intraosseous ganglia can affect the carpal bones of the hand and must be considered in the differential diagnosis of wrist pain. a 38-year-old female presented with a 14-month history of left wrist pain and a radiolucent cystic lesion was seen computed tomography (ct) scanning. characteristic radiographic findings of a cyst in association with a fine sclerotic rim was apparent. we report an unu...

Misidentifying materials-such as mistaking soap for pâté, or vice versa-could lead to some pretty messy mishaps. Fortunately, we rarely suffer such indignities, thanks largely to our outstanding ability to recognize materials-and identify their properties-by sight. In everyday life, we encounter an enormous variety of materials, which we usually distinguish effortlessly and without error. Howev...

background: understanding the differences in genetics of malignancies is crucial for therapeutic decisions. this systematic review was conducted to evaluate the current evidence on genetics of bone tumors in the context of pediatric cancer. material and methods: we performed a systematic review of the literature published on genetics of pediatrics bone tumors, using pubmed, google scholar, scie...

introduction : osteon® is an alloplastic material containing 70% hydroxyapatite and 30% β-tcp. calcitonin, a hormone produced by the thyroid gland, not only prevents bone resorption by reducing both the number and the activity of osteoclasts, but also stimulates bone formation. considering the favorable effects of calcitonin on bone formation, we hypothesized that the addition of calcitonin to ...

Food producers’ interest in improving the nutritional and pro-health values of meat products has grown. The study aims to assess effect replacing poultry pâté wheat roll (24% group I) recipes with a mixture hemp seeds (8% each groups II, III, IV), amaranth (10% 6% 8% IV) golden flaxseed (6% 10% IV). quality assessment covered value, physical properties, total number bacteria sensory characteris...

various biological bone g rafts have been used for osteogenes i s , osteoconduction and even osteoinduction, but due to systemic influences and local factors, the outcome of successful incorporation of a bone graft has not been satisfactory. this study was therefore conducted on 15 clinically healthy adult dogs between 1 to 3 years of age weighing 20 to 30 kg to evaluate the effect of bone ceme...

background patients with thalassemia major and intermedia are susceptible to osteopenia and osteoporosis. the mechanism of osteoporosis in these patients is multifactorial. transfusion related iron overload in endocrine organs leads to impaired growth hormone secretion, diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, hypoparathyroidism, lack of sex steroids and vitamin d deficiency that contribute to impair...