Background: Iliac osteotomies in adolescent patients may accompany graft related difficulties such as graft absorptionand delayed union. A new modification of iliac osteotomies has been proposed to address these difficulties.Methods: A total of 24 consecutive hip joints in 21 juvenile or adolescent patients who were candidate for salter ortriple pelvic osteotomy were included....

Dear editor, Renal transplantation (RTX) is the first choice for end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Double-J catheter is inserted in the ureter after anastomosis of ureter to urinary bladder (UB) in most hospitals. We report a case of double-J penetration-related complication, which caused hemoperitoneum initially, and then urinoma-related sepsis after removal of Foley catheter. The 40-year-old ma...

purpose: to report two patients with keratoconus who underwent regrafting to correct anisometropia and high astigmatism after penetrating keratoplasty. patients and findings: the first case is a 34-year-old man with keratoconus who had undergone penetrating keratoplasty. the sutures were removed 6 months postoperatively that led to high hyperopia. regraft was performed considering vitreous leng...

the lethality of pulsed ultra-violet (uv) rich light for the inactivation of pathogenic bacteria has been investigated. a low pressure xenon filled flash lamps that produced uv intensities have been used. the pulsed operation of the system enable the release of electrical energy stored in the capacitor into the flash lamp within a short time and produces the high current and high peak power req...

conclusions our study showed that desmopressin could not reduce the amount of blood loss after cabg. also, desmopressin did not have a significant effect on coagulation status. therefore, based on the results of our study, it seems that the use of this medication cannot be a helpful for patients with any indication for cabg. background coronary artery bypass grafting (cabg) is a common surgical...

among the synthetic polymers, poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (phbv) microbial polyester is one of the biocompatible and biodegradable copolymers in the nanomedicine scope. phbv has key points and suitable properties to support cellular adhesion, proliferation and differentiation of nanofibers. nanofibers are noticeably employed in order to enhance the performance of biomaterials,...