Anatomical Study of the Clavicles in a Chinese Population
Background. A reemergence of interest in clavicle anatomy was prompted because of the advocacy for operative treatment of midshaft clavicle fractures. Several anatomical studies of the clavicle have...
View ArticleThe Parahippocampal Cortex Mediates Contextual Associative Memory: Evidence...
The parahippocampal cortex (PHC) plays a key role in episodic memory, spatial processing, and the encoding of novel stimuli. Recent studies proposed that the PHC is largely involved in contextual...
View ArticleStyloid Process of the Temporal Bone: Morphometric Analysis and Clinical...
Objective. To evaluate measures of the styloid process (SP) in Brazilian dry skulls. Methods. This study involves measurements of two points (lateral end posterior views) of 15 dry skulls held by the...
View ArticleSacro-Iliac Joint Sensory Block and Radiofrequency Ablation: Assessment of...
Image-guided sensory block and radiofrequency ablation of the nerves innervating the sacro-iliac joint require readily identifiable bony landmarks for accurate needle/electrode placement. Understanding...
View ArticleSize and Proportions of Slow-Twitch and Fast-Twitch Muscle Fibers in Human...
Smaller diaphragmatic motor unit potentials (MUPs) compared to MUPs of limb muscles lead to the hypothesis that diaphragmatic muscle fibers, being the generators of MUPs, might be also smaller. We...
View ArticleStructural Comparison between the Right and Left Atrial Appendages Using...
The three-dimensional (3D) structures of the right atrial appendage (RAA) and left atrial appendage (LAA) were compared to clarify why thrombus formation less frequently occurs in RAA than in LAA....
View ArticleThe Epidemiological, Morphological, and Clinical Aspects of the Cervical Ribs...
A familiarity with the anatomy of some types of bone anomalies is necessary for clinicians involved in many medical areas. The aim of this paper is to review the newest literature concerning the...
View ArticleSagittal and Vertical Craniofacial Growth Pattern and Timing of...
The knowledge of the associations between the timing of skeletal maturation and craniofacial growth is of primary importance when planning a functional treatment for most of the skeletal malocclusions....
View ArticleThe 3D Tele Motion Tracking for the Orthodontic Facial Analysis
Aim. This study aimed to evaluate the reliability of 3D-TMT, previously used only for dynamic testing, in a static cephalometric evaluation. Material and Method. A group of 40 patients (20 males and 20...
View ArticleExploring the Underlying Genetics of Craniofacial Morphology through Various...
The craniofacial complex is the billboard of sorts containing information about sex, health, ancestry, kinship, genes, and environment. A thorough knowledge of the genes underlying craniofacial...
View ArticleAnterior Coracoscapular Ligament as a Factor Predisposing to or Protective...
Suprascapular neuropathy is a pathology caused by injury or compression of the suprascapular nerve. As the nerve runs from the anterior to posterior side of the scapula, the hot point where it is most...
View ArticleReliability of Growth Indicators and Efficiency of Functional Treatment for...
Current evidence on the reliability of growth indicators in the identification of the pubertal growth spurt and efficiency of functional treatment for skeletal Class II malocclusion, the timing of...
View ArticleComparison of Activator-Headgear and Twin Block Treatment Approaches in Class...
The purpose was to compare the treatment effects of functional appliances activator-headgear (AH) and Twin Block (TB) on skeletal, dental, and soft-tissue structures in class II division 1 malocclusion...
View ArticleThe Gingival Crevicular Fluid as a Source of Biomarkers to Enhance Efficiency...
Gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) is a biological exudate and quantification of its constituents is a current method to identify specific biomarkers with reasonable sensitivity for several biological...
View ArticleBotulinum Toxin Injection-Site Selection for a Smooth Shoulder Line: An...
Introduction. This study aimed to improve the accuracy of manual needle placement into the trapezius (TM) for smooth shoulder line. Methods. For macroscopic study 12 TMs and for microscopic study 4...
View ArticleCan the Diagnostics of Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Lesions Be Improved...
Introduction. The triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) provides both mobility and stability of the radiocarpal joint. TFCC lesions are difficult to diagnose due to the complex anatomy. The standard...
View ArticleTemporomandibular Joint Anatomy Assessed by CBCT Images
Aim. Since cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) has been used for the study of craniofacial morphology, the attention of orthodontists has also focused on the mandibular condyle. The purpose of this...
View ArticleThe Reliability of the Tracheoesophageal Groove and the Ligament of Berry as...
Purpose. The aim of this meta-analysis was to provide a comprehensive evidence-based assessment, supplemented by cadaveric dissections, of the value of using the Ligament of Berry and Tracheoesophageal...
View ArticleAn Imaging and Histological Study on Intrahepatic Microvascular Passage of...
Background. Lipiodol has been applied for decades in transarterial chemoembolization to treat liver malignancies, but its intrahepatic pathway through arterioportal shunt (APS) in the liver has not...
View ArticleRole of Estrogens in the Size of Neuronal Somata of Paravaginal Ganglia in...
We aimed to determine the role of estrogens in modulating the size of neuronal somata of paravaginal ganglia. Rabbits were allocated into control (C), ovariectomized (OVX), and OVX treated with...
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