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THE ROLE OF OMEGA 3 FATTY ACIDS IN CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE AROUND THE BREAST IMPLANTS
… often leads to re-intervention, is capsular contracture. It consists in pathological hardening of the fibrous shell developing around a breast prosthesis.The development of connective tissue around any foreign body is physiological, but progression into a thick and firm capsule, as around …
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Expression of myofibroblasts and identification of angiotensin receptors in capsular contracture disease around mammary implants
Capsular contracture is a physically and psychologically debilitating disease characterised by fibrosis and contraction of the breast capsule in women with implants. There is evidence that Angiotensin-II (Ang-II) is implicated in pathological wound healing and that blockers of Ang-II may prevent …
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Der Einfluss von Matrix-Metalloproteinasen und ihrer Inhibitoren auf die Kapselbildung nach Mammaaugmentation mit texturierten und glattwandigen Silikongel-Implantaten
The pathophysiology of a capsular contracture after alloplastic breast augmentation resembles that of other fibrotic diseases. In this regard, the matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their inhibitors, the tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases (TIMPs), play an important role. In my study, …
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Excitation-Contraction Coupling: The Effect of Calcium Channel Antagonistic Drugs on Reprimed and Inactivated Skinned Skeletal Muscle Fibers
Contracture of skinned (sarcolemma removed), skeletal muscle fibers can be elicited by sudden changes in the ionic composition of the myoplasm. The bulk of evidence in the literature suggests that such contracture of skinned fibers is triggered by depolarization of resealed transverse tubules. If …
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Histologische Untersuchung von Silikonimplantatkapseln nach Explantation : Korrelation mit klinischen Beschwerden
… with clinical complaints at the time of capsular contracture defined by baker-score, with indication for im- and explantation, implant site (submuscular or subglandular), implant duration, and surface properties (smooth or textures implant type).Methods: The collagenous capsules of 43 silicone …
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Abduction Contractures within Infants with Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
… to understand the contribution of an abduction contracture of the hip has yet to be performed. This assessment and evaluation could impact the way future models are made and could provide guidelines for what muscles are taken into account during modeling. Therefore, through the evaluation and …
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Enzymimmunologische und immunhistochemische Untersuchungen zum Einfluss von Matrix-Metalloproteinasen und ihrer Inhibitoren auf die Entstehung der Dupuytren'schen Kontraktur
Dupuytren's contracture is a fibroproliferative disorder characterized by progressive deposition of mature collagen fibers. In other fibrotic diseases affecting organs such as the heart, lung, liver, and skin, matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their natural inhibitors, the tissue inhibitors of …
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Survey of Nurses' Understanding Relative to the Prevention of Contractures
<p>The prevention of contractures and the resulting physical deformity is included as one of the basic elements of effective nursing care; therefore, this study was necessary to discover nurses' knowledge relative to the prevention of contractures. The immediate purpose was to find out what basic …
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Metabolism in myocardial ischaemia and reperfusion with specific reference to the role of glucose
… a left ventricular balloon to record ischaemic contracture and reperfusion stunning, was used, with severe flow restriction. Glucose concentrations were changed and pre-ischaemic glycogen contents were altered by perfusion with different substrates (acetate - depletion~ glucose + insulin - …
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Elucidating the molecular basis of a novel autosomal dominant fibrotic syndrome
… family, characterised by poikiloderma, tendon contracture and progressive pulmonary fibrosis. The pathological hallmark of this autosomal dominant condition is abnormal fibrosis of the skin, tendons and viscera, with variable penetrance. A candidate gene approach was adopted to investigate the …
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The effect of fatigue on the caffeine sensitivity of skeletal muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum
… were made at the maximal Ca²⁺ activated contracture(pCa4.5), the maximal caffeine(25mM) activated contracture and at the caffeine threshold for contraction. All tension and rate values were normalized per cross sectional area and expressed as percents of the maximal calcium activated …
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Development, Validation and Evaluation of the Feasibility of the Observational Risk Assessment of Contractures (Longitudinal Evaluation) Tool: THE ORACLE STUDY
Background Joint contractures are a prevalent and debilitating complication of prolonged immobility in individuals living in care homes. Despite high prevalence rates, there is no standard, evidence-based risk assessment tool to evaluate the risk of contractures and prompt early intervention. This …
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Membrane properties and calcium ion activity in skeletal muscle fibres of the dystrophic mouse
… a population of regenerating fibres. Twitch and contracture tension development reached mature levels by 4 weeks in normal soleus muscle, but development was prolonged to 10 weeks in EDL, due to the slower development of type II fibres. Contracture tension was markedly smaller in EDL possibly due …
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Precision Medicine Approach to Improving Reconstructive Surgery Outcomes for Breast Cancer Survivors
… around the silicone implant called capsular contracture. Nearly all patients will experience this complication, though with different degrees of response, ranging from moderate scarring to major disfigurement and pain at the implant site. Presently, there is no way to predict the degree of …
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Orthopaedic implications of physeal arrest following meningococcal septicaemia
… of growth arrest alone and excluded amputations, contracture releases, skin grafts and flaps. The extent of the surgical problems caused by this disease brought about the realisation that a thorough review of the literature and follow up of these patients was required. This would hopefully be of …
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Natural History Study of Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita, Amyoplasia Type
… the clinical finding of multiple congenital contractures. There are more than 300 distinct disorders associated with arthrogryposis. Amyoplasia is the most common type of arthrogryposis and is often referred to as the “classic” type. There is no known cause of amyoplasia and no risk factors …
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A randomized controlled trial on the use of biofeedback with wireless technology in the therapy of fibromyalgia
… individuals as a burning sensation, stiffness, contracture and tension. this work his is a pilot study, based on a randomized controlled design, to ascertain thehypothetical sample size useful for verifying the efficacy of biofeedback training treatmenton heart rate variability (HRV-BF) as add …
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