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Pediatric Hand Surgery Training in Nicaragua: A Sustainable Model of Surgical Education in a Resource-Poor Environment. [PDF]

, 2017
Recent reports have demonstrated that nearly two-thirds of the world's population do not have access to adequate surgical care, a burden that is borne disproportionately by residents of resource-poor countries.
James, Michelle A, Manske, Mary Claire B, Rios Roque, Jairo J, Zelaya, Gabriel Ramos   +3 more
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Clinical Use of S53P4 Bioactive Glass in the Treatment of Bone Defects and Infected Bone: A Systematic Review of the Quality of Clinical Outcomes and A Grade Assessment

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Bioactive glass (BAG) S53P4 is a synthetic bone substitute. Clinically it has been used in the treatment of benign bone tumor surgery, in spine surgery, in trauma surgery, in frontal sinus surgery, in diabetic foot osteomyelitis surgery, in mastoid surgery, in oral and maxillofacial surgery in more than 4000 patients, with excellent clinical long‐term ...
Sebastian CE Lindfors, Chris JJ Arts, Nina C Lindfors   +2 more
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Sensory Changes in Adults with Unilateral Transtibial Amputation [PDF]

, 1998
The purpose of this study was to describe the sensory changes in adults with unilateral transtibial amputation (TTA), as any loss of sensation may have significant impact on the successful use of a prosthesis.
Kosasih, Judith B., Silver-Thorn, Barbara   +1 more
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Differences in Kidney Function Estimates Based on Creatinine and/or Cystatin C in Non-Traumatic Amputation Patients and Their Impact on Drug Prescribing

Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2019
Accurate kidney function estimates are necessary when prescribing renally-eliminated medications. Our objectives were to investigate how amputation affects estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and to determine if dosing recommendations differ ...
M. Aakjær, M. B. Houlind, Charlotte Treldal, M. Z. Ankarfeldt, Pia S Jensen, O. Andersen, Esben Iversen, L. Christrup, J. Petersen   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

3D Printing of Bacteriophage‐Loaded Hydrogels: Development of a Local and Long‐Lasting Delivery System

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This research investigates the feasibility of 3D‐printing of a bacteriophage‐containing hydrogel made of alginate and methylcellulose. The printed hydrogels steadily release active bacteriophages for up to 35 days which is beneficial to treat implant‐associated infections.
Corina Vater, Gopala Krishna Mannala, Max von Witzleben, Richard Frank Richter, Nike Walter, Michael Gelinsky, Volker Alt, Anja Lode, Markus Rupp   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Lower Limb Amputations on Bone Health of Amputees: Study from A Developing Country

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal
Objective: To measure the BMD in young adults with traumatic or non-traumatic lower limb amputation, using DEXA scan. Study Design: Comparative cross sectional study Place and Duration: Armed Forces Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine from July to ...
Rehana Yasmeen, Umer Younas, Zaheer Ahmed Gill, Muhammad Tawab Khalil, Omer Jamshed, Imran Irshad   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prophylactic tracheostomy in aged and poor risk general surgical patients [PDF]

, 1959
The most common postoperative complications are those involving respiration, and they are especially dangerous to patients classified as poor risks because of age or other handicaps.
Farrell, JJ, Meyer, WH, Starzl, TE
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3D‐Printed Titanium Implants with Bioactive Peptide‐Polysaccharide Scaffolds for Personalized Bone Reconstruction

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Porous 3D‐printed titanium implants are made bioactive by integration with a supramolecular peptide‐hyaluronic acid nanofibrillar scaffold, without the addition of exogenous cells or growth factors. Uniform filling of the implant architecture promotes vascularized, spatially homogeneous bone regeneration, significantly enhancing osteogenesis throughout
Noam Rattner, Vladimir Perlis, Eran Golden, Ariel Pokhojaev, Rachel Sarig, Itzhak Binderman, Michal Halperin‐Sternfeld, Solomon Dadia, Lihi Adler‐Abramovich   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trauma vascular na população pediátrica Vascular trauma in the pediatric population

Jornal Vascular Brasileiro, 2012
CONTEXTO: O trauma vascular na população pediátrica apresenta-se como um desafio único, frente à sua incidência relativamente baixa, mesmo em centros médicos de referência.
Melissa Andreia de Moraes Silva, Marcelo Calil Burihan, Orlando da Costa Barros, Felipe Nasser, Fábio Aprígio de Assis, José Carlos Ingrund, Adnan Neser   +6 more
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Knee-saving Amputation by Use of a Bipedicled Four-zone Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Perforator Flap

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2023
Summary:. Degloving traumatic lower extremity injuries can lead to an above-knee amputation with decreased functional capacity compared with below-knee amputation.
Sinem Saritas, MD, Birgitte Jul Kiil, MD, Mille Sværdborg, MD   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source