BACKGROUND The optimal age at which to initiate for auricular reconstruction is controversial. Rib cartilage growth is closely related to age and determines the feasibility and outcomes of auricular reconstruction. We developed a method to guide the timing of auricular reconstruction in children with microtia ranging in age from 5 to 10 years. METHODS Rib cartilage and the healthy ear were as...

introduction: omp31 is animmunodominant and protective antigen conserved in brucella species and a good candidate for vaccine design. material & methods: the present study aimed at in silico design of the truncated omp31 (tomp31) using bioinformatic tools and to express the selected form in escherichia coli (e. coli) results and conclusion: various bioinformatically calculated scores for the mo...

OBJECTIVE To compare intercostal nerve block before and after rib harvest in terms of mean postoperative pain score and mean postoperative tramadol usage. STUDY DESIGN Randomized controlled trial. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Plastic Surgery, Mayo Hospital, KEMU, Lahore, from January 2011 to July 2012. METHODOLOGY Patients (n = 120) of either gender with ASA class-I and II re...

When the abdomen in quadriplegic subjects is given a passive mechanical support, the expansion of the lower rib cage during inspiration is greater and the inward displacement of the upper rib cage is smaller. These changes have traditionally been attributed to an increase in the appositional force of the diaphragm, but the mechanisms have not been assessed. In this study, the inspiratory interc...

Isothermal forging is an effective method for forming and manufacturing large-scale titanium alloy components with multi-rib. However, successive filling of the rib-grooves reverse flow material are prone to occur during process, which makes those difficult be filled then resulting in disturbed excessive die loading. The variability billet sizes fluctuation uncertain parameters process have gre...

ACR Appropriateness Criteria 1 Rib Fractures American College of Radiology ACR Appropriateness Criteria Clinical Condition: Rib Fractures Variant 1: Adult. Suspected rib fractures from minor blunt trauma (injury confined to ribs). Radiologic Procedure Rating Comments RRL* X-ray chest 8 Obtain PA view. ☢ X-ray rib views 5 ☢ ☢ ☢ CT chest without contrast 3 ☢ ☢ ☢ Tc-99m bone scan whole body 2 ☢ ☢ ...

Rib fractures are a common injury resulting from blunt chest trauma. The most important complications associated with rib fractures include death, pneumonia, and the need for mechanical ventilation. The development of new osteosynthesis materials has stimulated increased interest in the surgical treatment of rib fractures. Surgical stabilisation, however, is not needed for every patient with ri...

We measured pressures and power of diaphragm, rib cage, and abdominal muscles during quiet breathing (QB) and exercise at 0, 30, 50, and 70% maximum workload (Wmax) in five men. By three-dimensional tracking of 86 chest wall markers, we calculated the volumes of lung- and diaphragm-apposed rib cage compartments (Vrc,p and Vrc,a, respectively) and the abdomen (Vab). End-inspiratory lung volume i...

With the aim to bioprospect potent riboflavin producing lactobacilli, the present study was carried out to evaluate the relative mRNA expression of riboflavin biosynthesis genes namely Rib 1, Rib 2, Rib 3, and Rib 4 from potent riboflavin producers obtained from our previous studies. All the four genes were successfully cloned and sequenced for further analysis by in silico procedures. As studi...