Search results for " Femoral"

SNPs in bone-related miRNAs are associated with the osteoporotic phenotype

2017

AbstractBiogenesis and function of microRNAs can be influenced by genetic variants in the pri-miRNA sequences leading to phenotypic variability. This study aims to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) affecting the expression levels of bone-related mature microRNAs and thus, triggering an osteoporotic phenotype. An association analysis of SNPs located in pri-miRNA sequences with bone mineral density (BMD) was performed in the OSTEOMED2 cohort (n = 2183). Functional studies were performed for assessing the role of BMD-associated miRNAs in bone cells. Two SNPs, rs6430498 in the miR-3679 and rs12512664 in the miR-4274, were significantly associated with femoral neck BMD. Further, we…

Symptomatic Deep Femoral Artery Pseudoaneurysm Endovascular Exclusion. Case Report and Literature Review.

2017

Deep femoral artery pseudoaneurysms (DFAPs) are rare and generally occur after penetrating trauma or surgical procedures. A 36-year-old obese man presented with pain in correspondence of the anterior-lateral thigh after 6 months from gunshot wound. Duplex and computed tomography (CT) showed a bilobed right DFAP (maximal diameter 12.9 cm). The patient was managed urgently, under local anesthesia, by placement in the distal DFA of a Viabahn 8 × 100-mm stent graft (W L Gore & Associates, Inc). The postoperative course was uneventful, and the 24-month CT showed regular stent-graft patency and 20-mm DFAP shrinkage. The literature review reported 8 cases of DFAPs; of these 6 were managed by endo…

Polyvascular subclinical atherosclerosis in familial hypercholesterolemia: The role of cholesterol burden and gender

2019

International audience; BACKGROUND AND AIM:Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) is a genetic disease characterized by a heterogeneous phenotype. The assessment of cardiovascular (CV) risk is challenging for HeFH. Cholesterol burden (CB) allows to estimate the lifelong exposure to high levels of cholesterol. The aim of this study was to analyze the distribution of subclinical atherosclerosis and the relationship between atherosclerosis and the CB in a sample of HeFH patients, focusing on sex-related differences.METHODS AND RESULTS:154 asymptomatic HeFH subjects underwent coronary-artery-calcium score (CACs) and Doppler ultrasound of carotid and femoral arteries. Yearly lipid pro…

Mesothelial cyst of the round ligament of the uterus A case report of a rare condition

2021

Le cisti mesoteliali del legamento rotondo sono una rara causa di tumefazione inguinale nelle donne, la loro eziopatogenesi rimare poco chiara e i casi riportati in letteratura sono scarsi. Inoltre, quest’ultime sono raramente prese in considerazione nella diagnosi differenziale delle tumefazioni della regione inguinale nelle pazienti di sesso femminile, ragion per cui sono spesso identificate solo in corso di esplorazione chirurgica e correttamente diagnosticate solo dopo esame istopatologico. Una donna di 57 anni (BMI 37 kg / m2) si è presentato nel nostro dipartimento con una massa inguinale sinistra, con storia di 2 mesi, che causava disagio locale e peggioramento progressivo del dolore…

Pool choice in a vertical landscape: tadpole rearing site flexibility in phytotelm-breeding frogs

2021

AbstractMany species of Neotropical frogs have evolved to deposit their tadpoles in small water bodies inside plant structures called phytotelmata. These pools are small enough to exclude large predators but have limited nutrients and high desiccation risk. Here, we explore phytotelm use by three common Neotropical species: Osteocephalus oophagus, an arboreal frog that periodically feeds eggs to its tadpoles; Dendrobates tinctorius, a tadpole-transporting poison frog with cannibalistic tadpoles; and Allobates femoralis, a terrestrial tadpole-transporting poison frog with omnivorous tadpoles. We found that D. tinctorius occupies pools across the chemical and vertical gradient, whereas A. fem…

Treatment of femoral pseudoaneurysm after vascular procedure. In: A multidisciplinary Approach to Cardiovascular Diseases

2016

Localización exacta de la inserción femoral y medida de la distancia entre el punto de inserción femoral y patelar de la plastia de ligamento patelof…

2016

Introducción: La reconstrucción del ligamento patelofemoral medial (LPFM) es el procedimiento de elección en el tratamiento de los pacientes que sufren episodios de inestabilidad rotuliana lateral crónica. Sin embargo, se desconoce el punto exacto de fijación de la plastia del LPFM al fémur y los efectos en la clínica de una inserción femoral no anatómica. Objetivos: (1) Estudiar la biomecánica del injerto de LPFM reconstruido in vivo mediante imágenes 3D de Tomografía Computarizada (TC) a diferentes ángulos de flexión; (2) establecer la precisión de los métodos radiográficos de Schöttle y Stephen en la identificación del punto de fijación femoral de la plastia de LPFM tomando como referenc…

Less invasive (common) femoral artery aneurysm repair using endografts and limited dissection

2013

Objective We report our experience with the treatment of femoral artery aneurysms (FAAs) under local anaesthesia with limited dissection, using endografts to facilitate the proximal anastomosis and some distal anastomoses. Method Between January 2006 and December 2010, six males, mean age 72 years (range, 65–80 years) with FAAs were treated at the University Hospital of Zurich. All operations were performed under local anaesthesia with analgosedation, except for one performed under spinal anaesthesia. After limited dissection and puncture of the anterior wall of the FAA, a sheath and a self-expanding endograft were introduced over a guide wire and with fluoroscopy they were guided intralumi…

Effects of a Home-Based Physical Rehabilitation Program on Physical Disability After Hip Fracture: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2015

Abstract Objective Fewer than half of the patients with hip fracture will regain the prefracture level of physical functioning. This secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial investigated the effects of a multicomponent home-based rehabilitation program (ProMo) on physical disability after hip fracture. Design Randomized, controlled, parallel-group trial. Setting Rehabilitation in participants' homes; measurements in university-based laboratory and local hospital. Participants Population-based clinical sample of community-dwelling people older than 60 years (n = 81) operated for hip fracture were randomized into intervention and control groups. Intervention The year-long intervent…

Fixation free femoral hernia repair with a 3D dynamic responsive implant. A case series report

2018

Abstract Background To date, no gold standard for the surgical treatment of femoral hernia exists. Pure tissue repair as well as mesh/plug implantation, open or laparoscopic, are the most performed methods. Nevertheless, all these techniques need sutures or mesh fixation. This implies the risk of damaging sensitive structures of the femoral area, along with complications related to tissue tear and postoperative discomfort consequent to poor quality mesh incorporation. The present retrospective multicenter case series highlights the results of femoral hernia repair procedures performed with a 3D dynamic responsive implant in a cohort of 32 patients during a mean follow up of 27 months. Mater…