TREATMENT OF AVULSION FRACTURES OF THE BASE OF THE FIFTH METATARSAL WITH WALKING BOOT AND HARD-SOLED SHOES: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Treatment of Avulsion Fractures of the Base of the Fifth Metatarsal with Walking Boot and Hard-Soled Shoes: A Comparative Study

Category: Midfoot/Forefoot, Trauma Introduction/Purpose: Acute avulsion fractures of the base of the fifth metatarsal are common and usually treated non- surgically with satisfactory TV Set Overlay outcomes.Forms of conservative treatments are described such as elasticated bandaging, immobilization in a cast, walking boot and hard-soled-shoes.The a

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HBV DNA Integration into Telomerase or MLL4 Genes and TERT Promoter Point Mutation as Three Independent Signatures in Subgrouping HBV-related HCC with distinct features

Introduction: A set of genetic mutations to classify hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) useful to clinical studies is an unmet need.Hepatitis B virus-related HCC (HBV-HCC) harbors a unique genetic mutation, namely the HBV integration, among other somatic endogenous gene mutations.We explored a combination of HBV DNA integrations and common somatic muta

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Environmental risk for aquatic and terrestrial organisms associated with drift from pesticides used in soybean crops

Abstract Several countries included the assessment of environmental drift contamination risk for the registration of pesticides.This practice is not yet totality effective in Brazil; however, due to the large number of pesticides in use, it is important to identify the real contamination risk during pesticide spraying.Therefore, this study determin

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