One hundred and sixty five cases of various types of transposition complexes were studied. Based on this and on recent studies of the embryology of the conotruncus, the following observations were made. Regardless of their relations with the ventricles, the semilunar valves may show d-transposition or i-transposition. In the situs solitus heart, the d-type of semilunar transposition is found in...

Introduction: Fibularis tertius muscle (FTM) is a small, unipennate muscle of the anterior compartment of the leg which is peculiar to human [1]. Usually FTM is considered as a part of the extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscle which arises Background: Fibularis tertius is a small, unipennate muscle of the anterior compartment of the leg which is peculiar to human. It is highly variable muscle....

One aspect of tissue engineering of skeletal muscle involves the transposition and transplantation of whole muscles to treat muscles damaged by injury or disease. The transposition of whole muscles has been used for many decades, but since 1970, the development of techniques for microneurovascular repair has allowed the transplantation of muscles invariably result in structural and functional d...

BACKGROUND Etiology and date of palsy are two important parameters that affect the treatment protocol of sixth nerve palsies. This study evaluated the treatment protocols and outcomes of treatment in sixth nerve palsies. METHODS Thirty-four patients who had sixth nerve palsy were included. Botulinum toxin A (BTX) injection was performed on patients with acute sixth nerve palsy and paresis (BT...

The involvement of host factors is critical to our understanding of underlying mechanisms of transposition and the applications of transposon-based technologies. Modified piggyBac (PB) is one of the most potent transposon systems in mammals. However, varying transposition efficiencies of PB among different cell lines have restricted its application. We discovered that the DNA-PK complex facilit...

When pleural empyema is treated with open-window thoracostomy, only 35% of cases are successfully closed, requiring an average 4.5 months treatment until wound closure. Conventional treatments such as daily gauze replacement often result in insufficient re-expansion the collapsed lung, and surgical procedures thoracoplasty, muscle flap transposition, omentoplasty necessary. We report a case acu...

BACKGROUND Limitations associated with traditional skin-muscle flaps and later with transconjunctival fat resection combined with carbon dioxide laser resurfacing have led to newer concepts in lower blepharoplasty that emphasize fat preservation, blending of the lid-cheek junction, simplified skin excision, and less morbid resurfacing techniques. Avoiding incision through the orbicularis muscle...