Surgical Management of Shoulder Heterotopic Ossification

The formation of heterotopic ossification around the shoulder is a rare but potentially debilitating condition.It is found most commonly around the hip and is usually associated with an inciting event such as trauma, burn, previous surgery, or traumatic brain/spinal cord injury.The formation of shoulder heterotopic ossification following arthroscop

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Co-Infection of Tobacco Rattle and Cycas Necrotic Stunt Viruses in Paeonia lactiflora: Detection Strategies, Potential Origins of Infection, and Implications for Paeonia Germplasm Conservation

Increasing reports of tobacco rattle virus (TRV) and cycas necrotic stunt virus (CNSV) in herbaceous Paeonia worldwide highlight the importance of conserving the genetic resources of this economically important ornamental and medicinal crop.The unknown origin(s) of infection, differential susceptibility of peony cultivars to these viruses, and elus

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Esthesioneuroblastoma in a boy with 47, XYY karyotype

Neuroblastomas are sometimes associated with abnormal constitutional karyotypes, but the XYY karyotype has been rarely described in neuroblastomas.Here, we report a case of an esthesioneuroblastoma in a boy with a 47, XYY karyotype.A 6-year-old boy was admitted to our hospital because of nasal obstruction and palpable cervical Wine Tumbler lymph no

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