The Mutable Original: How Chinese Counterfeits Become Nigerian Originals in African Markets
American Anthropologist, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Affordable Chinese copies of Western brands are ubiquitous in African markets. Despite democratizing consumer access, these goods appear to cement hegemonic value hierarchies that rank Chinese or local products as inferior to Western goods.
Jing Jing Liu
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Targeted Muscle Reinnervation (TMR) or Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface (RPNI) for pain prevention in patients with limb amputation: A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
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Anaesthesia, EarlyView.Summary Introduction The World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0) is recommended by peri‐operative core outcome sets as a measure of disability. Despite its growing use, the effect of different surgical procedures on disability measured by WHODAS 2.0 remains poorly understood and heterogeneous reporting across studies ...
Romijn M. Boerlage +7 more
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Risk factors associated with diabetic foot amputation: A retrospective study from a tertiary hospital in Central Malaysia. [PDF]
PLoS OneRampal S, Lopes CA, Hadi P, Neela VK.
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ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.Antimicrobial sutures may be particularly beneficial in colorectal and abdominal procedures, where reductions in deep SSI may offset the additional suture cost. Several studies also reported favorable wound‐healing outcomes. ABSTRACT Background Surgical site infections (SSIs) are common postoperative complications that delay wound healing and increase ...
Ryan Muakkassa +3 more
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A Historic Giant Mass: Forequarter Amputation for Advanced Humeral Osteosarcoma in an Adult. [PDF]
Clin Case RepAmahtil M +4 more
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The Intriguing History of Gloves and Their Application to Surgery
ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.Gloves were first worn to protect against cold and injury. In surgery, their purpose now is to reduce surgical site infection and blood‐borne transmission of disease. Surprisingly, their adoption in surgery as a routine has been remarkably recent and had a bizarre origin.
Spencer W. Beasley
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Amputations in Sepsis Patients: A Population‐Based Cohort Study of Rates and Risk Factors
ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.This cohort study of 158 842 sepsis patients revealed that between 2015 and 2021 in NSW, 11 in every 1000 adult sepsis patients and two in every 1000 paediatric sepsis patients underwent amputation. Male adults under 85 years with diabetes or peripheral arterial disease were at a higher risk of amputation. ABSTRACT Background A rare and serious adverse
Khalia Ackermann +3 more
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ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.Rotationplasty is a durable limb‐salvage option for paediatric lower‐limb sarcoma. Across 58 studies and 1,217 patients, long‐term functional, psychosocial, and quality‐of‐life outcomes were favourable, often surpassing amputation and endoprosthetic reconstruction.
Rachel H. Ko +2 more
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Patient-reported and caregiver-reported outcomes after limb salvage or amputation for pediatric bone and soft tissue sarcomas: a scoping review. [PDF]
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