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WSES classification and guidelines for liver trauma [PDF]
The severity of liver injuries has been universally classified according to the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) grading scale. In determining the optimal treatment strategy, however, the haemodynamic status and associated injuries ...
Abu-Zidan, Fikri M.+18 more
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Localization of tenascin in human skin wounds [PDF]
A total of 56 surgically treated human skin wounds with a wound age between 8h and 7 months were investigated. Tenascin was visualized by immunohistochemistry and appeared first in the wound area pericellularly around fibroblastic cells approximately 2 ...
A Maier+24 more
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Comparison of the Results of Chest X-ray Versus Chest Computed Tomography in Patients With Stab Wound Chest Injuries [PDF]
Background: Injuries after normal chest X-ray (CXR) and chest computed tomography (CCT) have been observed in patients with thoracic stab wounds, which can increase the rate of subsequent complications in such patients.
Ramin Ebrahimian Jektaji+4 more
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LAPRA-TY for laparoscopic repair of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia without intracorporeal knot tying
Case Presentation A 38-year-old man was brought in by ambulance as a trauma activation after sustaining a self-inflicted stab wound in the left upper quadrant with a kitchen knife.
Joseph D Forrester+4 more
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Neuro-inflammation occurs as a sequence of brain injury and is associated with production of cytokines. Cytokines can modulate the function and survival of neurons, microglia and astrocytes.
Ebtesam M Abd-El-Basset +4 more
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A combined experimental and numerical study of stab-penetration forces [PDF]
The magnitude of force used in a stabbing incident can be difficult to quantify, although the estimate given by forensic pathologists is often seen as `critical' evidence in medico-legal situations. The main objective of this study is to develop a quantitative measure of the force associated with a knife stabbing biological tissue, using a combined ...
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A pilot study examining garment severance damage caused by a trained sharp-weapon user [PDF]
The pilot study summarized in this paper aimed to raise awareness of a gap that exists in the forensic textile science literature about damage caused to clothing by trained sharp-weapon users.
Carr, D. J.+4 more
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Pneumomediastinum After Cervical Stab Wound
History of present illness: A 21-year old female presented to the emergency department with a stab wound to the left neck. She reported that her boyfriend had fallen off a ladder and subsequently struck her in the back of the neck with the scissors he ...
Chad Correa, Emily Ma
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A traitor's death? The identity of a drawn, hanged and quartered man from Hulton Abbey, Staffordshire [PDF]
Analysis of a set of bones redeposited in a medieval abbey graveyard showed that the individual had been beheaded and chopped up, and this in turn suggested one of England's more gruesome I execution practices. Since quartering was generally reserved for
Lewis, Mary Elizabeth
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A PTAS for the horizontal rectangle stabbing problem [PDF]
We study rectangle stabbing problems in which we are given $n$ axis-aligned rectangles in the plane that we want to stab, i.e., we want to select line segments such that for each given rectangle there is a line segment that intersects two opposite edges of it.
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