background and aim: oral mucosal lesions have various prevalence rates among different populations. few studies have evaluated the frequency of oral mucosal lesions in iranian population. this study aimed to determine the frequency of oral mucosal lesions and the related factors.                        materials and methods: this descriptive study was conducted based on the data in the archives...

the investigation and determination of the significance of neovascularization in the progression of soft tissue sarcoma is currently of increasing clinical importance. microvessel density is the morphologic evidence of neoangiogenesis in the process of malignant progression of sarcomata. this brief review of the markers commonly used in clinical practice was undertaken to determine the validity...

objective: at present, growth factor-containing products such as enamel matrix derivatives, recombinant bone morphogenetic protein (rh-bmp), recombinant platelet derived growth factor and platelet rich plasma (prp) have gained increasing attention. prp is an autologous source of platelet growth factors used to enhance healing of soft and hard tissues. prp has gained popularity due to its autolo...

the management of soft tissue defects in tibial fractures is essential for limb preservation. current techniques are not without complications and may lead to poor functional outcomes. a salvage method is described using three illustrative cases whereby a combination of flaps and antibiotic-impregnated polymethylmethacrylate beads are employed to fill the bony defect, fight the infection, and p...

to define efficacy of pre-operative chemotherapy in down staging of advanced non-round cell soft tissue sarcomas. from sep 2002 to dec 2005, 70 patients were treated by ifosfamid, mesna, cisplatin, adriamycin, mitomycin and subsequent surgery. postoperatively, patients received radiotherapy in cases of microscopically incomplete resection or local recurrence. the median age of the patients was ...

introduction: the effect of severe soft tissue injury on the severity of hemorrhagic shock is still unknown. therefore, the present study was aimed to determine hemodynamic and metabolic changes in traumatic/hemorrhagic shock in an animal model. methods: forty male rats were randomly divided into 4 equal groups including sham, hemorrhagic shock, soft tissue injury, and hemorrhagic shock + soft ...

pachydermodactyly is a rare and benign disease that may be idiopathic, genetic, acquired as a response to repetitive trauma, or associated with several other acquired conditions often pushing the health caregiver to do a bunch of costly lab tests and diagnostic workups to rule out other entities. all health care givers must be aware about this disease for reassure the patients and cut unnecessa...

background: infections include soft tissue infections are notable reason for hospital admission among idus, owing to unsterile injection techniques and equipment, contamination of drugs with organisms, and poor hygiene. in present case report a patient with profound limb infection is introduced. case: a 32 years old man was transferred to the emergency department. he was idu with iranian for 3 ...

In this study characteristics and distribution of primary bone and soft tissue tumors which were operated in Inonu University Turgut Ozal Medical Center Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology between January 2000 and December 2016 and comparison with the literature is aimed. Our study is retrospective and descriptive and 710 patients [275 M, 435 F, mean age: 30,67 (1-92)] who hospitalized ...