Donor nerve graft assessment for covering thumb nerve defects: a cadaveric study.

Background: Even though several studies reported donor autologous nerve grafts for digital nerve defects, there is no report in the literature regarding acceptable graft for thumb nerves. The purpose of this study is to provide guidelines for autologous nerve graft selection by detecting similarities between thumb nerve zones and donor nerve with regard to the number of fascicles and cross-sectional area.

Materials And Methods: Five cadavers were used in this study.

Obturator to tibial nerve transfer via saphenous nerve graft for treatment of sacral plexus root avulsions: A cadaveric study.

Introduction: In cases of sacral nerve avulsion injuries, proximal nerve stumps are not available because of its protected position in pelvis, and results of nerve repair or graft are unsatisfactory. Nerve transfer can reduce the regeneration time and improve the results of recovery.

Hypothesis: The obturator nerve transfer to the tibial nerve via saphenous nerve graft is possible and feasible.

Burden of traffic accidents among pedestrians of Fars province, southern Iran; estimate of years of life lost in a sample of Iranian population from 2009 to 2013.

Purpose: Traffic injuries are among the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Pedestrians have been considered as a high-risk group among road users, especially in middle- or low-income communities. This study attempted to determine the burden of pedestrians' fatalities in Fars, the southern province of Iran using years of life lost (YLL) approach.

Three years evaluation of retained foreign bodies after surgery in Iran.

Background: Medical errors such as retained foreign bodies (RFB) during surgery are not well studied. To define risk factors associated with this type of error, we performed retrospective study.

Methods: We reviewed medical records for unintentional foreign object remaining in the body during surgery such as gender, age, surgery ward, and incident reports referred to several forensic medicine administrations as well as adverse effects of retained foreign bodies and methods for detection of them over a 3-years period from January 2008 through May 2011.

Bioinformatic Analysis of Codon Usage and Phylogenetic Relationships in Different Genotypes of the Hepatitis C Virus.

Background: The hepatitis C virus (HCV) has six major genotypes. The purpose of this study was to phylogenetically investigate the differences between the genotypes of HCV, and to determine the types of amino acid codon usage in the structure of the virus in order to discover new methods for treatment regimes.

Methods: The codon usage of the six genotypes of the HCV nucleotide sequence was investigated through the online application available on the website .

Relationship between General Health Indices and Sexual Dysfunction in Women Experiencing Spousal Abuse.

Background: Sexual behavior is among the complex dimensions of humans. Various factors are effective in sexual function. Sexual dysfunction affects people's mental health.

Comparison of early neonatal valve ablation with vesicostomy in patient with posterior urethral valve.

Background: To compare the results of final renal function by two methods of treatment in patients diagnosed as posterior urethral valve (PUV) (valve ablation vs. vesicostomy).

Materials And Methods: Fifty-four boys diagnosed with PUV participated in this study.

Antiviral and cytotoxic evaluation of coumarins from Prangos ferulacea.

Context: Prangos ferulacea (L.) Lindl. (Apiaceae) is a perennial plant found in the Middle-East, where it is commonly used as an antispasmodic and anti-inflammatory agent.

Studies of the interaction between isoimperatorin and human serum albumin by multispectroscopic method: identification of possible binding site of the compound using esterase activity of the protein.

Isoimperatorin is one of the main components of Prangos ferulacea as a linear furanocoumarin and used as anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antispasmodic, and anticancer drug. Human serum albumin (HSA) is a principal extracellular protein with a high concentration in blood plasma and carrier for many drugs to different molecular targets. Since the carrying of drug by HSA may affect on its structure and action, we decided to investigate the interaction between HSA and isoimperatorin using fluorescence and UV spectroscopy.