Drought stress-induced the formation of heteromorphic leaves of Oliv: evidence from gene transcriptome.

Oliv., a dominant species of arid desert community, grows heteromorphic leaves at different crown positions. Whether heteromorphic leaves are a strategy of plant adaptation to drought stress is rarely reported.

Novel insight into the correlation between hernia orifice of cystocele and lower urinary tract function: a pilot study.

Background: It has been hypothesized that women with significant pelvic organ prolapse (POP), particularly of the anterior vaginal wall, may have voiding dysfunction (VD). Although the VD mechanism due to cystocele is not fully understood, different vaginal compartments have rarely been closely examined. This study attempted to further elucidate the correlation between POP and VD through a new subgroup classification using cystoscopy.

[CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF LAPAROSCOPIC SACROCOLPOPEXY FOR PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE: A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF 500 CASES FROM A SINGLE INSTITUTION].

(Objectives) Laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy (LSC) is becoming a more popular alternative for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) repair in Japan in the recent years. This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of LSC. (Patients and methods) This is a retrospective study on all the LSC cases that were performed in Urogynecology center, Kameda Medical Center, Japan from January 2013 to March 2016.

Solitary waves in the nonlinear Schrödinger equation with Hermite-Gaussian modulation of the local nonlinearity.

We demonstrate "hidden solvability" of the nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) equation whose nonlinearity coefficient is spatially modulated by Hermite-Gaussian functions of different orders and the external potential is appropriately chosen. By means of an explicit transformation, this equation is reduced to the stationary version of the classical NLS equation, which makes it possible to use the bright and dark solitons of the latter equation to generate solitary-wave solutions in our model. Special kinds of explicit solutions, such as oscillating solitary waves, are analyzed in detail.

Radiographic assessment of the knee after patellar tendon reconstruction for chronic anterior cruciate ligament deficiency.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the patellar height and degenerative changes of the knee by radiographic assessment after patellar tendon reconstruction for chronic anterior cruciate ligament deficiency.

Methods: This series included 44 patients (44 knees) with an average age of 31 years and an average follow up of 58 months. The central one third of the patellar bone-tendon-bone was used to reconstruct the anterior cruciate ligament in all patients.

Clinical outcome and patient satisfaction in aseptic and septic revision total knee arthroplasty.

This study compares clinical outcome and patient satisfaction in 33 aseptic and 15 septic revision total knee arthroplasties across a 30-130-month follow-up. Aseptic revisions included only knees in which the femoral, tibial and patellar components had been exchanged, and excluded knees in which only isolated patellar components had been revised or only the tibial insert exchanged. Septic revisions included only knees in which there had been successful revision for chronic infection without recurrence of infection for at least 2 years from the index revision.

Outcome of arthroscopic single bundle reconstruction for complete posterior cruciate ligament tear.

Purpose: To evaluate the clinical outcome and correlate the results and degenerative change of the affected knees with the duration of injury, ligament laxity and follow-up time in 30 patients with 31 knees undergoing arthroscopic single bundle reconstruction for complete posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) tear with 2-9-year follow-up.

Materials And Methods: This series included 22 men and 8 women with an average age of 32 years. High-energy trauma accounts for 93.

Reducing the "killer turn" in posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Purpose: Graft abrasion caused by sharp graft angulation at the graft-tunnel margin of the proximal tibia (the "killer turn") may cause graft failure after posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstruction using the traditional anteromedial route tibial tunnel. One method to reduce the graft angulation is to use the anterolateral route tibial tunnel. However, less acute graft angulation may increase joint translation because of a decrease in graft compressive force.

Polyethylene-induced pes anserinus bursitis mimicking an infected total knee arthroplasty: a case report and review of the literature.

Polyethylene-induced pes anserinus bursitis after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with the clinical manifestations mimicking an infected TKA is a very rare occurrence. We report such a case in a 74-year-old woman. She developed recurrent draining papules on the anterolateral aspect of the knee because of polyethylene-induced chronic pes anserinus bursitis 8 years after TKA.

Outcome of surgical reconstruction for posterior cruciate and posterolateral instabilities of the knee.

Purpose: To evaluate the clinical outcome and the incidence of degenerative changes in 25 patients with 25 knees undergoing surgical reconstruction for combined posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) and posterolateral instabilities of the knee with 2-5-year follow-up.

Materials And Methods: This series included 16 men and 9 women with an average age of 28 years. The average time from injury to surgery was 10 (range 2-24) months, and the average follow-up time was 40 (range 32-60) months.

The often poor clinical outcome of infected total knee arthroplasty.

The clinical outcomes of various options of treatment in 26 infected total knee arthroplasties (TKAs) with successful eradication and no recurrence of infection for at least 2 years were compared. There were 20 women and 6 men with an average age of 67.7 years.

Effects of knee position, graft tension, and mode of fixation in posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a cadaveric knee study.

Purpose: Many knees exhibit residual ligament laxity after posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstruction, which is believed to be technique related. The purpose of this study was to investigate the optimal graft tension, the best angle of knee flexion, and the mode of fixation in PCL reconstruction.

Type Of Study: Anatomic biomechanical study.

Shockwave therapy for patients with plantar fasciitis: a one-year follow-up study.

The effect of shockwave therapy was investigated in 79 patients (85 heels) with plantar fasciitis with one-year follow-up. There were 59 women and 20 men with an average age of 47 (range, 15-75) years. Each patient was treated with 1000 impulses of shockwave at 14 kV to the affected heel.