Regular physical activity protects against several types of diseases. This may involve altered secretion of signaling proteins from skeletal muscle. Our aim was to identify the most abundantly secreted proteins in cultures of human skeletal muscle cells and to monitor their expression in muscles of strength-training individuals. A total of 236 proteins were detected by proteome analysis in medi...

OBJECTIVE To determine the usefulness of porous high-density polyethylene implants (Medpor) in a variety of facial skeletal deformities and subcutaneous defects, excluding those associated with acute maxillofacial trauma. DESIGN Case series. SETTING Academic tertiary care referral center in Baltimore, Md. PATIENTS Thirty-four patients (age range, 20-74 years) with facial deformities requi...

We describe an automatic surface reconstruction technique from a set of planar data points organised in parallel sections. The reconstruction employs skeletal implicit surfaces. Two key points in this study are: Calculation of the 3D skeleton by establishing a correspondence between each pair of 2D Voronoi skeleton of two neighbouring sections, Use of a uniform field function necessitating the ...

The reconstruction of femoral length (FL) from fragmentary femora is an essential step in estimating stature from fragmentary skeletal remains in forensic investigations. While regression formulae for doing this have been suggested for several populations, such formulae have not been established for Ghanaian skeletal remains. This study, therefore, seeks to derive regression formulae for recons...

For the cleft patient presenting in adolescence with a jaw discrepancy and malocclusion, misinformation and limited available surgical and dental expertise often prevents a favorable facial reconstruction and dental rehabilitation. A major advantage of the modified Le Fort I osteotomy is its ability to simultaneously close cleft dental gap(s), resolve oronasal fistulas, manage skeletal defects,...

The strategy of limb salvage following surgical resection of skeletal tumor has led to an increased demand for more complex reconstructive options in order to achieve better functional outcomes. Functional neuro-vascularized muscle transfer (FMT) is a beneficial tool for restoring joint movement involving the reconstruction of "movement" in the affected extremity. Until now, however, the clinic...

PURPOSE: Current indices of risk evaluation for abdominal wall reconstruction focus on thickness and fat measurements, but do not address abdominal wall elasticity and texture assessment. Acoustic-Radiation-Forced-ImpulseShear-Wave-Velocity (ARFI-SWV) is a novel technology to assess skeletal muscle tissue characteristics. This technique has not assessed the abdominal wall physiology for reconst...

PURPOSE: Current indices of risk evaluation for abdominal wall reconstruction focus on thickness and fat measurements, but do not address abdominal wall elasticity and texture assessment. Acoustic-Radiation-Forced-ImpulseShear-Wave-Velocity (ARFI-SWV) is a novel technology to assess skeletal muscle tissue characteristics. This technique has not assessed the abdominal wall physiology for reconst...

The case is reported of an open injury of the right arm sustained during a parachute jump. The fracture was managed in the usual way with wound debridement, wound irrigation, skeletal stabilisation, and reconstruction of the soft tissues. Good shoulder and elbow function were achieved. The combined effort of an orthopaedic trauma surgeon and plastic surgeon is essential to improve outcomes in s...

Glenohumeral instability following seizures is usually of the posterior type. Rarely patients can have anterior dislocation of the shoulder following an epileptic seizure. Although these are treated similar to usual anterior dislocations of the shoulder they need regular follow up to detect any recurrent shoulder instability for which the treatment will involve skeletal reconstruction. We repor...