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Comorbidities in aging patients with sickle cell disease. [PDF]

, 2018
Sickle cell disease (SCD) in general and sickle cell anemia in particular is a highly complex disorder both at the molecular and clinical levels. Although the molecular lesion is a single-point mutation, the sickle gene is pleiotropic in nature causing ...
Ballas, Samir K.
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Three Different Involvements in a Case of Ulcerative Colitis: Bilateral Femoral Head Avascular Necrosis, Spondylodiscitis and Spondyloarthropathy

Türk Osteoporoz Dergisi
Avascular necrosis (AVN) is a serious condition that develops as a result of inadequate blood supply to bone tissue. This condition is usually associated with trauma, long-term steroid use, or systemic diseases.
Tuba Erdem Sultanoğlu, Sümeyye Uçar Meydan   +1 more
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Risk factors for avascular necrosis after closed reduction for developmental dysplasia of the hip

Journal of Children's Orthopaedics, 2016
PurposeThe purpose of this study was to identify and evaluate risk factors of avascular necrosis (AVN) after closed treatment for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH).MethodsA retrospective review of children diagnosed with DDH at a tertiary-care ...
Mathew D. Schur, Christopher Lee, A. Arkader, A. Catalano, P. Choi   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cemented mobile‐bearing medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty provides long‐term implant survival and sustained functional performance in young and active patients aged 60 or below

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose To evaluate long‐term outcomes of cemented, mobile‐bearing medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) in patients aged 60 or younger, focusing on implant survival, functional results, patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs), and radiographic findings over >10 years.
Kevin‐Arno Koch, Michael Thapa, Johannes Weishorn, Mustafa Hariri, Benedict Lotz, Kevin Knappe, Tobias Reiner, Tilman Walker   +7 more
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Which Osteotomy for Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head and Which Patient for the Osteotomy? [PDF]

, 2019
Transtrochanteric curved varus osteotomy (TCVO) and transtrochanteric rotational osteotomy (TRO) are joint-preserving procedures for osteonecrosis of the femoral head.
Ha, Yong-Chan, Koo, Kyung-Hoi, Lee, Beomseok, Lee, Young-Kyun, Parvizi, Javad   +4 more
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Outcomes of total hip arthroplasty, as a salvage procedure, following failed internal fixation of intracapsular fractures of the femoral neck: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]

, 2016
AIMS: The optimal management of intracapsular fractures of the femoral neck in independently mobile patients remains open to debate. Successful fixation obviates the limitations of arthroplasty for this group of patients.
Archibeck MJ, Blomfeldt R, Broderick JM, Burns PB, Charnley J, Flugsrud GB, Franzén H, Garden RS, Harris WH, Hunt SM, Katz S, McKinley JC, Mehlhoff T, Moher D, Neander G, Nilsson LT, Nilsson LT, Oztürkmen Y, Schmidt AH, Winemaker M, Yang J, Zhang X   +21 more
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Malpractice and Avascular Necrosis: Legal Outcomes

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 1999
Every physician, but particularly specialists, have reason to be concerned about medical legal issues. Avascular necrosis has been established as a possible serious complication of steroid treatment in inflammatory bowel disease.
Rose M Carter
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Post-operative avascular necrosis of the maxilla: a rare complication following orthognathic surgery

Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2017
We present a patient with sickle cell trait who suffered avascular necrosis of the maxilla as a complication of maxillary osteotomy. Understanding the blood supply of the maxilla and how possible patient related, anaesthetic and operative factors affect ...
T. Teemul, J. Perfettini, D. Morris, J. Russell   +3 more
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Electrospun Poly (Glycerol Sebacate) (PGS) Membranes for Corneal Tissue Engineering

Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, EarlyView.
Fibrous PGS membranes that are composed of homogenous fibers are fabricated by electrospinning. Durability and permeability of the membranes closely resemble the natural cornea. Thereby, successfully supporting the proliferation of human corneal epithelial cells (HCEC) and human corneal endothelial cells (HCEndC).
Sumeyye Narin, Sevilay Burcu Sahin, Ebru Demir, Sibel Cetinel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hypoxia helps glioma to fight therapy [PDF]

, 2009
Despite major improvements in the surgical management the prognosis for patients bearing malignant gliomas is still dismal. Malignant gliomas are notoriously resistant to treatment and the survival time of patients is between 3-8 years for low-grade and
Amberger-Murphy, Verena
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