conclusion peripheral arterial calcification is significantly correlated with cad extent in patients with pad. peripheral arterial calcification can be a useful marker for predicting multivessel-cad. results lecs in multivessel-cad were significantly higher than those in nonsignificant cad (10.0 ± 5.8 versus 4.0 ± 3.1, p < 0.001). lecs significantly correlated with ccs (r = 0.831, p < 0.001) an...

Background: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC), the most common form of skin cancer, usually occurs in the sun-exposed areas of the body like head and neck, yet is also seen in unexpected sites. Myriad studies have mentioned a lower limb BCC incidence rate of 1.5-13.5%.Methods: The present retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted on 650 BCC patients, who were referred to the dermatology tumor ...

background: the most expensive variable in the operating room (or) is time. lean process management is being used in the medical field to improve efficiency in the or. streamlining individual processes within the or is crucial to a comprehensive time saving and cost-cutting health care strategy. at our institution, one hour of or time costs approximately $500, exclusive of supply and personnel ...

Objective(s): We investigated a frequency of lower extremity uptake on the radioactive iodine (RAI) whole body scan (WBS) after RAI treatment in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer, in order to retrospectively examine whether or not the frequency was pathological. Methods: This retrospective study included 170 patients with thyroid cancer, undergoing RAI treatment. Overall, 99r (58%) an...

The foot is an engineering marvel that allows the body to perform many physical activities over a wide variety of terrain with remarkable efficiency. The functions of the foot and the lower extremity are biomechanically integrated; thus normal lower-extremity function requires normal foot function and vice versa. Because the subtalar joint is the main pedal joint allowing the triplanar translat...

Lower extremity trauma is extremely common and accounts for almost 15% of emergency room visits,1 with 492,000 tibia, fibula, and ankle fractures per year in the United States.2 Acute injuries are commonly managed primarily by orthopedic surgeons with fracture fixation or stabilization. In complex fractures involving the lower limb, as in Gustilo grade IIIB or IIIC fractures, limb salvage typic...