No abstract available.
Hernia, Inguinal*

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Child* ; Estradiol* ; Humans ; Testosterone*

No abstract available.
Humans ; Incontinentia Pigmenti* ; Male*

A 67 year-old male patient had butterfly-shaped ulcer with oozing on the face since 25 years ago. Histopathologically the lesion showed basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma. He received skin graft after surgical excision and showed no evidence of recurrence or metastasis for over six months.
Aged ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; Humans ; Male ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Recurrence ; Skin ; Transplants ; Ulcer

No abstract available.
Prostheses and Implants*

PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to investigate the biomechanical and histological changes in the muscles after tendon injury that have been little studied previously. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Triceps insertion was tenotomized on the left hidlimbs of 60 rabbits. Mechanical extension testing with Instron (rate: 10 mm/min) was performed 1, 2, 4, 8, 12 and 16 weeks after tenotomy in vivo. A load deformation curve was obtained, and this was analyzed in terms of strength and deformation at the elastic limit and at the point of maximal load. Histologic changes were observed after H < E staining and Matson s trichrome staining to measure the percentage area of collagen fibers. RESULTS: Between weeks 1 and 4, the excursion range fell gradually, and after that period, this value showed little changes. After its initial period of disequilibrium, the muscle regained its elastic nature within its newly formed excursion range. The average amount of collagen fibers increased gradually after tenotomy until 8th week. CONCLUSIONS: unless tendon ruptures are repaired early, the accompanying muscle would be irreversibly damaged, both bimechanically and histologically.
Collagen ; Muscles ; Rabbits ; Rupture ; Tendon Injuries ; Tendons ; Tenotomy*

Twenty two cases of extraarticular skeletal tuberculosis which showed unusual radiological features arereported and classifed into several categories with discussion on the differential diagnosis. Radiologicalpatterns of skeletal tuberculosis is so variable that with any kind of skeletal changes the possibility of theskeletal tuberculosis should not be excluded because of lack of its classical patterns.
Classification ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Tuberculosis

The reconstruction of a mutilated thumb is one of the most fascinating aspect of hand surgery. The hand deprived of the thumb loses approximately 40 per cent of its function. it corresponds to a total body loss of 22 per cent, which is compatible with the loss of an eye. Recently reconstructive operations were performed for the restoration of the mobility, sensibility, and length of thumb. 4-flap Z-plasty were performed for the skin contracture in the first web space. For the sensibility, we transferred the neurovascular island flap from the middle or ring fingers. And we reconstructed the loss of thumb by pollicization, microsurgical reattachment, and toe-to-thumb transfer operation. We selected 11 cases who were followed over one year after operation.
Contracture ; Fingers ; Hand ; Skin ; Thumb

No abstract available.
Enterocolitis, Necrotizing* ; Soy Milk*

No abstract available.
Animals ; Mice*