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A Dynamic Costal Cartilage Platform Promotes Ocular Prosthetic Excursion: Preliminary Report
Background:. The quality of life of the face involves mainly its configuration, and it plays an important functional role in communication skills. Thus, having artificial eyes is extremely essential in maintaining the quality of life of patients who have
Hisashi Motomura, MD+7 more
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A homeostatic function of CXCR2 signalling in articular cartilage [PDF]
Funding This work was funded by Arthritis Research UK (grants 17859, 17971, 19654), INNOCHEM EU FP6 (grant LSHB-CT-2005-51867), MRC (MR/K013076/1) and the William Harvey Research FoundationPeer reviewedPublisher ...
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Fractures of the costal cartilages [PDF]
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Chest pain caused by multiple exostoses of the ribs: A case report and a review of literature [PDF]
The aim of this paper is to report an exceptional case of multiple internal exostoses of the ribs in a young patient affected by multiple hereditary exostoses (MHE) coming to our observation for chest pain as the only symptom of an intra-thoracic ...
Calderaro, Cosma+8 more
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It is a great challenge to cure symptomatic lesions and considerable defects of hyaline cartilage due to its complex structure and poor self-repair capacity. If left untreated, unmatured degeneration will cause significant complications.
Youshui Gao+6 more
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Seven months. the perfect time to complete the pectus excavatum correction [PDF]
The Ravitch procedure consists of chondrectomy of deformed cartilages, sternal wedge osteotomies and retrosternal placement of a small metallic ...
Andreetti, Claudio+3 more
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Prevention of Mandible Reconstruction Plate Exposure by Costal Cartilage Wrapping
Summary:. After mandibulectomy in cancer surgery, reconstruction is often performed with a reconstruction plate covered with a soft-tissue free flap in patients in poor condition. However, the rate of complications for mandibular reconstruction is higher
Motonao Iwasawa, MD, PhD+2 more
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Comparison of Autogenic Costal Cartilage with Chitosan Scaffold in Canine Humeral Defect Healing [PDF]
Objective- Current trends emphasize the acceleration of fracture healing on the ground that in doing so, the limitation of mobility and complications associated with recovery period are reduced.
Siavash Sharifi+4 more
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Fascial turnover flap - an effective method to resolve cartilage exposure after autologous microtia reconstruction [PDF]
Introduction. Microtia presents a congenital ear deformity ranging from a minor and barely visible defect to a complete absence of the ear. Currently, there are three options for ear reconstruction: autologous costal cartilage, silicon prothesis, and ...
Vlahović Aleksandar+2 more
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