Articles: surgery.
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Semin. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Jan 2015
Historical ArticleDoctors of Thoracic Surgery: The Division of Thoracic Surgery at Toronto General Hospital.
The Division of Thoracic Surgery at Toronto General Hospital has a history of sustained excellence and commitment to patient care, research and innovation in Thoracic Surgery. Doctors of Thoracic Surgery (DOTSR) continues to be a leading thoracic division training surgeons who practice all over the world--impacting the treatment of patients with thoracic disease. Many leaders in our specialty worldwide have directly or indirectly trained in Toronto. At University Health Network and the University of Toronto, this academic division has continued to contribute and thrive in a highly supportive and productive research and clinical environment.
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Acta chirurgiae plasticae · Jan 2015
Historical ArticleZORA JANŽEKOVIČ (September 30, 1918 - March 17, 2015).
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Acta Orthop Traumato · Jan 2015
A new small-animal model for the study of acquired heterotopic ossification after hip surgery.
Heterotopic ossification (HO)--the formation of bone in soft tissues--is a frequent problem after surgery of the hip and pelvis, but little is known about its underlying pathogenic mechanisms. It is vital to study the underlying pathogenesis in animal models to develop and evaluate new prophylactic regimens directed against HO. However, previously developed small-animal models for the study of HO imitate neither surgery nor trauma-mechanisms that potentially cause HO. Hence, the goal of this study was to develop a novel small-animal model imitating hip surgery that can reliably produce HO. ⋯ A rat model of hip/pelvic surgery that does not use exogenous osteogenic stimulus and can reliably produce HO was developed.