The donor tendon is harvested from either the forearm or below the knee. Your surgeon drills holes into the bones of the upper arm and the forearm, around the elbow joint. The donor tendon is inserted through the drilled holes in pattern similar to that of the original ligament complex. The tendon is then attached to the bone surfaces with special sutures.
Available as. Ointment, gel, paint, paste, topical liquid, scalp application and shampoo. Salicylic acid is used for a number of different skin conditions caused by thickened, hard skin, such as warts, psoriasis, scaly skin conditions and some nail infections. It is a keratolytic, which means that it works by softening the outer layer of your skin allowing it to loosen and shed.
How is it used? This test is used to detect a high level of salicylate in the blood. It may be used to help diagnose an overdose (salicylate poisoning) or to monitor a person who takes a prescription-strength salicylate. The salicylate screening test may be used to screen for the presence of salicylate in urine.