Does mitomycin C decrease the rate of stricture formation in caustic esophageal burns in rats?
In the current study, MMC treatment ameliorated caustic esophageal stricture as reflected in the significantly lower SI. We conclude that MMC application is effective in the treatment of caustic esophageal strictures.
Between 2004 and 2013, only one-third of recently trained tumor fellows had practices with tumor procedures accounting for greater than 50% of their total case volume. Furthermore, the proportion of tumor cases performed by recently trained tumor fellows decreased during the same time. The proportion of specialty-specific procedures is lower in orthopaedic oncology than other orthopaedic subspecialties, which is important information for current trainees interested in orthopaedic oncology fellowship training and for orthopaedic oncology educators. The findings in this study should serve as an initial platform for further discussion regarding the optimal number of fellowship-trained orthopaedic oncologists required to meet regional and national needs for an accessible and proficient work force.