Pain emotion and homeostasis
The double ACL sign: an unusual ...
Several characteristic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signs of meniscal bucket-handle tears are well known and widely used. This case report prese ...
Endoscopic treatment of calcane ...
The calcaneo-fibular impingement syndrome is frequent after calcaneal fracture and is linked to the decreased space between the tip of the fibula an ...
A medium to long-term follow-up ...
This paper reports the results of our approach to ACL tears and knee laxity, based on 30 years of experience in ACL reconstruction with hamstrings a ...
Major functional deficits persi ...
Purpose The purpose of this prospective randomized controlled study was to evaluate the long-term results after an acute Achilles tendon rupture in ...
Development and validation of a ...
Purpose The posterior tibial slope has a huge influence on the kinematics of the knee. In several orthopedic interventions such as high tibial osteo ...
Comparison of bupivacaine alone ...
Purpose One disadvantage of spinal anesthesia using bupivacaine is the relatively short duration of action. Combining it with opioids can increase i ...
New insights into anterior cruc ...
Purpose Injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) occur frequently, particularly in young adult athletes, and represent the majority of the l ...
Low-level laser therapy (LLLT; ...
Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has been found to produce anti-inflammatory effects in a variety of disorders. Tendinopathies are directly related to ...
Effects of low-power laser irra ...
Gallium-arsenide (GaAs) and helium-neon (HeNe) lasers are the most commonly used low-energy lasers in physiotherapy for promoting wound healing and ...
High response of second-line ch ...
Because of improved therapeutic results after first-line platinum-based chemotherapy in patients with stage IV non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), s ...
Should adjuvant trastuzumab be ...
There are many controversies regarding the treatment of very early-stage (pT1a/bN0M0) breast cancer (BC), generally considered to have a very good p ...
Evaluation of efficacy and safe ...
The efficacy and safety of generic and brand name levofolinate injectable drugs were evaluated in 42 chemotherapy-na¨ve patients with colorectal ca ...
Juguloarterial Endothelin-1 Gra ...
Background Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a potent vasoconstrictor and is thought to be responsible for secondary ischemia and vasogenic edema after traumat ...
Pain emotion and homeostasis
Pain has always been considered as part of a defensive strategy, whose specific role is to signal an immediate, active danger. This definition parti ...
BDNF Val66Met polymorphism and ...
Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) regulates several CNS physiological and pathological processes. To investigate in multiple sclerosis (MS) p ...
A case of reversible posterior ...
Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS) is theoretically associated with hypertensive encephalopathy because the most patients demo ...
Spinal cord stimulation for rec ...
The authors report the case of a patient affected by recurrent neuromas of the interdigital nerves of the left foot that appeared after surgery for ...
Intractable focal epilepsy cont ...
We report an unusual case of Parry–Romberg syndrome in which medically refractory focal epilepsy with ongoing epilepsia partialis continua (EPC) aro ...
Carotid stenting in acute ische ...
Introduction Carotid stenosis with intraluminal thrombus is associated with a high risk of early recurrent stroke. We evaluated the feasibility and ...
Diffusion-weighted imaging find ...
Introduction The purpose of the present study was to determine the role of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and to investigate the use of DWI in the ...
Depiction of Nidi and Fibrovasc ...
Purpose For the precise imaging diagnosis of osteoid osteoma (OO), the identification of the nidus and fibrovascular zone (FVZ) is essential. Howeve ...
The Prognostic Value of the Met ...
Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of the metabolic tumor volume (MTV), in FIGO stage IA.IIB cervical cancer pat ...
Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass as ...
Background Transoral gastroplasty (TOGA) has been offered as an investigational alternative restrictive procedure in our hospital for the last 3 yea ...
Utility of Routine Versus Selec ...
Background In up to 4% of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) procedures, anastomotic leaks occur. Early detection of gastrointestinal lea ...
Weight Loss after Roux-en-Y Gas ...
Background Heterozygous mutations in melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) are the most frequent genetic cause of obesity. Bariatric surgery is a successfu ...