Publications by authors named "Jefferson S Martins"
To describe the profile of the patients and the results obtained with the use of an external fixator for metatarsal lengthening in brachymetatarsia. A retrospective analysis of the medical records of patients with brachymetatarsia treated between January 2018 and April 2020 was performed. During this period, eight feet of six patients were operated on.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMirror foot is a rare congenital anomaly on to the spectrum of complex foot polydactyly. It may occur in isolation or associated with other malformations or genetic syndromes. This is a subject little described in the literature, with few publications on its treatment.
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- Schistosomiasis is a significant public health issue, particularly in Brazil, where the water rat (Nectomys squamipes) serves as a wild reservoir for the parasite Schistosoma mansoni.
- The study identified that natural infection with S. mansoni in these rats leads to hepatic steatosis, characterized by increased lipid accumulation in liver cells, without harming liver function.
- Researchers found higher levels of total cholesterol and triglycerides in infected rats and notable fatty acids changes, suggesting that lipid accumulation could be a protective response against the infection.
Most eukaryotic cells contain varying amounts of cytosolic lipidic inclusions termed lipid bodies (LBs) or lipid droplets (LDs). In mammalian cells, such as macrophages, these lipid-rich organelles are formed in response to host-pathogen interaction during infectious diseases and are sites for biosynthesis of arachidonic acid (AA)-derived inflammatory mediators (eicosanoids). Less clear are the functions of LBs in pathogenic lower eukaryotes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate clinically and functionally the pos-operative results of patients submitted to tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis for the treatment of traumatic arthropathy and neuropathy.
Methods: Retrospective study of 29 patients undergoing ankle arthrodesis with intramedullary retrograde nail. All patients were evaluated for fusion time, AOFAS and VAS scores, satisfaction, and complications of surgery.
Objective: To evaluate the results of arthrodesis with Ilizarov fixator with tibiocalcaneana.
Methods: We studied 12 patients with a mean age of 35 years, and 9 (75%) men and 3 (25%) women, underwent arthrodesis tibiocalcaneana. The diagnosis in the preoperative talus infection.
Objective: To evaluate clinically patients with chronic osteomyelitis after open fractures, treated in the Hospital of urgencies in Goiania.
Methods: A cross-sectional study, with data collection through questionnaire, from a review of medical records. We collected data on the type of trauma and the clinical characteristics of the patient.