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Clinical composite tissue allotransplantation can adequately reconstruct defects that are not possible by other means. However, immunosuppressant toxicity limits the use of these techniques. Clinical attempts to reduce the amount of immunosuppression required by induction of an immunologically permissive state have so far been unsuccessful. The aim of this study was to induce tolerance in a preclinical...
The main objectives of this study were to investigate whether patients with self-inflicted burns have larger burns, and a worse outcome, than patients with accidental burns. The secondary objective was to examine patient pre-injury characteristics to identify ways of preventing the burn occurring.A case-controlled study was performed: 36 deliberate self-burn patients were matched separately to two...
Thrombocytopenia following a burn injury can cause serious complications. There are several possible causes including the burn itself, drugs, sepsis and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). A case report of a patient who developed heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) whilst on haemofiltration for acute renal failure is presented. The aetiology of thrombocytopenia in a burns patient and...
We report a case of a complex shoulder injury not previously described which presented unique challenges in its management.A motorcyclist sustained an injury to his right shoulder consisting of a Rockwood type 5 dislocation of the acromioclavicular joint, fracture of the coracoid process and a displaced comminuted fracture of surgical neck of humerus extending into the proximal diaphysis.The humeral...
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