The purpose of this study was to evaluate the morphological structure of palatal rugae in Turkish orthodontic subjects with different sagittal skeletal malocclusions. Orthodontic dental casts of 105 patients (Class I [23 females, 12 males]; 35, Class II [18 females, 17 males]; and 35, Class III [14 females, 21 males] 10-22 years old) were analyzed for rugae patterns. Palatal rugae pattern and n...

©2005 British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery doi:10.1302/0301-620X.87B2. 15874 $2.00 J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 2005;87-B:142-50. Historically, because of the problems involved in initial limb salvage and the subsequent difficulty of reconstructing large skeletal defects many fractures with significant bone loss were treated by primary amputation. Modern techniques of fracture stabilis...

BACKGROUND Management of complex thoracic defects post tumor extipiration is challenging because of the nature of pathology, the radical approach, and the insertion of prosthetic material required for biomechanical stability. Wound complications pose a significant problem that can have detrimental effect on patient outcome. The authors outline an institutional experience of a multidisciplinary ...

Objectives: Background: Patellofemoral joint instability is common in young athletes and often requires surgical intervention. Incidence risk factors for ipsilateral recurrence have been more discussed the literature than contralateral events. Purpose: To evaluate incidence patellofemoral patients who undergone patellar stabilization surgery. Methods: This retrospective study included 543 had m...

valproic acid is one of the main antiepileptic drugs. there is an increased risk of neural tube defects and axial skeletal malformations among infants born to women who had received valproic acid. there is a hypothesis that one biochemical abnormality underlying the teratogenicity of valproic acid is a drug-induced reduction in maternal plasma zinc .in the present experimental study mated rats ...

skeletal deformities are a common problem in fish hatcheries and commercial farms that affect growth, development and survival as well as the market value of the final product. among the nutritional components, phosphorus (p) and calcium (ca) are of special interest as they are directly involved in the development and maintenance of the skeletal system. hence, the present study was carried out ...

background if skeletal system does not have a correct form in childhood, certainly person will face many problems in the later stages of life. this study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of skeletal disorders in primary school students in abadan, 2015. materials and methods  this cross-sectional study was conducted on 383 primary school students in abadan, iran, which were selected by cluster s...

introduction: skeletal staining is an important part of anatomical studies which can evaluate macroscopic disorders in bones and cartilages development. the aim of the present article is to illustrate two distinct protocols by all details in order to stain skeletal system of the lab animals in all ages of their lives so it becomes easy for future studies in this field. methods: in this paper, s...

We describe a protocol for treating tire explosion injuries to the hands on the basis of treatment of five cases over a 3-year period at Emory University Hospital. These high-energy wounds frequently require emergent initial debridement and stabilization, followed by complex soft tissue and skeletal reconstruction to maximize function. Data from all cases are summarized to show similarities amo...

Reconstructing functional volumetric tissue in vivo following implantation remains a critical challenge facing cell-based approaches. Several pre-vascularization approaches have been developed to increase cell viability following implantation. Structural and functional restoration was achieved in a preclinical rodent tissue defect; however, the approach used in this model fails to repair larger...