developing supernumerary limbs is a rare congenital condition that only a few cases have been documented. depending on the cause and developmental conditions, they may be single, multiple or complicated, and occur as a syndrome or associated with other anomalies. polymelia is defined as the presence of extra limb(s) which have been reported in human, mouse, chicken, calf and lamb. it seems that...

embolectomy has long been the gold standard for treating limbs acutely threatened by arterial occlusion. delayed embolectomy has not been investigated adequately due to the belief that accompanying mortality and morbidity render the case futile. following our previous experience with late arterial repair for leg or knee salvage i we applied the same principle to limbs threatened with prolonged ...

in this prospective descriptive study, all patients with acute lower limb ischemia who presented to shohada tajrish hospital (sth) between july 200 1 and july 2003 were analyzed and followed for 6 months. the total population of 109 patients, with no significant difference in sexual distribution had a mean age of 64± 16 years. 23% had af and 31 % had a history of mi, 'but in the ecg of 30%...

Developing supernumerary limbs is a rare congenital condition that only a few cases have been documented. Depending on the cause and developmental conditions, they may be single, multiple or complicated, and occur as a syndrome or associated with other anomalies. Polymelia is defined as the presence of extra limb(s) which have been reported in human, mouse, chicken, calf and lamb. It seems that...

how to cite this article: poor zamany nejat kermany m, modirian e, soroush m, masoumi m, hosseini m. phantom limb sensation (pls) and phantom limb pain (plp) among young landmine amputees. iran j child neurol. summer 2016; 10(3):42-47.   abstract objective to determine the frequency of phantom limb sensation (pls) and phantom limb pain (plp) in children and young adults suffering landmine-relat...

the oromandibular-limb hypogenesis syndrome comprises a group of anomalies which simultaneously affect the mandible, tongue, and maxilla with or without reductive limb anomalies. it is characterized by failure of development of the intraoral region and distal extremities. multiple and variable deformities of the mandible, maxilla and tongue may occur in combination with a variety of limb defect...

pediatric traumatic limb amputations are rare and their acute and long term management can be challenging in this subgroup of patients. the lengthy and costly hospital stays, and resulting physical and psychological implications leads to significant morbidity. we present a summary of treatment principles and the evidence base supporting the management options for this entity. the initial manage...

introduction: depending on mode, intensity and length of application, and stage of development, the low-frequency electromagnetic fields (lfes) can induce a wide variety of biological effects in organisms. the chick limb bud is a powerful experimental system for study pattern formation in vertebrate embryo. the aim of this study was to examine the effects of an application lfes (50hz, 50g) on c...

background:   primary bone lymphoma or non-hodgkin lymphoma of bone is a rare disease. there are only a few case series of stage ie of this condition in medical literature. the aim of this study is to determine the rate of survival   for stage ie after combined modality treatment, the rate of local recurrence, and the results of limb salvage in cases   of local recurrence.     methods:   we col...

background: massive bone allograft is an option in cases of limb preservation and reconstruction after massive benign and malignant bone tumor resection. the purpose of this study was to analyze the outcome of these procedures at imam reza hospital, mashhad university of medical sciences. methods: in this study, 113 cases have been presented. eleven cases were excluded (patients has a traumatic...