite of presumed adequate treatment D stands for the Digit most commonly involved, which for thefoot would be the...
... andfoot dimensions [9-13], individualistic and unique features of thefootand footprints [13-18], andthe use of radiographic comparisons of thefoot [19-23] confirms the importance of thefoot ... length of thefoot from each toe (T1, T2, T3, T4, and T5 respectively), foot breadth at the ball andfoot breadth at the heel All the measurements were taken with standard procedures and landmarks ... Measurements and landmarks on the human foot 21 TABLE 1- Landmarks used in foot measurements, and their description Landmark Description Pternion (pte) Most projected point on the back of the heel when the...
... developing and preparing the FMD Response Plan, the U.S Government, U.S Department of Agriculture andthe Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and other parties, such as employees and contractors ... fully or at all against other strains within the serotype This protection depends on the similarity between the field strain andthe vaccine, and the potency of the vaccine (more potent vaccines ... established The VS Region Director will establish a Unified Area Command, andthe Area Commander will be responsible for managing the multiple incidents The AVIC and SAHO for each incident (or the Incident...
... (IRES) and therefore is independent of the interaction between eIF4E and eIF4G [10,11] The picornaviral proteinases such as the leader proteinase (Lpro) of foot- and- mouth-disease virus (FMDV) and ... expressed in RRLs and their ability to be bound by GST–LbproC51A in the pull-down assays was then examined The results are shown in Fig and Table The quantitation shows that about 12.5% of the input ... is bound by the wild-type fusion protein in this assay The efficiency of the pull-down is probably limited by the presence of the GST part of the fusion protein, the small size of the radiolabelled...
... in the phylogenies of 2B and 3AB and in addition with the Panasia lineage of type O, an Asia1 and O5 isolate from India andthe A Iran105 isolate from Iran A relationship between Asia1 andthe ... complete CDS of the three serotypes O, Asia1 and A, showing the close relationship of the A/IRN/2005 subtype to the A22 and A28 subtypes, circulating in the Middle East region The A/ IRN/2005 ... [14], the probability of a subsequent infection of the same animal with another FMDV serotype, e.g Asia1, and thereby the likelihood of inter-serotype recombination is increased Furthermore, the...
... in the phylogenies of 2B and 3AB and in addition with the Panasia lineage of type O, an Asia1 and O5 isolate from India andthe A Iran105 isolate from Iran A relationship between Asia1 andthe ... complete CDS of the three serotypes O, Asia1 and A, showing the close relationship of the A/IRN/2005 subtype to the A22 and A28 subtypes, circulating in the Middle East region The A/ IRN/2005 ... [14], the probability of a subsequent infection of the same animal with another FMDV serotype, e.g Asia1, and thereby the likelihood of inter-serotype recombination is increased Furthermore, the...
... planning of the study and carried out the molecular and field epidemiological analysis, participated in the field work and drafted the manuscript MH and MA participated in the field work and delivered ... (ELISA) Proceedings of the Session of the Research Group of the Standing Technical Commitee of the European Commission for the Control of Foot- and- Mouth Disease, Lelystad, Netherlands, 20–22 Sept Appendix ... taken by carefully holding the animal with the mouth slightly open and than moving the swab up and down on the surface of the tongue four to five times The tip of the swabs was than stored in...
... Hanoi The field studies were planned and implemented through the veterinary workshops, the field studies began with the first serosurveillance survey in the South and Centre of Vietnam andthe ... laboratory The laboratory in Hanoi has the skills and is doing quite well in the application of the ELISA but this laboratory needs further contact with AAHL to increase their understanding of the application ... diagnosis of FMD and standardisation of the reagents to be used in the first year of the project Two AAHL staff consultants carried out workshops for the field veterinarians in the South and Centre...
... disease, there needs to be strong link between the field and laboratory to ensure both the actions in the field andthe results in the laboratory are correct This project set the standard for ... Executive Summary Over the life of the project there was improvement and advances in both activities in the field and laboratory The quality of both the diagnostic tests andthe field data collected continued ... function andthe lessons learnt were used in handling HPAI and PRRS outbreaks in Vietnam andthe projects and investigations that followed Appendix Standard coversheets, result sheets and IQC...
... relatively cheaply and could be used by the sub-DAH to ensure that both vaccine and samples stay cold ie the logger could be sent with the vaccine from the supplier to the sub-DAH, then into the field ... recording of not just the manufacturer andthe name of the vaccine, but the serotypes contained in it is absolutely vital for determining the level and effectiveness of the vaccine response This ... laboratories in the network The project has highlighted the need for training of field veterinarians in the collection of data and how to ensure the correct information is obtained from the farmer The staff...