introduction: in islamic countries in the month of holy ramadan many muslims based on their religious legislation refuse fluid intake during the fasting time though instructed to drink after injection of tc-99m methylene-diphosphonates [tc-99m mdp] used for skeletal scintigraphy. we aimed to establish whether fluid restriction in tc-99m mdp skeletal scintigraphy has an impact on its quality. me...

Cell adhesion is an integral part of many physiological processes in tissues, including development, tissue maintenance, angiogenesis, and wound healing. Recent advances in materials science (including microcontact printing, soft lithography, microfluidics, and nanotechnology) have led to strongly improved control of extracellular ligand distribution and of the properties of the micromechanical...

Tissue expansion is an important technique for reconstruction of soft tissue defects. It is commonly used in the care of burns, breast reconstruction and pediatric plastic surgery. The phenomenon of tissue expansion is well known and observed in pregnancy. Skin expands in response to tension generated by the increased abdominal volume during pregnancy. This response has been found to be a metab...

M.C. Marchetti, J.F. Joanny, S. Ramaswamy, 4 T.B. Liverpool, J. Prost, 7 Madan Rao, 9 and R. Aditi Simha Physics Department and Syracuse Biomaterials Institute Syracuse University Syracuse NY 13244 USA Physicochimie Curie (CNRS-UMR168 and Université Pierre et Marie Curie) Institut Curie Section de Recherche 26 rue d’Ulm 75248 Paris Cedex 05 France Department of Physics Indian Institute of Scien...

The elbow joint is a complex structure that provides an important function as the mechanical link in the upper extremity between the hand, wrist and the shoulder. The elbow's functions include positioning the hand in space for fine movements, powerful grasping and serving as a fulcrum for the forearm. Loss of elbow function can severely affect activities of daily living. It is important to reco...

although rare, synovial sarcoma is the most common malignant non-rhabdomyosarcomatous soft tissue sarcoma in children and adolescents. synovial sarcoma typically involves the soft tissues of the extremities, especially near large joints, but it can occur anywhere in the body in locations far from joint spaces. although this tumor typically affects adults in their fourth decade of life, nearly h...

background the most common soft tissue tumors during infancy and childhood are vascular lesions. although the vast majority of these lesions have typical clinical features with no need for any further exam, but sometimes atypical superficial or deeply located lesions require complementary studies to be diagnosed and classified. in that way it is also very important to exclude very less common m...