Sentences with phrase «of affected limbs»

«It's an aggressive form of bone cancer that's treated with a very harsh regime of chemotherapy and surgery or possible amputation of the affected limb.

As the disease worsens it can lead to tissue damage, ulceration and gangrene, and in extreme cases may require the amputation of the affected limb.

The treatment of choice by veterinarians for most dogs with osteosarcoma of the leg is amputation of the affected limb, after which most dogs do function quite well.

Purpose of Study: Standard therapy for dogs diagnosed with osteosarcoma has long been amputation of the affected limb followed by chemotherapy to prevent the spread of cancer.

The most common clinical signs of dogs with bone cancer are a progressive painful lameness and swelling of the affected limb.

Many animals with chronic arthritis have loss of muscle mass and increased weakness due to the decreased use of the affected limb or limbs.

These fractures are usually the result of trauma and often produce a severe lameness of the affected limb with swelling and discomfort of the toe.

Obviously, the recommendation to inject vaccines at distal limb sites is intended to facilitate complete removal of the tumor and minimize the risk of local recurrence, following amputation of the affected limb.

To confirm your pet's condition, the veterinarian will want to take a radiograph of the affected limb and the joints above and below it.

Traditional treatments for osteosarcoma include amputation of the affected limb to address local pain issues, followed by systemic chemotherapy for the treatment of distant metastasis.

For most dogs with bone cancer involving a leg, the treatment - of - choice is surgical amputation of the affected limb.

However, 75 % will have metastatic lesions when they die and almost 90 % will die within one year following amputation of the affected limb.

The standard treatment for an osteosarcoma is the amputation of the affected limb.

Symptoms include a shifting lameness, pain on deep palpation of the affected limb, temperature, lethargy and generally not acting themselves.

Conventional standard therapy for canine appendicular OSA includes amputation of the affected limb, and administration of adjuvant chemotherapy.

Surgery at VHUP usually involves amputation of the affected limb, but limbsparing procedures may be an option in selected cases.

Standing, they may shift weight off of the affected limb, holding it gingerly away from the center of the body with the foot rotated outward.

Over time, this pain may lead to disuse of the affected limb, loss of muscle mass or even loss of mobility.

Standard of care treatment in most institutions involves amputation of the affected limb.

There's no doubt that amputees have to recover from the surgery and may take a few days to learn to balance on their three legs although a great many have already had little use of the affected limb.

The first symptom that presents in osteosarcoma is lameness of the affected limb, which can come on suddenly or develop gradually.

Limb amputation has historically included removal of the majority of the affected limb despite the level of affected or injured structures.

Due to the aggressive nature and extreme pain of osteosarcoma, amputation of the affected limb usually is recommended.

Amputation of the affected limb is the primary method of treatment, since removal of the tumor without the limb often results in a re-occurrence of the problem, although new techniques for tumor only removal are continually being researched.

Treatment is usually non-invasive and may include anti-inflammotories, over-the-counter or prescription pain medications, immobilization, icing the injury, compression, elevation of the affected limb, and most importantly rest.

A child with a bone fracture that affects a growth plate may face difficult bone - stretching procedures, and may never have normal use of an affected limb.

Not exact matches

Amputees will never have miracles to regrow limbs, the dead (brain death) will stay dead, natural disasters will continue to affect all people regardless of any distinguishable differences, Churches of all faiths will still get flattened by tornados, earthquakes, etc..

Obviously there is inherent risk in undertaking any sport but please ask questions of yourself when thinking about taking part in your sport, like if you were to lose the use of a limb how would that affect your career prospects?

Poorly controlled blood sugar could cause you to eventually lose all sense of feeling in the affected limbs.

Electric service has been restored to nearly 95 percent of customers affected by Wednesday's winter storm, as crews from Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. and mutual aid forces continue to repair damage caused by fallen trees and limbs.

The Campàs lab is studying several of these questions, including how limbs are built and how mechanical changes in tumors affect the behavior of malignant cells and the growth of the tumor.

In addition to improved motor control, sensory stimulation could alleviate phantom limb pain, which affects ~ 80 % of amputees (2).

Stroke patients generally show muscle weakness of limbs and trunk on the affected side.

Phantom limb pain is now understood to be a consequence of how the nervous system adapts to damaged nerves and the loss of a limb, and affects around 59 per cent of amputees.

Motor function of the affected upper limb was evaluated mainly using FMA, WMFT, motor activity log (MAL), and the severity of spasticity was measured with modified Ashworth scale (MAS) at BoNTA injection, discharge and 4 weeks post-discharge.

NASA's Global - Scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) instrument was launched into orbit earlier today atop an Ariane 5 rocket, with a mission to shed light on how the uppermost layers of Earth's atmosphere can be affected by powerful space and Earth - based weather events.

In all patients, BoNTA was injected into spastic muscles of the affected upper limb (maximum total dose: 240 units).

Congenital contractures involving 1 or multiple joints (ie, arthrogryposis multiplex congenita or arthrogryposis) have been reported in fetuses and infants with presumed or laboratory - confirmed congenital ZIKV infection.20, 24,36,37,41 The clinical picture of congenital contractures varies among affected infants in regard to type (proximal or distal), laterality, upper or lower limb, and severity, likely reflecting variations in neurologic damage (Figure 4).

In the long term, the Salk researchers hope that these findings will help them understand whether we can affect the outcome of mammalian limb regeneration.

Dexterous movements of limbs and fingers are critical motor functions often affected by neurodegenerative disease and injury.

«If combined with slowness of movement and stiffness in the limb affected by the tremor, it could be consistent with Parkinson's disease,» he says.

Attention to foot and lower limb posture should also form part of the mix, as poor alignment or function of the foot can contribute to additional forces travelling up the leg, affecting spinal posture.

The most effective of these is by using a compression bandage which is an elasticated bandage that simply fits around the affected limb.

Impaired function of the internal unit affects stability of the limbs as well as of the vertebral column.

Distal weakness — weakness of muscles further out on the limbs — is estimated to affect 30 percent of people with hypothyroidism.

When you lift heavy weights to failure your rep speed will slow down as you approach failure and is also affected by the length of your limbs making it impossible for everyone to lift at a consentient speed.

For example, proprioception (the awareness of where our limbs are in space) affects many children with learning difficulties such as ADHD, dyspraxia and dyslexia.

When a fracture that should be repaired surgically is splinted or casted, the result is generally malunion — poor alignment of the fracture when it is healed that may significantly affect use of the limb, or non-union — the failure of the fracture ends to heal together at all.

In affected cats, signs are usually first evident by the time kittens are 1 - 5 months of age, and will progress over time to the point where there will be weakness (first of the hind limbs then front limbs as well), depression, seizures and eventually the kittens will die, typically at 8 - 10 months of age.

Pets with neurological disorders are at a higher risk for developing complications such as: muscle and ligament shortening in affected limbs, muscle atrophy (wasting), bed sores, urine / fecal scald, urinary tract infections, respiratory infections, and damage of limbs due to sensation loss.