The effect of ifosfamide on bone healing was tested in a controlled experiment of fibular osteotomy in immature rabbits. Standardized shaft osteotomy was implemented in 10 experimental subjects (group 2) and 10 controls (group 1). Experimental animals received a 50 mg/kg ifosfamide dose by intraperitoneal injection on the fourth post-operative day, and for five days thereafter, while controls r...

angiofibromas are the most common benign tumors of the nasopharynx, intracranial extension has been reported in approximately 20-25% of cases. intracranial extension may be difficult to treat because of poor exposure that may lead to recurrence. a 16-year-old male patient presented with a 6-month history of nasal obstruction, intermittent epistaxis, right superior orbital fissure syndrome, and ...

BACKGROUND Fractures of mid-face were first described by Le Fort and are classified into three categories - Le Fort I, Le Fort II and Le Fort III. The pterygoid processes of the sphenoid bone are fractured in all the three categories of Le Fort fractures as the sphenoid bone connects the cranium vault to the facial bones. Fractures of the pterygoid processes without associated Le Fort fractures...