Background: The purpose of this study was to objectively report practices commonly used in
cleft palate repair in the United States. This study investigates current surgical techniques, …

Studies were performed evaluating the role of Smad3, a transcription factor mediating
canonical TGF‐β signaling, on scarring and adhesion formation using an established flexor …

Reconstruction of flexor tendons often results in adhesions that compromise joint flexion.
Little is known about the factors involved in the formation of flexor tendon graft adhesions. In …

Tendon reconstruction using grafts often results in adhesions that limit joint flexion. These
adhesions are precipitated by inflammation, fibrosis, and the paucity of tendon differentiation …

Background Blast exposure is a common cause of soft tissue injury within the battlefield
setting, with the extremities often critically involved. The resulting injury pattern presents with …

Protection from acute lymphoblastic leukemia relapse in the central nervous system (CNS)
is crucial to survival and quality of life for leukemia patients. Current CNS-directed therapies …

Aim. To investigate prognostic factors in pediatric and young adult patients with localized
osteosarcoma that could predict the development of subsequent pulmonary metastases and …

Purpose Composite tissue defects in the head and neck region present unique challenges.
Definitive head and neck reconstruction of these cases is often complicated by complex 3-…

A cross sectional study was designed to measure DDT residues and its metabolites in breast
milk samples collected randomly from Saudi lactating mothers living in Al-Ehssa region; …

Blood cadmium (B‐Cd) and urinary cadmium (U‐Cd) were assessed among non‐smokers,
cigarette smokers, sheesha smokers, and both cigarette and sheesha smokers. Urinary …