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Bacterial biofilms and capsular contracture in patients with breast implants

British Journal of Surgery, 2013
Abstract Background It has been hypothesized that bacterial biofilms on breast implants may cause chronic inflammation leading to capsular contracture. The association between bacterial biofilms of removed implants and capsular contracture was investigated.
U M, Rieger, J, Mesina, D F, Kalbermatten, M, Haug, H P, Frey, R, Pico, R, Frei, G, Pierer, N J, Lüscher, A, Trampuz   +9 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Characteristics, Management, and Utilization of Muscles in Musculoskeletal Humanoids: Empirical Study on Kengoro and Musashi

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Musculoskeletal humanoids exhibit rich biomechanical properties that remain insufficiently unified in prior discussions. This article systematically categorizes muscle characteristics into five properties: redundancy, independency, anisotropy, variable moment arm, and nonlinear elasticity, and analyzes their combined effects on control.
Kento Kawaharazuka, Kei Okada, Masayuki Inaba   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Motor Evoked Potentials Improve Targeting in Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery

Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, EarlyView., 2021
Abstract Objectives One of the main challenges posed by the surgical deep brain stimulation (DBS) procedure is the successful targeting of the structures of interest and avoidance of side effects, especially in asleep surgery. Here, intraoperative motor evoked potentials (MEPs) might serve as tool to identify the pyramidal tract.
Petyo Nikolov, Verena Heil, Christian J. Hartmann, Nikola Ivanov, Philipp J. Slotty, Jan Vesper, Alfons Schnitzler, Stefan Jun Groiss   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trends in immediate postmastectomy breast reconstruction in the United Kingdom [PDF]

, 2015
The study aimed to evaluate local and national trends in immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) using the national English administrative records, Hospital Episode Statistics.
Athanasiou, Thanos, Aylin, Paul, Bottle, Alex, Darzi, Ara, Gui, Gerald, Hadjiminas, Dimitri J., Leff, Daniel R., Mayer, Erik, Patten, Darren K., Rao, Christopher   +9 more
core   +2 more sources

Functional anatomy, jaw mechanisms, and feeding behavior of Dunkleosteus terrelli (Placodermi, Arthrodira)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
A new musculoskeletal reconstruction and revision of the cranio‐mandibular anatomy of the Devonian arthrodire placoderm Dunkleosteus terrelli from a comparative and functional anatomical perspective. Dunkleosteus is a specialized arthrodire with many specializations for feeding on large vertebrates, and many of its features are part of broader ...
Russell K. Engelman, Robert K. Carr, Kate Trinajstic, Zerina Johanson, Oleg A. Lebedev   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predictive Factors of Capsular Contracture in Prepectoral Direct-to-Implant Breast Reconstruction and its Surgical Approach

Archives of Plastic Surgery
Background Prepectoral direct-to-implant (DTI) is a common implant-based breast reconstruction method used for patients with breast cancer, although patients often present capsular contracture as a common complication.
Si Youn Kim, Se Won Oh, Eun Jung Yang, Seung Yong Song, Dong Won Lee   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

New opportunities for bioscaffold‐enabled spinal cord injury repair

BMEMat, EarlyView.
Schematic illustration of bioscaffolds for spinal cord injury repair. We summarize the effects of bioscaffold properties on SCI repair, highlight different types of bioscaffolds, various fabrication strategies, and in vivo transformations for the clinical development of SCI‐repairing bioscaffolds.
Xiaoqing Qi, Yicheng Fu, Zhaoliang Su, Li Li, Subrata Chakrabarti, Peng Li, Yilun Wu, Fang Liu, Teng Gao, Zhifeng Dong, Lei Liu, Pei Cao   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Discovery of Novel Small Molecules that Block Myofibroblast Formation: Implications for Capsular Contracture Treatment

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2019
Background:. Capsular contracture is a devastating complication that occurs in patients undergoing implant-based breast reconstruction. Ionizing radiation drives and exacerbates capsular contracture in part by activating cytokines, including transforming
Rachel H. Park, BA, Stephen J. Pollock, BSc, Richard P. Phipps, PhD, Howard N. Langstein, MD, Collynn F. Woeller, PhD   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Breast Reconstruction after Mastectomy [PDF]

, 2010
Results of our analysis show as that breast reconstruction become a standard part of the care of female patients with breast cancer. We will analyse the factors that are important for the primary or secondary breast reconstruction after mastectomy, and ...
Milomir Ninković, Stipan Janković, Zdravko Roje, Željka Roje   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Biomaterial design strategies for enhancing mitochondrial transplantation therapy

BMEMat, EarlyView.
Biomaterials to facilitate mitochondrial transplantation therapy: biomaterials as barriers to protect mitochondria from pathophysiological microenvironments, like osmotic stress caused by the excessive concentration of calcium ion, reactive oxygen species, and advanced glycation end products; biomaterials integrating with biochemical cues to improve ...
Shaoyang Kang, Yushan Zhang, Hang Li, Sirui Peng, Donghao Lyu, Chunxiao Zhou, Sheng Ding, Zujian Feng, Pingsheng Huang, Chuangnian Zhang, Hongjun Wang, Deling Kong, Weiwei Wang   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source