T he pathoanatomy of anterior shoulder dislocations has been well documented. Perthes described an anterior labral lesion as early as 1906, and Bankart wrote his classic article on recurrent anterior dislocations more than seventy years ago. Until recently, much less had been written about posterior shoulder instability; to our knowledge, the first case series was reported by Reeves in 1963. Re...

In combined PET/CT imaging, functional data provided by 18FFDG increase diagnostic accuracy over conventional PET and CT in a variety of malignancies. The question to be raised is: how much is CT needed in PET/CT imaging? Discussion: In stand-alone CT imaging, contrast agents are applied to aid differentiation of anatomic structures, improve lesion localization, and support lesion characterizat...

We have studied the effects of concomitant blockade of 5-HT(3) and GABA(A) receptors on acetylcholine (ACh) release in the frontal cortex of rats with a selective cholinergic lesion. Lesions were performed by microinjection of the cholinergic toxin 192 IgG-saporin into the nucleus basalis magnocellularis. Single treatment with either the 5-HT(3) receptor antagonist ondansetron, 0.1 microg/kg, o...

PURPOSE To investigate the ability of map-ISODATA (Iterative Self-Organizing Data Analysis Technique) to classify the different categories of ischemic damage in the lesion and to evaluate a combined (thrombolysis plus antiplatelet) treatment efficacy in an embolic stroke of rat. MATERIALS AND METHODS Rats subjected to embolic stroke with (N=12) and without (N=10) rt-PA and 7E3 F(ab')2 treatme...

Objectives: The present study has tried to analyze the individual and combined expression of the three markers—p53, Ki-67 and bel-2-in HPV associated pre-malignant lesions of the cervix. Methods: Thirty-four cases of high-grade lesions, 21 low-grade cases and 18 normal cases were histologically assessed. HPV-DNA presence and the viral types were determined through PCR and RFLP, respectively. Ma...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Although the effectiveness of neodymium yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser and fluoride anticaries treatment has been established, most previous studies focused on smooth tooth surfaces. We evaluated the anticaries effects of Nd:YAG laser combined with fluoride varnish (Duraphat) on caries-susceptible pit and fissure areas. METHODS A total of 36 noncarious molars we...

Study Design Case report. Objective The purpose of this work is to report the case of a giant cell tumor involving the second cervical vertebra in a pediatric patient. Surgical management included a combined posterior and anterior cervical approach. There has been no recurrence in 2 years of follow-up. Case Report A 13-year-old girl presented with scoliosis with incidentally lytic lesion involv...

The expression of leukocyte and endothelial cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) is essential for the emigration of leukocytes during an inflammatory response. The importance of the inflammatory response in the development of atherosclerosis is indicated by the increased expression of adhesion molecules, proinflammatory cytokines, and growth factors in lesions and lesion-prone areas and by protection...