Medial meatal fibrosis is a rare condition in which the medial portion of the external auditory canal is obliterated with fibrous tissue. We selected 4 cases of patients with medial meatal fibrosis with a history of recurrent otorrhea who underwent surgery during the years of 2012 and 2013, presenting the surgical results here. Physical examination showed an obliterated external auditory canal ...

Congenital orthopaedic anomalies and acquired pediatric wounds of the extremities frequently require reconstruction soft tissue envelope. In many these circumstances, full-thickness skin grafting (FTSG) is a reliable appropriate reconstructive option. However, FTSG harvest rarely discussed in literature. We present reproducible method that easily performed. this technique, we graft from lower a...

Fragile skin, susceptible to decubitus ulcers and incidental trauma, is a problem particularly for the elderly and for those with spinal cord injury. Here, we present a simple approach to strengthen the skin by the topical delivery of keratinocyte growth factor-1 (KGF-1) DNA. In initial feasibility studies with the novel minimalized, antibiotic-free DNA expression vector, NTC8385-VA1, the repor...

We analyze the correlations of the slope and curvature parameters of the symmetry energy with the neutron skin thickness of neutron-rich isotopes, and the crust-core transition density in neutron stars. The results are obtained within the microscopic Brueckner–Hartree– Fock approach, and are compared with those obtained with several Skyrme and relativistic mean field models. Our results confirm...

BACKGROUND The standard of care for full-thickness burns is tangential excision followed by skin autografting; however, the timing of excision and grafting is subject to debate. The authors compared early (2 days) versus delayed (14 days) excision and grafting in a porcine full-thickness burn model. METHODS Full-thickness burns (n = 12) were created on the backs of two anesthetized pigs and a...