Genetic Diversity Assessment of Spanish and Some Endangered Tunisian Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Accessions Based on Microsatellite Markers (SSRs).

In the current investigation, 28 accessions of Spanish and Tunisian peas were characterized by eight SSR polymorphic markers to assess their genetic diversity. Many methods have been applied to evaluate these relationships including diversity indices, analysis of molecular variance, cluster analysis, and population structure. The means of diversity indices, the polymorphism information content (PIC), the allelic richness, and the Shannon information index were 0.

Compartmental pressure after percutaneous tenotomy of the Achilles tendon in children with infantile cerebral palsy.

Purpose: Our objective was to study the pressure of the posterior superficial compartment of legs of children with spastic cerebral palsy and equinus deformity before and after a percutaneous tenotomy of the Achilles tendon.

Methods: We studied compartmental pressure in 28 percutaneous tenotomies of the Achilles tendon (18 patients). All patients suffered cerebral palsy: 19 were tetraplegics (67.

Radiographic study of the acetabulum and proximal femur between 1 and 3 years of age.

Background: The angle formed by the intersection of the line between triradiate cartilage of both hips (Hilgenreiner's line) and a line drawn between triradiate cartilage and the external roof of the acetabulum is called the acetabular index (AI), the angle formed by line of proximal femoral physis and middiaphysis axis of femur is called the epiphyseal angle (EA). Both decrease with age, but it is not described whether there is a relation between them in this development. It would be very useful to compare its evolution in children with normal hips, in order to compare them with dysplasic hips in the same groups of age.

Infrequent physeal wrist injury of the ulna and radius: a case report.

We describe the case of a 13-year-old patient with a left wrist physeal fracture of the ulna and radius. X-Ray showed a Salter-Harris type II injury of the radius, and CT and MRI identified the following: type II epiphysiolysis of the radius with a metaphyseal wedge and type IV fracture of the ulna, with interposition in the focus of the fracture of the extensor carpi ulnaris tendon, as well as a tear in the central area of the triangular fibrocartilage complex. All these injuries were checked intraoperatively during open reduction.

Vertebral coplanar alignment: a standardized technique for three dimensional correction in scoliosis surgery: technical description and preliminary results in Lenke type 1 curves.

Study Design: Prospective multicentric study.

Objective: To present the preliminary results of an innovative method for standardized correction of scoliosis, vertebral coplanar alignment (VCA), based on a novel concept: the relocation of vertebral axis in a single plane.

Summary Of Background Data: Normal standing spine has no rotation in coronal or transverse planes, therefore X and Z axis of vertebrae are in the same plane: they are coplanar.

Monolateral external fixation for the progressive correction of neurological spastic knee flexion contracture in children.

Unlabelled: The purpose of this study was to report the results of the surgical treatment of spastic knee flexion contracture using tenotomy and progressive correction by external fixator-distractor devices. The study design involved a prospective observational study of 16 knees in nine patients with spastic flexion contracture greater than 30 degrees . Treatment was indicated for both ambulatory and nonambulatory patients; and, in the latter group when sitting or personal hygiene was compromised.

MRI findings in Dyggve-Melchior-Clausen syndrome, a rare spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia.

We present the case of an 8-year-old female patient with bone dysplasia as part of Dyggve-Melchior-Clausen syndrome (DMCS). MRI was used to evaluate the case. In the spine, odontoid apophysis aplasia was found with no ossification nucleus, vertebrae with central hump, disk protrusions, hypertrophy of the posterior common vertebral ligament, and hidden spina bifida at the S4 level.

Monitoring antebrachial compartmental pressure in displaced supracondylar elbow fractures in children.

Purpose: Our aim was to measure antebrachial volar compartment pressure in displaced supracondylar elbow fractures in children.

Methods: We conducted a prospective, observational study of 42 fractures. The mean age was 5.