BACKGROUND: Penile entrapment and subsequent strangulation is a serious injury that requires a prompt treatment to avoid gangrene. OBJECTIVE: We report our experience dealing with a case of penile gangrene following strangulation by a metallic nut in a middle aged Nigerian. METHODS: We summarise the case history, physical findings, investigations and operative treatment of a middle aged man who...

Plantar heel pain is a symptom commonly encountered by clinicians. Several conditions such as plantar fasciitis, calcaneal fracture, rupture of the plantar fascia and atrophy of the heel fat pad may lead to plantar heel pain. Injury to the tibial nerve and its branches in the tarsal tunnel and in the foot is also a common cause. Entrapment of these nerves may play a role in both the early phase...

Entrapment of enzymes and nanoparticles using biosilicification reactions.

Using stable isotopic labeling of dietary fatty acids in conjunction with arteriovenous difference measurements, we have assessed the regulation of lipoprotein lipase-derived fatty acid entrapment in subcutaneous adipose tissue and forearm muscle in healthy subjects in the postprandial state. Eight volunteers fasted overnight and were then given a mixed meal containing [ 1-(13)C]palmitic acid a...

The entrapment of residual hydrocarbon globules by water table fluctuations can produce a long-term contamination threat to groundwater supplies that is difficult to remove. The mobilization of entrapped hydrocarbon globules depends on the balance between capillary and gravitational forces represented by the Bond number. It is important to estimate the potential for hydrocarbon entrapment at a ...

The Solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) of hydrophilic dug isoniazid (INH), a first line antubericular drug are developed and the entrapment efficiency of drug in the SLN has been improved. The poor incorporation of watersoluble drugs is the problem associated with the incorporation of hydrophilic drugs in to SLN. The SLNs were prepared by ethanol injection method using tristearin and phospholipon ...

We have used mitochondrial entrapment of 2-deoxy-d-[3H]glucose (2-DG) to demonstrate that recovery of Langendorff-perfused rat hearts from ischemia is accompanied by reversal of the mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT). In hearts loaded with 2-DG before 40 min of ischemia and 25 min of reperfusion, 2-DG entrapment [expressed as 105 × (mitochondrial 2-[3H]DG dpm per unit citrate synthase)...

OBJECTIVES To identify and assess dangers associated with placing children younger than 2 years to sleep in adult beds. This article focuses on overlying, wedging, and strangulation hazards and the relationship of these hazards to children's sleeping environments. DESIGN A retrospective review and analysis of data collected by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission on deaths of children yo...

Occurrences of entrapment neuropathies of the lower extremity are relatively infrequent; therefore, these conditions may be underappreciated and difficult to diagnose. Understanding the anatomy of the peripheral nerves and their potential entrapment sites is essential. A detailed physical examination and judicious use of imaging modalities are also vital when establishing a diagnosis. Once an a...