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Experience with ultrasound neurography for postoperative evaluation of targeted muscle reinnervation
Targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) was originally developed as a means for increasing intuitive prosthesis control, though later found to play a...
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Equal rates of bone healing and reduced surgical time with iliac crest allograft compared to autograft in medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy: a randomized controlled clinical trial
IntroductionIliac crest autograft is frequently used to fill in bone defects after osteotomies. Nonetheless, surgery for bone autograft procurement...
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Role of lateral soft tissue release in percutaneous hallux valgus surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature
BackgroundIt is unclear whether lateral soft tissue release (LSTR) is required as part of percutaneous hallux valgus (PHV) surgery. The primary aim...
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MRI of the ulnar nerve pre- and post-transposition: imaging features and rater agreement
ObjectiveDetermine the rater agreement of MRI features of the ulnar nerve pre- and post-transposition and association with recurrent symptoms.
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Combine contrast-enhanced 3D T2-weighted short inversion time inversion recovery MR neurography with MR angiography at 1.5 T in the assessment of brachial plexopathy
PurposeTo explore the benefits of using a single injection of contrast agent at a 1.5 T system to perform both contrast-enhanced MR angiography (MRA)...
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If post-thoracotomy pain is the target, Integrated Thoracotomy is the choice
ObjectivesDespite the overgrowth of procedures done by VATS, there are still needs for thoracotomy. Post-thoracotomy pain plays an important role in...
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Chronic subdural cortical stimulation for phantom limb pain: report of a series of two cases
Phantom limb pain is a complex, incompletely understood pain syndrome that is characterized by chronic painful paresthesias in a previous amputated...
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Artificial sensory organs: latest progress
This study introduces the latest progress on the study of artificial sensory organs, with a special emphasis on the clinical results of artificial...
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Rediagnosing one of Smith’s patients (John McCann) with “neuromas tumours” (1849)
In 1849, the Irish Professor of Surgery, Sir Robert William Smith, by publishing his “Treatise on the Pathology, Diagnosis and Treatment of Neuroma”,...
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Surgical management of medullary thyroid carcinoma
Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) is a malignant tumor of the parafollicular C cells of the thyroid and comprises only 1–2% of all thyroid cancer cases....
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Residual Limb Complications and Management Strategies
Major extremity amputations due to any cause are fraught with potential and overt complications, ranging from infection and heterotopic ossification...
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Preventing Heterotopic Ossification in Combat Casualties—Which Models Are Best Suited for Clinical Use?
BackgroundTo prevent symptomatic heterotopic ossification (HO) and guide primary prophylaxis in patients with combat wounds, physicians require risk...
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What Risk Factors Predict Recurrence of Heterotopic Ossification After Excision in Combat-related Amputations?
BackgroundHeterotopic ossification (HO) is common after combat-related amputations and surgical excision remains the only definitive treatment for...
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Special Considerations for Multiple Limb Amputation
It has been estimated that more than 1.6 million individuals in the United States have undergone at least one amputation. The literature abounds with...
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Painful nerve injury increases plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase activity in axotomized sensory neurons
BackgroundThe plasma membrane Ca 2+ -ATPase (PMCA) is the principal means by which sensory neurons expel Ca 2+ and thereby regulate the concentration...
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Difference in knee joint position sense in athletes with and without patellofemoral pain syndrome
PurposeThe purpose of this study was to evaluate knee joint position sense (JPS) in athletes with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) and compare it...
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A sleeping phantom leg awakened following hemicolectomy, thrombosis, and chemotherapy: a case report
IntroductionWe describe the case of a patient who experienced phantom pain that began 42 years after right above-the-knee amputation. Immediately...
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RET proto-oncogene mutations are restricted to codon 618 in Cypriot families with multiple endocrine neoplasia 2
Background: RET germline mutations predispose to the development of inherited cancer syndrome multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2). Several...