POSTOPERATIVE paraplegia resulting from spinal cord ischemia is a devastating complication of thoracic aneurysm (TA) or thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) surgery. Permanent neurologic deficits are a major cause of morbidity and may shorten long-term survival. Factors that are associated with the development of paraplegia are previous aortic surgery, preoperative renal function, age, aorti...

Objectives: Hydrotherapy treatment is a type of complementary therapy which is administered in conjunction with other conventional modes of treatment for the treatment and rehabilitations of cerebral palsy patients. Though it has gained increasing popularity in many countries around the world, its application in Iran is still rare. The aim of this study was to perform an integrative review of t...

Background Hip dysplasia is an abnormality of the hip joint where the socket portion does not fully cover the ball portion, which might increase the risk of joint dislocation. Hip dysplasia may occur at birth or develop in early life. The purpose of the present study was to assess the effect of treatment with Tübingen hip flexion splint for Dev...

Purpose: Increased patellofemoral joint reaction force (PFJRF) is the main cause of patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFP). Foot pronation causes faulty joint coupling of the lower limb and increases the PFJRF. Therefore, the aim of systematic review is effect of the distal interventions on the clinical symptoms and kinematic of PFP patients.   Methods: The search strategy was carried out from Goo...

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,...

I am pleased to present in this issue the first of a series of pecially invited review articles that seek to present the state of he art of their chosen biomechanical topic. The inaugural article s entitled “The specific growth rates of tissues: A review and a eevaluation” by Dr. Stephen C. Cowin of the Department of Bioedical Engineering, CUNY. In this article, Dr. Cowin presents a rief histor...

Although many proteases exist in human placenta, their physiological roles are still largely unknown. Our studies showed that these placental proteases metabolize vasoactive and immunomodulating peptides, possibly derived from the fetus, and control the exchange of peptide hormones across the placenta in order to maintain feto-placental homeostasis. We clarified the pregnancy serum oxytocinase ...

introduction: metabolic syndrome constitutes a cluster of risk factors such as obesity, hyperglycemia,  hypertension, and dyslipidemia, which increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases and type ii diabetes mellitus. in this review article, we aimed to discuss the possible effects of fasting and regular physical activity on risk factors for cardiovascular diseases.  methods: online databases i...