Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) occurs when the soft tissues of the upper airway—particularly the tongue, soft palate, uvula and pharyngeal walls—collapse during sleep, temporarily blocking airflow.

Soft tissue sarcomas account for 1% of all adult cancers, 7% of cancers in children up to age 15, and 3% of cancers in children under the age of 14.

Background Precise and accurate field methods for body composition analyses in athletes are needed urgently. Aim Standardisation of a novel ultrasound (US) technique for accurate and reliable ...

A CT scan (also called a CAT scan) is a series of cross-sectional X-ray images of the body. Learn why a CT scan is performed and what to expect during one.

[13,15,26,32,34,37,38] Acute compartment syndrome can develop from a direct injury in which there is only isolated soft tissue injury and no fracture is present.

This X-ray image of the left ankle shows gas in the soft tissue around the heel. The patient, a man in his seventies, was admitted to the emergency department with fever and pain in the left foot. He ...

Soft tissues, which encompass all organs of the body, such as the brain, muscles, and tendons, play a crucial role in maintaining the normal function in the human body. Understanding the biomechanics ...

The team demonstrated that cells can detect subtle strain fields around rigid inclusions within soft tissues, aligning themselves in response to these mechanical patterns. This finding offers new ...