Chloroquine Treatment Increases Detection of 5-Fluorouracil-Induced Apoptosis In Vivo by Mukesh K. Nyati, Felix Y. Feng, Vinayak D. Kanade, Rabindranath Nayak

“…This technique resulted in a significant increase in the accumulation of apoptotic cells induced by 5-fluorouracil, as detected by propidium iodide staining in solid and ascitic forms of Ehrlich ascitic tumors and in bone marrow cells. We further validated our technique using DNA fragmentation and endonuclease assays. …”
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Acquired Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenia and Pure Red Cell Aplasia in Thymoma by Sumit Dahal, Eliza Sharma, Suyash Dahal, Binav Shrestha, Bikash Bhattarai

“…He was found to have severe normocytic normochromic anemia and thrombocytopenia that did not improve with intravenous steroids or multiple transfusions of red cells and platelets. Subsequent bone marrow biopsy showed severely depleted megakaryocytes and erythroid precursor cells with relative myeloid hyperplasia suggestive of amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia and red cell aplasia. …”
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Clinical Biology and Potential Use of Thrombopoietin by Russell Basser

“…They have also been shown to enhance platelet recovery after chemotherapy, but early results from trials investigating their ability to prevent severe thrombocytopenia associated with the treatment of leukemia and bone marrow transplantation have been disappointing. …”
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Total Metacarpal Reconstruction with Fascia-Wrapped Fibular Graft Following Ewing Tumor Resection in a Growing Patient by Samer Abdel Al, MD, Muhamad A. Al-Qawasmi, MD, Muntaser Abu Shokor, MD, Hamza M. Khalaf, MD, Mohammad A. Alattar, PT

“…Ewing tumor, a rare bone tumor, exceptionally affects the hand. We report a unique case of this tumor in the fourth metacarpal of a young patient. …”
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Pedicle Temporalis Fascial Flap with Axial Scalp Flap Obviates Need of Free Flap in Extensive Scalp Wound by F. W. Nangole, S. O. Khainga

“…Extensive scalp defect with exposed bone is best reconstructed with flaps. Majority of these wounds are now routinely reconstructed with free flaps in many centers. …”
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Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Submandibular Gland, Locoregional Recurrence, and a Solitary Liver Metastasis More Than 30 Years Since Primary Diagnosis by A. Coupland, A. Sewpaul, A. Darne, S. White

“…The preferential sites of metastases are the lung and bone, followed by the brain and liver. Most liver metastases are derived from nonparotid ACCs, and the presentation is often related to local recurrence or metastases to other organs. …”
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Intraosseous Lipoma of the Sphenoid: A Case Study by Zygmunt Jamrozik, Grzegorz Rosiak, Biruta Kierdaszuk, Krzysztof Milczarek, Anna Kamińska, Dorota Dziewulska, Antoni Krzeski

“…Intraosseous lipoma is very rare, usually benign tumor of flat bones. However, the localization in skull bones is described in sporadic cases. …”
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L’Appel du vide : l’espace vide de Peter Brook et l’épuisement beckettien by Sophie MARUÉJOULS-KOCH

“…Brook and Beckett are minimalist artists who remove, reduce and subtract to create an image stripped down to the bone, the form of something essential, the thing that remains after everything else has disappeared. …”
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Designing Novel Interfaces via Surface Functionalization of Short-Chain-Length Polyhydroxyalkanoates by S. Vigneswari, J. M. Chai, K. Shantini, K. Bhubalan, A. A. Amirul

“…Thus far, these surface modifications have led to PHA being widely used in various biomedical and pharmaceutical applications such as cardiac patches, wound management, nerve, bone, and cartilage repair. This review addresses the surface modification on biomedical applications focusing on short-chain-length PHA such as poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) [P(3HB)], poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate) [P(3HB-co-4HB)] and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) [P(3HB-co-3HV)].…”
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Male Child with Van Wyk-Grumbach's Syndrome and Other Complications of Long-Standing Primary Hypothyroidism: A Case Report by Ahmed Omran, Jing Peng, Biswas Shrestha, Muhammad Usman Ashhab, Fei Yin

“…However, in rare conditions, children with long-standing hypothyroidism present with signs of Van Wyk-Grumbach's syndrome (VWGS) which include juvenile hypothyroidism, delayed bone age, and pseudoprecocious puberty. We report a rare case of prepubertal male child from Asian origin, presented with long-standing untreated hypothyroidism complicated with VWGS and other complications including obesity, short stature, hepatomegaly, asymptomatic mild pericardial effusion, and pituitary hyperplasia.…”
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Controversy About Management of Osteoarthritis with Disease-modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs by CUI Hanshu, LIU Bin

“…Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint cartilage disease characterized pathologically by osteophytes formation and subchondral bone damage. It leads to pain, stiffness, deformation and even disability in the patients, and increases the risk of comorbidities. …”
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Management of a Severely Submerged Primary Molar: A Case Report by Iman Parisay, Fatemeh Kebriaei, Bentolhoda Varkesh, Milad Soruri, Roya Ghafourifard

“…After one year, tooth mobility, bone formation, and development of a permanent successor were in good condition.…”
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Granulomatous Osteonecrosis in Crohn’s Disease by Hugh J Freeman, David Owen, Mario Millan

“…Because prior specialized perfusion fixation pathological studies of the intestine in Crohn’s disease have shown that granulomas are located in the walls of blood vessels, a possible mechanism for the pathogenesis of osteonecrosis in Crohn’s disease is chronic microvascular ischemia of bone.…”
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A Framework of State Estimation on Laminar Grinding Based on the CT Image–Force Model by Jihao Liu, Guoyan Zheng, Weixin Yan

“…For the proposed framework, the pre-operative CT image and intra-operative milling force signal work as source inputs. In the framework, a bone milling force prediction model is built, and the surgical planned paths can be transformed into the prediction sequences of milling force. …”
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Management of a Previously Failed Root Perforation Repair with Geristore and Deepithelialized Gingival Graft: A 5-Year Follow-Up Case Report by Talal M. Zahid

“…More specifically, perforations occurring relative to the crestal bone have a poor prognosis even after repair due to their proximity to the gingival tissues. …”
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Detoxification of Implant Surfaces Affected by Peri-Implant Disease: An Overview of Surgical Methods by Pilar Valderrama, Thomas G. Wilson Jr

“…The outcome variables were the ability of the therapeutic method to eliminate the biofilm and endotoxins from the implant surface, the changes in clinical parameters, radiographic bone fill, and histological reosseointegration. Results. …”
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Ochronotic arthropathy: skeletal manifestations and orthopaedic treatment by Khaled Hamed Salem, Alyaa Diaa Elmoghazy

“…Enthesopathy or tendon ruptures may occur, and reduced bone density is not unusual. A low-protein diet and ascorbic acid may reduce HGA levels. …”
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Effective of Nonextraction Orthodontic Treatment of Angle Class I Malocclusion: A Nonrandomized Pre–post Interventional Study by Diem Hong Chau, Lam Nguyen Le, Thao Thi Do, Khanh Phuong Vu Le

“…Also, soft tissue and bone indexes were assessed before and after intervention. …”
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A Rare Cause of Testicular Metastasis: Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma by Alper Nesip Manav, Ercan Kazan, Mehmet Şirin Ertek, Akın Soner Amasyalı, Nil Çulhacı, Haluk Erol

“…Two-thirds of upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) is of invasive stage at diagnosis and metastatic sites are the pelvic lymph nodes, liver, lung, and bone. We report a rare case of metastatic UTUC to the testis which has not been reported before, except one case in the literature. …”
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Septic Bleeding of the Common Carotid Artery Following Total Thyroidectomy: An Atypical Complication by T. Jamaan, J. Raedecke, C. Kayser, K. D. Rueckauer, O. Thomusch

“…Following the initial operative intervention with local excision of the cyst including resection of the medial part of the hyoid bone, pathology revealed papillary carcinoma. Thus secondary total thyroidectomy with locoregional lymphadenectomy was performed. …”
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