Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
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J Craniomaxillofac Surg · Jan 2011
Case ReportsElusive penetrating foreign body to the neck causing partial epiglottic airway obstruction.
We present a case of a penetrating foreign body to the neck, which was difficult to detect, causing partial epiglottic and laryngeal outlet airway obstruction, and subsequent intubation challenges. A systematic approach with rapid access to contrast enhanced CT scanning allowed successful airway and haemorrhage control, removal of a wooden stake from the patient's neck, initially undetected at primary and secondary assessments.
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J Craniomaxillofac Surg · Jan 2011
Comparative StudyOsteoporosis influences the early period of the healing after distraction osteogenesis in a rat osteoporotic model.
Despite the clinical adoption of distraction osteogenesis (DO), studies examining the bone healing process at the distraction gap in osteoporotic bone are limited. We examined the effect of osteoporosis in the ovariectomized rat on DO. ⋯ Bone turnover with osteoclast predominance in ovariectomized rats is likely to be the cause of a reduction in new bone formation at the distraction gap.