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Graft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Grafting, where the tissues of one plant are affixed to the tissues of another. Graft (Netherlands), a village in the municipality of Graft-De Rijp In politics, graft is a form of political corruption whereby someone profits personally from the public budget. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Graft   (239 words)

Superior Vena Cava Bypass Using Spiral Vein Graft - Ministernotomy Technique The length of vein required for a graft of the same size as the innominate vein is related to the ratio of the diameter of the graft desired and the average diameter of the saphenous vein. An end-to-end anastomosis of the spiral vein graft to the innominate vein is constructed using 7-0 polypropylene suture. A beveled end-to-end anastomosis of the graft to the atrial appendage is constructed using 5-0 polypropylene suture. www.ctsnet.org /doc/3311   (493 words)

[No title] Grafting knife blades are beveled only on one side to give a flat cut. Slide the graft stick between the bark and wood of the stock. As the graft stick is inserted, press the bark flap against the graft stick with the thumb of the right hand to firmly hold the graft stick in the slot. aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu /propagation/inlay/inlay.html   (1378 words)

ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) Graft Choices Because of these differences in graft techniques (yet apparently similar outcomes), ACL graft choice is frequently made by the surgeon based on his or her own experience and comfort level with the chosen technique. Furthermore surgeons were concerned that the sutures at each end of the graft added to the length and elasticity of the whole unit thereby creating a "bungee cord" effect with a loss of graft stiffness. Although these grafts allowed rapid return to sports, they were too rigid and gradually began to fragment due to repeated cycling of the knee and probably some chafing at the edges of the bone tunnels. www.orthoassociates.com /ACL_grafts.htm   (5720 words)

BONE GRAFT ALTERNATIVES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) Bone grafts are bone that is transplanted from one area of the skeleton to another to aid in healing, strengthening or improving function. Bone grafts that are transplanted directly from one area of an individual’s skeleton into his or her own spine are called autogenous bone grafts, or bone autografts. The graft bone is harvested, or taken, from the bones of the hip, the ribs or the leg. www.spine.org /articles/bone_grafts.cfm   (1316 words)

eMedicine - Skin Grafting : Article by Donald Grande, MD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) Generally, skin grafting is used when, in the opinion of the reconstructive surgeon, other methods of reconstruction such as primary closure, second-intention healing, or local skin flaps are inappropriate, are unavailable, or would produce a suboptimal result. Next, a bolster may be applied to aid in graft apposition to the recipient bed, to decrease shearing forces, and to maintain a moist environment for the graft (see Image 19). Grafts contract in a centripetal fashion due to the movement of unopposed elastic fibers, and this may occur in the graft as well as in the recipient bed underlying the graft tissue. www.emedicine.com /derm/topic867.htm   (4631 words)

Political corruption - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Graft is the act of a politician personally benefitting from public funds in a way other than prescribed by law. New York's Senator George Washington Plunkitt once famously claimed that there was a difference between "honest" and "dishonest" graft. The classical example of graft is a politician using his knowledge of zoning and decision making to purchase land which he knows his political organization is interested in developing on, and then selling it at a significant profit to that organization. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Political_corruption   (1605 words)

Graft Choices for ACL Reconstruction The latest twist in fixation is to use an interference fit screw to fixate the graft at the tunnel entrance. This produces a graft construct that is strong, short, and stiff. Sepaga - The semi-t and gracilis composite graft is equal to an 11 mm patellar tendon graft www.carletonsportsmed.com /graftacl.htm   (565 words)

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Skin graft A skin graft is a patch of skin that is surgically removed from one area of the body and transplanted to another one. The graft is carefully spread on the bare area to be covered. Depending on the location of the graft, a dressing may be necessary for 1-2 weeks. www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/002982.htm   (546 words)

Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Graft Materials It is usually harvested with a piece of bone from the patella (knee cap) along with a piece of bone from the area that the patellar tendon inserts onto the tibia. This graft involves harvesting tendons which come down the leg on the inner side of the knee, then once again channeling them through drill holes in the tibia, across the knee, and then fixed into the femur. Although tested for infectious diseases by reputable tissue banks, surgeons and patients generally feel the safest knowing that their own native tissue is the source of donor graft material and don't have to then be concerned over even the most infinitesimal chance of disease transmission. www.drmendbone.com /acl.htm   (671 words)

Skin Graft   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) This is a "dermatome" used for raising skin grafts. This is the appearance after the scar was excised and the thumb freed. The healed graft allows opposition of the thumb to the other fingers and a return of normal fine grasp. www.nypsa.com /frps/SkGraft.html   (95 words)

ISAKOS: Current Concepts: "Graft Choice for ACL Reconstruction"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) The advantages of the patellar tendon graft are early bone to bone healing at 6 weeks, consistent size and shape of the graft and ease of harvest. The disadvantages of the graft are the various methods use to fix the graft to bone, staples, endo-button, interference fit screws, the graft harvest can be difficult, the tendons can be cut off short, and there is a longer time for graft healing to bone, approximately 10-12 weeks. There are several issues with hamstring grafts that have to be dealt with, such as the graft strength, fixation to bone, donor site morbidity and length of time to heal to the bone tunnel. www.isakos.com /innovations/graftchoice.aspx   (2992 words)

The Physician and Sportsmedicine: ACL Reconstruction With Autografts With BPTB grafts, the bone plug and a portion of the grafted tendon are fixed within the osseous tunnels. Fixation strength is the initial limiting factor, but as the graft tissue becomes solidly incorporated into the osseous tunnels, the ultimate tensile load, the stiffness of the intra-articular portion of the graft, and the graft's ability to adapt to cyclic loading become the deciding factors in graft success. Apart from the fixation and midsubstance strength of the grafts, the variable that is yet to be resolved is the cyclic loading that could cause long-term relaxation (elongation) of these grafts. www.physsportsmed.com /issues/2003/0403/grant.htm   (5027 words)

Skin Graft A full thickness skin graft can be used to close small superficial nasal defect. The size of the graft is 1 cm. A bolster is placed over the graft and left in place for one week. www.ent-usa.com /skin_graft.htm   (242 words)

eMedicine - Corneal Graft Rejection : Article by Jason Jacobs, MD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) Since corneal graft rejection is the leading cause of graft failure in the late postoperative period, it would be useful to be able to identify and treat those patients at highest risk for graft rejection. Treatment for graft rejection depends upon the type of rejection present; however, in all cases, topical corticosteroids are the mainstay of treatment. The sooner an episode of graft rejection is detected clinically and therapy is begun, the better the prognosis for graft survival. www.emedicine.com /oph/topic90.htm   (3645 words)

AllRefer Health - Bone Graft (Allograft, Autograft) - Surgery & Procedures A bone graft is surgery to place new bone into spaces between or around broken bone (fractures) or holes (defects) in bone. New bone to be grafted around fractures or defects can be taken from the patient's own healthy bone (autograft) or from frozen, donated bone (allograft). The graft is held in place with pins, plates, or screws. health.allrefer.com /health/bone-graft-info.html   (326 words)

Invisi Graft Hair Replacement systems - hair replacement, wig and hair piece BEST GRAFT Invisi-Graft® is the non-invasive hair graft; surgery is not required to fulfill its hair replenishing properties. Before the graft application occurs, the skin of the scalp is exfoliated of dead skin cells, expediting a naturally-occurring process. The grafting procedure itself is non-invasive--it is accomplished through a specially formulated adherent, of medical grade and FDA approved for contact with skin. www.haircenters.com /index.asp?pgid=15   (436 words)

Graft graft: To insert (a graft) in a branch or stem of another tree; to propagate by insertion in another stock; also, to insert a graft upon. Graft can be used to easily transition a package from its current installation in your target directory to a grafted installation. Graft is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2, June 1991. www.gormand.com.au /peters/tools/graft/graft.html   (7538 words)

Jeffrey D. Coe, M.D. - Technology - INFUSE® Bone Graft Therefore, in the development of INFUSE® Bone Graft for interbody spinal fusion applications, research was conducted ith the use of interbody constructs such as metallic cages. The bone grafting material placed inside such interbody devices is not subjected to any significant loads or forces, eliminating the requirement that the carrier for BMP be load bearing under compressive forces. INFUSE® Bone Graft is a revolutionary technology, which can be used to eliminate the need for an autogenous bone graft to be harvested from the patient's hip. www.jcoemd.com /technology/infuse.htm   (1430 words)

graft to insert (a graft) into a tree or other plant; insert a scion of (one plant) into another plant. to transplant (a portion of living tissue, as of skin or bone) as a graft. an absurdity grafted onto an otherwise coherent body of thought. www.infoplease.com /dictionary/graft   (193 words)

eMedicine - Graft Versus Host Disease : Article by Melanie K Kuechle, MD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) Allogeneic grafting increases the risk of chronic GVHD in patients in whom PBSCs are used. The cause of GVHD in patients who receive their own marrow (syngeneic graft) who have received cyclosporin or interferon gamma probably is dysregulation of thymic education of precursor T cells with subsequent loss of self-tolerance. Autologous graft versus host disease involving the skin on a patient's arm shortly after signs of engraftment appeared after autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation for ovarian cancer. www.emedicine.com /derm/topic478.htm   (5519 words)

SKiN GRAFT News for You's Energetically avoiding the conventions of graphic design with great relish, their sleeves hark back to the amateurism and psychedelia of punk, but with the crucial difference that their choice of imagery is informed with intelligence and wit. SKiN GRAFT: 9 Lives of Records, Comics and Gumballhead the Cat is sponsored by The Chicago Reader, Three Floyds Brewery, Candid Development Webhosting, and MP Shows. And perhaps most amazingly, the camera shysters of Skin Graft themselves, Mark and Rob, will be making their first public appearance since the glory days of the Chicago Comicon's way, way back. www.skingraftrecords.com /news_desk.html   (3012 words)

graft   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) The patient has a R/L or bilateral corneal graft(s). This may be penetrating or lamellar (look at the edge of the graft for the in tetonic graft observe the patient's hands for rheumatoid arthritis which may be the cause of peripheral www.mrcophth.com /corneacommoncases/graft.html   (761 words)

Questions & Answers: Hard graft So hard graft was heavy digging, in later years any kind of hard manual labour, and so figuratively any gruelling task. Another sense of graft, for propagating a plant by inserting a piece of it into the stem of another plant, actually comes from the Greek word meaning to write. This moved into French to mean a pencil, and was taken up as a word for the technique, as that’s what a graft was thought to look like. www.worldwidewords.org /qa/qa-har1.htm   (217 words)

Prediction of Aortoiliac Stent-Graft Length: Comparison of Measurement Methods -- Tillich et al. 220 (2): 475 -- ... graft was used in 32 patients; a tube graft, in one patient. Infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms: implications of CT evaluation of size and configuration for placement of endovascular aortic grafts. Preoperative sizing of grafts for transfemoral endovascular aneurysm management: a prospective comparative study of spiral CT angiography, arteriography, and conventional CT imaging. radiology.rsnajnls.org /cgi/content/full/220/2/475   (5863 words)

Improved Management of Graft-Versus-Host-Disease -- GVHD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) Selective depletion of alloreactive T lymphocytes from the donor graft. Deleting donor T cells prior to infusion into the patient is an effective method of reducing the risk of developing GVHD. However, newer techniques to selectively deplete only alloactivated donor T cells from donor grafts have produced promising results. www.marrow.org /MEDICAL/graft_vs_host_disease.html   (690 words)

Arch Facial Plast Surg -- Abstract: The Extended Columellar Strut-Tip Graft, May-Jun 2005, Pastorek et al. 7 (3): 176 The extended columellar strut–tip graft is a structural 3, the graft became visible postoperatively, and 3 patients graft edge visibility and 1 patient with graft asymmetry underwent archfaci.ama-assn.org /cgi/content/short/7/3/176   (165 words)

SAGE Publications - Graft Graft is the journal that transplant physicians and immunologists need! Graft encourages the prompt exchange of information and ideas between the scientific and clinical transplant communities. Graft is an official journal of The Transplantation Society, the American Society of Transplantation, and the International Pancreas and Islet Transplantation Association. www.sagepub.co.uk /journal.aspx?pid=105565   (134 words)

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