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    During muscle and bone repair, there will be a natural attempt by the body to heal and repair, this usually presents its self in one of three ways. Regeneration, as the name suggests this is usually in mild cases or injury where very little tissue damage has occurred and the body may naturally be able to regenerate the initial structure. Resolution, this usually occurs following mild inflammation where the body removes dead cells and debris from the affected area, leaving the original non…

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    Allogenous Bone Grafts

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    Regardless of etiology of the bone defect, whether it’s congenital, iatrogenic, or pathologic such as tumor, trauma, infection, or necrosis, a majority of the time the treatment in adults requires segmental mandibulectomy and reconstruction of the bony defect. (Rana et al., 2011) Although most mandibular defects in adults are treated and repaired by segmental mandibulectomy, that is not always the case in children. In children, due to their…

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    -The Skeletal System 1. Explain how and when bone is remodeled. Include the cells and hormones involved in the process. • Bone remodeling is essentially a lifelong process. The mature bone tissue is removed and replaced the new bone tissue. This promotes healthy bones and can also reshape the bones from injuries like fractures. Osteoblasts secrete new bone tissue while osteoclasts break down the old bone tissues. The body signals the correct amount of growth through parathyroid and growth…

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    Osteoarthritis Summary

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    Osteoarthritis - osteoarthritis treatment Osteoarthritis - Summary Arthritis (from Greek "Arthrosis") is a medical term for lesions in the joints. At Genesis is a gradual breakdown of the cartilage that covers the wrist bone ends. For more severe arthritis causing cartilage decrease growth of the bones around the joint which can lead to deformities, and that activity ability impaired. Osteoarthritis may be more or less developed, and cause anything from mild discomfort to significantly…

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    Macrophages: A Case Study

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    fenestrated epithelium. Hypoxia is the most important inducer of VEGF through pathways that involves intracellular hypoxia –inducible factor. VEGF is important in the promotion of neovascularization and cell growth in both normal and pathological wound healing. It serves as an endothelial cell mitogen, increases vascular hyperpermeability, and promotes deposition of an extravascular fibrin matrix. Multiple studies have indicated that VEGF is expressed at higher levels in the underlying dermis,…

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    Clavicle Fracture Essay

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    Introduction The clavicle, also called the collarbone, is the long bone that connects your shoulder to your rib cage. You can feel your collarbone at the top of your shoulders and rib cage. A clavicle fracture is a broken clavicle. It is a common injury that can happen at any age. What are the causes? Common causes of a clavicle fracture include: A direct blow to your shoulder. A car accident. A fall, especially if you try to break your fall with an outstretched arm. What increases the risk? You…

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    Pressure Ulcer Essay

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    nutrients such as protein, zinc and vitamin C. Overweight individuals have more weight pushing on the boney prominences, causing a pressure ulcer to form. The underweight are at risk because they have less natural cushioning over the bones. When there is friction, between the bone and another surface, an underweight person is more likely to obtain a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are often found in patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes and other vascular diseases. Many times a wound…

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    one of the most ambulatory, meaning, it is a commonly dislocated joint in the body. Shoulder dislocations usually entail the head of the humerus being forcibly removed from its cup-shaped socket in the glenoid fossa. In simple terms, the upper arm bone coming out of the shoulder joint socket. Symptoms of shoulder joint dislocation include: Shoulder swollen and severely bruised Extreme Pain Muscles that surround the shoulder joint tend to go into spasm Nausea and vomiting, sweating,…

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    Traditionally, Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) has been used for chronic wounds, like non healing diabetic ulcerations or dehisced surgical incisions. NPWT is quite successful for these types of wounds, but recently there has been a trend to use NPWT for burn victims. This paper summarizes a case of 5 patients who were burned in a dust explosion in Taiwan in 2015 and NPWT was used, not only to treat the wounds, but also to facilitate the skin grafting. NPWT was first approved for use by…

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    degenerative joint disease that is defined by the loss cartilage in the joints. It is one of the most common forms of arthritis and cannot be cured. Cartilage serves as a type of cushion in joints, it keeps bones from rubbing against each other. As the cartilage degenerates the cushioning is lost and bones will rub together during movement. This cause pain, swelling and stiffness and over time, joint strength is lost and pain can become chronic. Although, osteoarthritis can’t be cured there are…

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