MEDIAL PATELLA-FEMORAL LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION USING THE ANTERIOR HALF OF THE PERONEUS LONGUS TENDON AS A COMBINED PROCEDURE FOR RECURRENT PATELLAR INSTABILITY

Background: Medial patella-femoral ligament reconstruction (MPFLR) using hamstring tendon is the main procedure for recurrent patellar instability.The anterior half of the peroneus longus tendon (AHPLT) has been proven to be a useful alternate Clothes Stand to the hamstring tendon in knee ligament reconstruction.The purpose of this study was to eva

Cytotoxic lymphocytes (CTL) have been reported to show a range of motility patterns from rapid long-range tracking to complete arrest, but how and whether these kinematics affect their ability Accessories to kill target cells is not known.Many in vitro killing assays utilize cell lines and tumour-derived cells as targets, which may be of limited re

Abstract Background The esophagus of blood-feeding schistosomes has been largely neglected although its posterior portion was designated as a gland decades ago.However, we recently showed it plays a pivotal role in blood processing.It is clearly demarcated into anterior and posterior compartments, both surrounded by a mass of cell bodies.Feeding mo

Objective: To evaluate the sensitivity and the specificity of the ultrasound in predicting renal parenchyma laceration and perirenal hematoma in patients with abdominal blunt trauma with suspicion of renal trauma, as confirmed by operative findings in the explorative laparotomy.Material & methods: From March 2005 to March 2006, we found 28 patients