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Blood Platelets*

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Humans ; Microcomputers*

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Craniocerebral Trauma* ; Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation* ; Head* ; Humans ; Latex*

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Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic*

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Biopsy, Fine-Needle* ; Thyroid Gland* ; Thyroid Nodule*

Squamous cell carcinoma is a rare complication of chronic osteomyelitis. Squamous cell carcinoma of extremity campromises approximately 1 to 2% of all squamous cell carcinoma and of these 2.5 to 4.5% are secondary to chronic osteomyelitis. Biopsy of squamous cell carcinoma, which arises in the proliferating edge of the cutaneous ulcer and invades the bone, should include tissues from all portion of sites of ulcer including bone marrow spaces. But histological diagnosis may be difficult becasue of preexisiting and coexisisting metaplasia and pseudo-epitheliomatous hyperplasia. With prompt and aggressive surgical treatment, the prognosis for patient with squamous cell carcinoma secodary to chronic osteomyelitis is good. Routine regional lymphadenectomy at site of amputation seems unnecessary. This case report represets an unusual bone marrow involvement of squamous cell carcinoma which was complicated by femur fracture.
Amputation ; Biopsy ; Bone Marrow ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; Diagnosis ; Epithelial Cells ; Extremities ; Femur ; Humans ; Hyperplasia ; Lymph Node Excision ; Metaplasia ; Osteomyelitis ; Prognosis ; Ulcer

OBJECTIVE: We used music as a rhythmic cue in gait training of patients with hemiplegia and analysed its effect on gait parameters. METHOD: Twenty hemiplegic patients were included in the study. Gait cycle, foot contact area, and center of pressure pathway were measured by F-scan with and without music. Four subjects were followed after 3 weeks of gait training using rhythmic cue with music. RESULTS: 1) In involved limb, stance phase was slightly increased from 65.8+/-9.9% to 67.8+/-7.9%, and single limb support was changed from 17.1+/-6.3% to 17.2+/-6.2%, without statistical significance. 2) Stance and swing symmetry was slightly increased from 0.77+/-0.13 and 0.52+/-0.21 to 0.83+/-0.09 and 0.54+/-0.16 respectively, without statistical significance. 3) Foot contact area and anteroposterior distance of center of pressure were not changed significantly. 4) All 4 subjects who were followed after 3 weeks showed increased single limb support of involved limb (from 14.5% to 18.8%) and swing symmetry (from 0.47 to 0.67). CONCLUSION: Though it was not proved to be effective for every hemiplegics, use of rhythmic cue with music in gait training may be helpful in some patients. Further study is needed to confirm these results.
Cues ; Extremities ; Foot ; Gait ; Gait Disorders, Neurologic* ; Hemiplegia ; Humans ; Music Therapy ; Music* ; Rehabilitation

PURPOSE: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy and clinical utility of percutaneous needle biopsy of the bony lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Among 100 consecutive patients who underwent percutaneous needle biopsy of bony lesions, 96 patients who were diagnosed ultimately by surgery, or by clinical and radiological follow-up over 6 months were reviewed in this study. Biopsy sites were in the long bones in 51, axial bones in 45. Twelve biopsies were performed under CT guidance and the remainder were guided under fluoroscopy. The categories for the suspected diagnosis included 25 primary malignant tumors, 21 benign tumors, 31 metastases, 13 infections, and 6 miscellaneous lesions. RESULTS: Of the 96 biopsies, 86(89.6%) were adequate for the diagnosis out of which 81 were ultimately confirmed as true-positive or true-negative with the overall diagnostic accuracy rate of 94.2%. Diagnostic accuracy according to the suspected diagnosis was 91.3% in primary malignant tumors, 90.3% in metastases, and 100% in infections, benign tumors, and miscellaneous lesions. Respective diagnostic yield was 90.3% in metastases, 84.6% in infections, 84% in primary malignant tumors, 71.4% in benign tumors, and 100% in miscellaneous lesions. Both diagnostic accuracy and diagnostic yield differed little with the lesion location. No complication was observed in our series. CONCLUSION: Percutaneous needle biopsy of bony lesion is a safe procedure, offering high diagnostic accuracy and high clinical utility.
Biopsy ; Biopsy, Needle* ; Diagnosis ; Fluoroscopy ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Needles* ; Neoplasm Metastasis

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Blood Platelets* ; Hemagglutination*