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Mohamadreza Guity1, MD; Kaveh Bashti2, MD; Arash Sharafatvaziri*3, MD 1. Department of Orthopetic Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran 2. Department of Orthopetic Surgery; Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran 3. Division of Orthopetic Surgery, Khatamol Anbiya Hospital, Tehran, Iran Received: Apr 04, 2012; Accepted: Oct 11, 2012; First Online Available: Jan 0...

Four new briarane diterpenoids, junceellolides M-P (1-4), were isolated together with seven known analogs (5-11) from the South China Sea gorgonian, Junceella gemmacea. The structures of these compounds were elucidated by detailed spectroscopic analysis and comparison with the reported data. The absolute configuration of compounds 1-3 were determined based on an ECD experiment, while the absolu...

Purpose The aim of this study was to compare the health-related quality of life impact related to foot health and health in general in older adults with lesser toe deformities (LTD) and without any foot conditions. Methods A case-control observational study was carried out following the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology criteria. A total of 100 older adults ...

INTRODUCTION There is a recent debate on the "transplantability" of ECD (Expanded Criteria Donors) kidneys and the selection criteria used to allocate them to single or double transplantation. Remuzzi et al. have defined a protocol incorporating pre-transplant donor biopsy to guide the use of older donor organs. They allocated organs as single or double transplants on the basis of histological ...

A rare case of an adult male with malformation of the skull, face, hands and feet called acrocephalosyndactly or Apert syndrome is presented. Its probable cause, features and treatment is discussed. It is a unique case who survived upto the age of 32 years without any operative intervention and adjusted in the society though he has all the stigmas of the above syndrome. We have concluded and ma...

A kindred of 15 affected individuals in five generations is described with autosomal dominant inheritance of bilateral five-fingered hand. Some of them had additional pre-axial polydactyly of the fingers or toes and some had partial or complete absence of the tibia. The range of expression of the gene is variable and genetic advice to these families must take account of the whole spectrum of de...

Objective: A comparison between the treatment used and hand deformities in patients with RA. The treatment includes conventional disease modifying drugs (DMARD) or DMARD and biological agents. Methods: This study involved 70 female patients admitted between February 2016 and August 2016 to The Central Clinical Hospital in Warsaw to the Rheumatology Department. The group was divided as follows: ...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study is to present a review of the current understanding of glomus tumors of the hand. METHODS Clinical cases are used to demonstrate the relevance of history and physical examination in deriving the diagnosis of this rare, but important entity. Treatment, complications, and review of the literature are presented. RESULTS Glomus tumors are rare vascular lesion...