The acute effects of exercise on tendon dimensions and vascularity. An exploratory study using diagnostic ultrasound of the male Achilles tendon.

Objectives: This study examines the acute morphological changes (up to three days) in the normal, asymptomatic Achilles tendon (AT) in response to a single bout of exercise in relation to tendon dimensions and vascularity.

Design: Within-subject pre-post design.

Methods: Participants conducted a 7.

Ultrasound imaging of the patellar tendon attachment to the tibia during puberty: a 12-month follow-up in tennis players.

This longitudinal study investigated the ultrasound appearance of the patellar tendon attachment to the tibia throughout puberty in young tennis players with and without Osgood-Schlatter disease (OSD). Twenty-eight competitive players (17 boys), aged 10.6-15.

Burns of the skull with underlying intracranial meningioma.

A 68-year-old white-skinned male fell head first into a fireplace while having a seizure. Extensive burns of the skull were sustained requiring removal of the necrotic bone. The patient had an underlying meningioma.

Reinnervation of peripheral nerve grafts by spinal cord fibres tested by transcranial brain stimulation.

A scheme for surgery in patients with avulsed roots is represented by a rat model whose left sciatic nerve was grafted upon the right sciatic nerve, the proximal end of the graft being introduced into the spinal cord white matter. Transcranial stimulation, EMG recording, HRP and histological studies proved that the communication between the brain and the denervated muscles may be reestablished via the motoneurons, through the graft, bypassing the motor roots. Behavioral techniques were developed and will be tested in the future.