The success rate of a chronic total occlusion (CTO) procedure depends on the morphologic features of the lesion. The abrupt type of CTO, which has a blunt stump with a side branch at the site of occlusion, is suggested to be a predictor of procedure failure. We report a successful recanalization of the abrupt type of CTO by using real-time intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided wiring technique...

The kidneys of mammals microscopically consist of the nephrons, which can be divided into two portions, the renal corpuscles and the uriniferous tubules. The renal corpuscles are composed of the glomeruli which are covered with the Bowman’s capsules. They are localized in the outer zone of the kidney, the renal cortex, while the uriniferous tubules are composed of two portions, the proximal por...

 Proximal humerus fractures are common, but associated injury of the axillary artery is uncommon. The majority of published blunt traumatic axillary artery injuries are associated with anterior glenohumeral dislocation; a few are associated with isolated proximal humerus fractures or fracture-dislocation. Experience within our institution demonstrates that axillary artery injury is often unreco...

BACKGROUND Gun pressurization in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) may result in better cement penetration than hand packing, leading to fewer tibial plate failures. We compared cement intrusion characteristics between vacuum mixing and gun pressurization versus hand mixing and packing in the proximal tibia among patients undergoing TKA. METHODS We analyzed 6-week radiographs from 77 consecutive ...

Our aim was to determine the lateralising value of ictal repetitive unilateral hyperkinetic proximal lower limb movements. Among 16 patients with ictal hyperkinetic features who underwent intracranial EEG between 2008 and 2011 in our centre, three had repetitive unilateral hyperkinetic proximal lower limb movements, sometimes associated with "hemiballic-like" movements of the ipsilateral upper ...

The current study was intended to investigate the impact of Dynamic Assessment (DA) on promoting reading comprehension ability of Iranian male and female EFL learners, focusing on Guthke's Lerntest approach. In this study, the researcher used DA which unifies instruction with assessment to provide learners with mediation to promote their hidden potential during assessment. In this action resear...

Group dynamic assessment (G-DA) grounded in Vygotsky’s socio-cultural theory (SCT) is believed to have the potential to provide a context for capturing a group of learners’ Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) (Poehner & Lantolf, 2010; Shabani, 2010). The present study aims at testing the applicability of G-DA in identifying the mediational strategies offered by a mediator during his G-DA interac...