OBJECTIVE To compare intraosseous concentrations and inhibitory effects on the growth of Staphylococcus aureus following intravenous administration of 1 or 2 g of the prophylactic cefazolin between patients with decreased renal function vs. intact renal function undergoing total knee arthroplasty. PATIENTS AND METHODS Ten patients (13 knees) with primary knee osteoarthritis were divided into ...

STUDY OBJECTIVE Despite the growing popularity of intraosseous infusion for adults in emergency medicine, to date there has been little research on the pharmacokinetics of intraosseously administered medications in humans. The objective of the study was to compare the pharmacokinetics of intraosseous vs intravenous administration of morphine sulfate in adults. METHODS The study followed a pro...

  Schwannoma(neurilemmoma) is a benign tumor originates from Schwann cells. Ancient (degenerated) schwannoma is a long-standing schwannoma with degenerative changes. Head and neck region is one of the most common sites for nerve sheath tumors but intraosseous schwannoma is rare. The mandible is the most common site of occurrence for this lesion. We report a rare case of intraosseous ancient sc...

Objective: The study aimed to assess the sternum's morphology and morphometry, find anomalies diseases using breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
 Materials Methods: Retrospective evaluations of 320 MRIs were conducted. Congenital abnormalities accompanying pathological conditions investigated. sternum overall’s length, manubrium-corpus’ width manubrium-corpus-xiphoid’s shape all measu...