"Caught by the eye of sound" : epigastric swelling due to xiphisternal tuberculosis [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Common causes of an epigastric mass include hepatomegaly, pancreatic pseudocyst and epigastric hernia, less common causes being carcinoma of the stomach or pancreas, whereas diseases of the sternum presenting as an epigastric swelling is ...
Arora, Sumit +5 more
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The centre of rotation of the shoulder complex and the effect of normalisation [PDF]
Shoulder motions consist of a composite movement of three joints and one pseudo-joint, which together dictate the humerothoracic motion. The purpose of this work was to quantify the location of the centre of rotation (CoR) of the shoulder complex as a ...
Amabile, C, Bull, A, Kedgley, A
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Background The umbilicus makes an important contribution to the natural appearance of the abdomen. To date, studies on its position in Korean women are lacking, and no standards have been established.
Sangho Oh, Hyojin Jeon, Daegu Son
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Should the diabetics have the internal thoracic artery skeletonized? Assessment of sternal perfusion by scintillography [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To assess, by scintillography, the effect of using bilateral internal thoracic arteries (BITAs) - prepared by two different techniques - on the sternal perfusion.
Moraes Neto, Fernando Ribeiro de +3 more
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Surgery of chest wall deformities [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the medium-term results of 77 surgical corrections in patients with chest wall deformities, 53 (68.8%) with pectus excavatum and 24 with pectus carinatum, operated upon from 1985 to 1994.
Antunes, MJ +3 more
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Non-neoplastic variants of the sternum detected on bone scintigrap
Purpose: To identify the non-neoplastic variants of the sternal uptake in patients known to have a primary tumor, referred for detection of metastases elsewhere.
Yasser G. Abdelhafez +2 more
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Purpose To assess the effectiveness of minimally invasive technologies of osteosynthesis and electromagnetic waves of the terahertz range in patients with multiple and concomitant trauma.
Stanislav Yu. Lukin +2 more
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MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN WISTAR RAT FETUSES FROM PROGENITORS WITH SUCROSE-INDUCED METABOLIC SYNDROME [PDF]
Women exhibiting the components of metabolic syndrome before the pregnancy have a high risk of fetal placental dysfunction, even fetal death. Moreover, glucotoxicity has been linked to birth defects.
Yisel González-Madariaga +3 more
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Exercício físico e osteoporose: efeitos de diferentes tipos de exercícios sobre o osso e a função física de mulheres pós-menopausadas [PDF]
Physical exercise is an important stimulus for osteoporosis prevention and treatment. However, it is not clear yet which modality would be better to stimulate bone metabolism and enhance physical function of postmenopausal women.
Lazaretti-Castro, Marise +5 more
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Use of cold carcass weight and fat depth measurements to predict carcass composition of Rasa Aragonesa lambs [PDF]
A total of 22 measurements of fat depth, taken along the 13th rib, 5-6th lumbar vertebra, 3-4th sacrum vertebra, and the 2nd, 2-3rd, 3rd, 3-4th, 4th.
Delfa, R. +2 more
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