COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DEGREE OF GREAT TOE MOVEMENT AFTER COMPLETE AND PARTIAL FLEXOR HALLUCIS LONGUS HARVEST IN FREE FIBULA FLAP

Comparative Study of Degree of Great Toe Movement after Complete and Partial Flexor Hallucis Longus Harvest in Free Fibula Flap

Background The flexor hallucis longus (FHL) muscle is crucial in fine motor control of the great toe but the muscle is often Beads sacrificed in free fibula flap (FFF) reconstruction.The aim of this study was to compare great toe movement between complete and partial FHL resection during FFF harvest to see if FHL can be left behind (without undergo

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Using BTM to reconstruct a complex dorsal hand wound with segmental loss of EDC tendon: Case report and review of the literature

Summary: We present the case of a 65 year old man who sustained a complex dorsal hand degloving injury with Fridge segmental loss of EDC tendon to middle finger, which was reconstructed using BTM.He returned to near full function despite not having a tendon reconstruction, and the uninjured tendons were able to glide without restriction beneath the

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Pathological AT1R-B2R Protein Aggregation and Preeclampsia

Preeclampsia is one of the most frequent and severe complications of pregnancy.Symptoms of preeclampsia usually occur after 20 weeks of pregnancy and include hypertension and kidney dysfunction with proteinuria.Up to now, delivery of the infant has been the most effective and life-saving treatment to alleviate symptoms of preeclampsia because a cau

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