Kunio Ibaraki’s research while affiliated with University of the Ryukyus and other places

... Although the duplicate PL is not so frequently occurred as mentioned above, it will provide a useful grafts in tendon surgery when found in patients. Since the distal tendon of the PP courses in the vicinity of the median nerve as seen in this study, it sometimes compresses the median nerve, causing a carpal tunnel syndrome (Floyd et al., 1990;Server et al., 1995;Miyoshi et al., 2000). It is interesting that the PP reflecting the old phylogenetic pattern occasionally cause a carpal tunnel syndrome. ...

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A Case of the Bilateral Duplicate Palmaris Longus Muscles Coupled with the Palmaris Profundus Muscle

... MRI is considered useful for diagnosis [2]. Although simple radiographs have been reported to show joint changes similar to hemophilia due to calcification or recurrent arthritis in patients with a long disease course [17], the findings are not disease-specific. Therefore, the definitive diagnosis is based on histological findings. ...

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Knee joint synovial hemangioma treated with arthroscopic resection without hemarthrosis: A case report

... In addition, human bone can deform, but the strain on bone is less than 2,000 microstrain units, even during vigorous activity 23) . This is presumed to be because the flow of extracellular fluid induced by mechanical stress (rather than physical deformation) affects the mechanisms of signal transduction 24,25) . The shaking stimulus delivered in the current study presumably subjected the lumbar vertebrae to direct mechanical stress via stimulation of the tendon of the psoas major muscle and it indirectly acted on the surrounding blood vessels, connective tissue, and periostea, lessening the decrease in bone density of the lumbar vertebrae. ...

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Groped for a novel stimulation method for the prevention of lumbar vertebral compression pressure bone fracture and verification using a bone density drop model mouse

... Accordingly, the postoperative behavior of remnant tumors after IR, rather than the recurrence rate of tumors after GTR, should be highlighted, and several studies have investigated it. 4,7,[12][13][14][15] However, the reported growth rates of remnant tumors ranged widely from 16.7% 15 to 60%, 12,13 and most studies have failed to propose clinical implications to predict remnant tumor growth. Thus, this study investigated remnant tumor growth after IR of cervical DS and identified its predictive factors. ...

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Remnant Tumor Margin as Predictive Factor for Its Growth After Incomplete Resection of Cervical Dumbbell-Shaped Schwannomas

... A medial plantar flap from a plantar non-weight-bearing site has been used for moderate-sized tissue loss at the plantar weight-bearing site. 1 This flap is superior as a sensory flap with regard to tissue wear, prevention of ulcer recurrence, and other such factors. However, a wound at a plantar weight-bearing site is likely to lead to abnormal hyperkeratosis that can cause pain and fissures. ...

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Plantar Reconstruction Using a Step-ladder Advancement Flap

... The ligamentum flavum is a yellowish elastic ligament extending form second cervical vertebra to the S1 segment of sacrum consisting of 80% elastin (5) . The ligament is in the dorsal portion of the spinal canal, proximal insertion of ligamentum flavum is the ventral part of cranial lamina extending to the dorsal part of caudal lamina and extending to the capsules of facet joints and the posterior aspects of the neural foramina and is separated from the dura mater by epidural fat (9). ...

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Clinical Study of Dorsal Ligamentum Flavum Hypertrophy with Compressive Myelopathy and its Management

... The reverse process can be utilized in a distally based fashion to reach distal medial forefoot defects based on minor pedicles. This distally based approach is dependent upon the size and variability of the minor pedicles and may be less reliable because of this [14][15][16][17] . The flap is then often covered with a split- thickness skin graft or temporized with a dermal regenerative template [14][15][16][17] . ...

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The medial plantar artery: anatomy and implications in local flaps of the foot

... CGRP is released during tissue injury and plays an important role in wound healing through VEGF-mediated angiogenesis and vasodilation [11], immunomodulation [12], and enhancing proliferation of keratinocytes [13]. CGRP receptors are present on both B and T lymphocytes [14], as well as mast cells [15] and macrophages [16,17], where their activation can produce complex immunomodulatory effects. In the enteric nervous system, CGRP is used as a neurotransmitter both for ascending excitatory and descending inhibitory pathways that enable peristalsis. ...

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A Review of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide and Its Implications for Vestibular Disorders

... In 1998, Kanaya et al reported a good outcome with the combination of the synostosis resection and free vascularized fascial-fat graft interposition. 20 However, the lateral producer often finds it difficult to realign the radial head properly, leading to anterior or posterior radial head dislocation. 6 Our study's main limitation is the small patient sample size. ...

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Functional Assessment of Congenital Radioulnar Synostosis in Children