introduction: surgeons have always sought to use techniques to decrease pain and swelling. one of the solutions that can minimize these complications is closing the wound with the minimum number of sutures or sutureless technique. the goal of this study was to evaluate the role of sutureless technique in decreasing pain and swelling after impacted mandibular third molar surgery. methods: ninete...

background:  parts of the implants placed over the meniscus during meniscal repair can wear down the cartilage in the contact zones and cause chronic synovitis. placing horizontal sutures under the meniscus may overcome this potential hazard. the purpose of this prospective study was to evaluate the midterm results of arthroscopic meniscal repair using submeniscally placed out-in horizontal sut...

Vascular endothelium-bound lipoprotein lipase (LPL) is rate limiting for free fatty acid (FFA) transport into tissues. In streptozotocin (STZ)-diabetic rats, we have previously demonstrated an increased heparin-releasable LPL activity from perfused hearts. Because heparin can traverse the endothelial barrier, conventional Langendorff retrograde perfusion of the heart with heparin could release ...

Neurotransmitter release depends on the fusion of secretory vesicles with the plasma membrane and the release of their contents. The final fusion step displays higher-order Ca(2+) dependence, but also upstream steps depend on Ca(2+). After deletion of the Ca(2+) sensor for fast release - synaptotagmin-1 - slower Ca(2+)-dependent release components persist. These findings have provoked working m...

Previously, we have demonstrated that stimulation of the sympathetic nerves of the guinea pig vas deferens evokes release not only of the cotransmitters ATP and norepinephrine but also of soluble nucleotidases that break down extracellular ATP, ADP, and AMP into adenosine. In this study we show that the apparent K(m) values of the releasable enzyme activity vary depending on which of these aden...

The breadth of literature regarding barbed suture applications in plastic surgical procedures and of importance to this article, barbed suture applications in breast surgery, is growing dramatically as surgical practitioners are becoming more familiar with the advantages of this new suture technology. Barbed suture devices were first implemented by plastic surgeons for the use in various minima...

BACKGROUND Despite the popularity of the Broström procedure for secondary repair of chronic lateral ankle instability, there have been no biomechanical studies reporting on the strength of this secondary repair method, whether using suture fixation or suture anchors. HYPOTHESIS The purpose of our study was to perform a biomechanical comparison of the ultimate load to failure and stiffness of ...

PURPOSE To evaluate the factors that affect postoperative astigmatism and post-suture removal astigmatism, and to evaluate the risk factors associated with astigmatism axis shift. METHODS We performed a retrospective chart review of 130 eyes that had undergone uneventful phacoemulsification cataract surgery. Preoperative astigmatism was divided into four groups (Groups I, II, III, and IV) acc...

Objectives A survey of UK veterinarians was conducted to determine factors influencing suture choice and current suture practice for common surgical procedures. Methods An online survey was designed and the survey was sent to central practice emails obtained from the 2011 Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) practice database. Results Two hundred and thirty-nine surveys were complete...