Tendon transfers for claw hand

We have recently operated on 56 cases of claw hand and described the method of tendon transfer in Hansen's disease which occupied the majority of the cases, and several problems have been discussed from our experiences.</p

Nevus Comedonicus on the Right Cheek

Case report of a 22-year- old lady with comedo-like lesion of the right cheek is presented here. The lesion was removed surgically and diagnosed nevus comedonicus by histopathological study. Localized nevus comedonicus of the cheek is rare and not many cases have been reported

The Quantitative Changes of the Plasma Fibronectin (FN) with Aging

Using an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), we investigated the changes in the amount of human plasma fibronectin (FN) with aging. The increase of plasma FN concentration with aging was slight up to about 50 years of age. Between 60 and 100 years there was a marked increase of plasma FN concentration with aging. The plasma FN concentration from three patients with Werner\u27s syndrome showed higher value than the average of their age group

Changes in the Collagen Binding Property of Human Plasma Fibronectin with Aging

We investigated changes in quality of plasma fibronectin with aging, especially in the interaction of fibronectin with collagen, using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. When fibronectin isolated from the plasma of young people was compared with that from old people, the latter was found to bind poorly to gelatin, Type I and Type III collagens. No differences in molecular weight were detected between the two types of fibronectin by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis