STUDY DESIGN In vivo noninvasive study. OBJECTIVE To properly quantify pedicle anatomic parameters, using subject-based CT three-dimensional models and compare the data from 2-dimensional transverse-CT images. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Accurate measurement of morphometric parameters of pedicle isthmus is important for transpedicular procedures. Anatomically, the lumbar pedicle is known to ...

Most plant organs develop from meristems. Rice FON1, which is an ortholog of Clv1, regulates stem cell proliferation and organ initiation. The point muta-tions, fon1-1 and fon1-2, disrupt meristem balance, resulting in alteration of floral organ numbers and the architecture of primary rachis branches. In this study, we identified two knockout alleles, fon1-3 and fon1-4, generated by T-DNA and T...

An injury risk factor (IRF), which indicates the risk of adverse health effect to lumbar rachis arising from mechanical vibrations, is developed. Experiments have been conducted that consider acceleration levels at the seat of drivers, posture, morphology, density, damping rate and body mass as independent variables. A parametric finite-element model of the lumbar rachis has been generated. It ...

Molecular detection of infections is normally performed by searching for the DNA pathogen in infected tissues. We consider possibility detecting an ongoing infection analyzing systemic response. The genes coding FAD-binding domain-containing protein and two Cytochrome P450s were upregulated visually healthy tissue pathogen-inoculated leaves at 24 48 hours post infection, both during tip side le...

L'ossification du ligament vertébral commun postérieur (LVCP) est une pathologie hyperostosante relativement fréquente chez les sujets japonais, ce qui lui a valu la dénomination de « maladie japonaise ». Elle est caractérisée par une ossification hétérotopique au sein du LVCP pouvant aboutir à une compression médullaire et à une myélopathie sévère. Elle est le plus souvent de localisation cerv...

Il s’agit d’un patient de 47 ans, ayant comme antécédent une ponction biopsie prostatique il ya 3 mois. Le patient consulte pour des douleurs du bas du dos d’aggravation rapidement progressive avec apparition depuis une semaine des lombosciatalgies bilatérales mal systématisées. L’examen clinique trouve un patient apyrétique, sans déficit sensitivomoteur ni troubles sphinctériens. L’examen du r...

BACKGROUND Gigantomastia is a rare condition characterized by excessive breast growth and can be physically and psychosocially disabling for the patient. Regarding management of gigantomastia, this study evaluates the outcomes of superomedial pedicle with vertical scar or wise pattern skin excision. METHODS A total of 425 patients who underwent reduction mammoplasty in our institution ...

Superficial circumflex iliac artery perforator flap (SCIP) is one of the most convenient flaps to cover distal extremity defects because it conceals scar donor area well and can be raised as a thin or super-thin flap. In recent years, various chimeric SCIP were reported, including sartorius muscle, lateral femoral cutaneous nerve, bone. However, sometimes difficult on pedicle, absence communica...

The distribution and types of glandular trichomes and essential oil chemistry of Thymus quinquecostatus were studied. The glandular trichomes are distributed on the surface of stem, leaf, rachis, calyx and corolla, except petiole, pistil and stamen. Three morphologically distinct types of glandular trichomes are described. Peltate trichomes, consisting of a basal cell, a stalk cell and a 12-cel...