EVALUATION OF THE PLEURAL DISRUPTION FOLLOWING COSTOCHONDRAL GRAFT HARVESTING FROM FOURTH TO SEVENTH RIBS OF ADULT MALE CADAVER

EVALUATION OF THE PLEURAL DISRUPTION FOLLOWING COSTOCHONDRAL GRAFT HARVESTING FROM FOURTH TO SEVENTH RIBS OF ADULT MALE CADAVER

Costochondral and rib grafts have long been used for reconstruction of lost condyle.Donor site morbidity has less been under investigation and researched.Pleural disruption pneumothorax and ugly scars are among the donor site complications.This study aims to determine the rate of pleural disruption following Anti-static tools costochondral graft ha

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Leaflet stresses during crimping simulations of a CoreValve Evolut Pro model using a compression loading system

Background: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation is experiencing continued growth as an option for the treatment of aortic stenosis.With larger numbers of shelving procedures being performed on lower risk and younger patients, there is increased scrutiny on valve durability.Leaflet stresses and potential damage have a significant role to play in

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Non-invasive imaging of tumors by monitoring autotaxin activity using an enzyme-activated near-infrared fluorogenic substrate.

Autotaxin (ATX), an autocrine motility factor that is highly upregulated in metastatic cancer, is a lysophospholipase D enzyme that produces the lipid second messenger lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) from lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC).Dysregulation of the lysolipid signaling pathway is central to the pathophysiology of numerous cancers, idiopathic pulm

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Evaluation of Shoulders Functions on Lithuanian Regional Roads

Granular shoulder is an important element of road system.One can frequently notice shoulders rutting, edge breakage, unconformity of cross-section to the norms that could be caused by wind and water-generated erosion.These problems directly affect the drivers, influences their behaviour on the road and traffic safety.Therefore, a constant maintenan

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