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ABSTRACT Objective: To study the relationship between the serum levels of alkaline phosphatase (AP) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and the percentage of tumor necrosis (TN) in patients with Ewing´s Sarcoma (ES) . Methods: This is a case series with retrospective evaluation of patients with diagnosis of ES divided into 2 groups: Group 1, patients whose serum levels of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) were obtained in the staging phase before preoperative chemotherapy (CT), and Group 2, patients whose values were measured after completion of the preoperative CT. The percentage of tumor necrosis (TN) of surgical specimens extracted in surgery was also evaluated . Results: Eighty four medical records from 1995 to 2015 were included. Both AP as LDH decreased in the patients studied, the pre CT value being higher than the post CT value. The average decrease of LHD was 272.95 U/L and AP was 10.17 U/L. The average tumor necrosis was 65.12 %. There was no statistical correlation between serums levels and the tumor necrosis percentage . Conclusion: The serum levels values of AP and LDH are not predictors for chemotherapy-induced necrosis in patients with ES. Level of Evidence IV, Case Series.
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OBJETIVO: Apresentar os resultados obtidos em ensaios de aplicabilidade de uma placa do tipo sistema dinâmico do quadril modificado, que permite a manipulação ou troca do parafuso deslizante, sem que haja necessidade da retirada de todo o sistema. MÉTODO: Foram utilizadas cinco placas do tipo sistema dinâmico do quadril modificado (DHS- AFpat.req.), fabricadas por uma empresa nacional, produzidas em aço inoxidável austenítico ASTM F 138, com quatro furos e ângulo de 135o, as quais foram aplicadas a cinco segmentos de osso sintético de fêmur proximal da marca Synbone. Todos os implantes foram fixados ao osso sintético, seguindo as técnicas cirúrgicas descritas pela fundação AO (Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen). RESULTADOS: Todas as placas do sistema dinâmico do quadril modificado (DHS-AF) permitiram facilidade na manipulação e a troca do pino deslizante sem a necessidade de retirada da placa. CONCLUSÃO: Os testes in vitro de aplicabilidade do DHS-AF nos forneceram resultados promissores e nos levaram a acreditar que, após avaliações biomecânicas, para confirmar a sua segurança, podem ser reproduzidos in vivo.
OBJECTIVE: This report considers the results of the applicability test of a modified dynamic hip system developed by the authors, which allows either the manipulation or the exchange of the sliding screw, without the need to remove the plate and take all the system apart in order to change its size or position. METHODS: Five modified plates - DHS-AF - manufactured with austenitic stainless steel ASTM F 138, with 4 holes and a 135o angle were inserted in five segments of synthetic bone of proximal femur (Synbone). All implants were fixed to the femur following the surgical techniques described by AO foundation (Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen). RESULTS: The modified dynamic hip system (DHS-AF) allowed ease in handling and exchange of sliding screw without the need for plate removal. CONCLUSION: In vitro test of the applicability of DHS-AF afforded promising results and led us to believe that after biomechanical evaluation to confirm its safety it may be reproduced in vivo.