Marine and freshwater animals can cause injury to humans by biting, stinging, being poisonous to eat, and causing infections. Biting aquatic animals in Florida include sharks, barracudas, alligators, and moray eels. Devitalized tissue should be débrided, and vascular, neurologic, and tendinous injuries should be repaired. Radiographs should be obtained to examine the injury sit for fractures an...

A myriad of orthopaedic injuries require surgical fixation of torn connective tissue to an osseous insertion site with either direct repair or reconstruction with a soft-tissue graft. Numerous factors influence the strength of a soft-tissue-to-bone fixation construct, including tissue quality, implant strength, contact area and pressure, and tensioning. Each fixation technique differs with resp...

Low-energy shotgun fractures involving the arm are complex injuries. Previously published reports have emphasized various problems associated with these injuries. This case report describes a low-energy shotgun wound managed by a staged treatment protocol involving: (1) a spanning external fixator and immediate soft tissue management, followed by (2) osteosynthesis and autogenous bone grafting ...

In the last two years we have seen seventy-five cases of pelvic girdle injuries with soft-tissue complications in patients admitted to the hospitals serving the African population of Johannesburg and its environs. These injuries had been caused by motor vehicle accidents, railway accidents, falls from heights, and assaults. Twenty of the patients died from their injuries, eight of them within f...

introduction: few studies on benign soft tissue tumors of oral cavity have been conducted in an iranian population. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of the benign soft tissue tumors of the oral cavity in three central pathology centers of rasht, iran. materials and methods: in this retrospective study, all benign soft tissue tumors of the oral cavity, were retrieved from...

introduction uterine leiomyomas are the most common benign solid tumors of the female pelvis. retroperitoneal myomas are extremely rare and usually malignant with the common location being in the pelvis. case presentation our case involved a woman who was suffering from dysparonia and radiculating right pelvic pain. the pelvic examination revealed a palpable tender mass of about 3-4 cm in size ...

Facial trauma can involve soft tissue injuries such as burns, lacerations, bruises and even fractures of the facial bones nasal jaw well injury to eye. Symptoms are specific type that be either signs inflammation or changes in definition. have potential cause temporary deviations delineation permanent disfigurement structures.

objective: this study investigated tissue damages induced by chronic subcutaneous administration of nano- and microparticles of manganese dioxide (mno2) on the liver, kidneys and testes of rats. methods: rats (n=210) were divided into three groups: control, mno2 nanoparticle injected and mno2 microparticle injected. the experimental groups received subcutaneous injections with either nano- or m...

Dental attachments, including dental implant when not in use can cause biological complications intraorally like soreness of lips, the floor mouth, tongue, or cheeks. The article describes an appliance designed for patients experiencing these complications. described soft-hard tissue guard is newly and to be worn by patient attachments are retaining a prosthesis. aim this describe process fabri...