Background: The invasion front of colorectal liver metastases is an area of intensive tumor cell-host cell contact.
Materials And Methods: In a xenograft nude mouse model, we analyzed whether apoptosis induction is a prominent feature in this active area, perhaps offering new modalities of therapeutic intervention.
Results: Using global gene expression technology, an over-representation of apoptosis-related biological themes in the invasion front was observed.
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc
November 2010
Controversy still exists about fixation methods of a hamstring graft to the patella in case of medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction. This article presents a surgical technique of hamstring tendon graft fixation to the anatomical MPFL insertion on the patella using transosseous sutures. A superficial bony sulcus is created at the anatomical MPFL insertion site on the medial patellar rim with a bur.
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January 2010
Double bundle (DB) anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is technically demanding. In order to create four anatomical anteromedial (AM) and posterolateral (PL) bone tunnels many surgeons adopt new ways of tibial and femoral bone tunnel drilling. From surgical experience, these technical changes might increase the risk for intraoperative pitfalls.
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