External Validation of the COMI-Hernia Score and Establishing Minimal Important Difference for Assessing Postoperative Quality of Life Following Inguinal Hernia Repair [PDF]
Annals of Surgery OpenBackground:. Inguinal hernia repair significantly affects patient quality of life and healthcare costs. The systematic assessment of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) emphasizes the importance of valid and responsive measurement tools. Objective:.
Fraidoon Nazemi, MD +3 more
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Gender‐Based Analysis of Perioperative and Early Postoperative Complications in Tubular Microdiscectomy for Lumbar Disc Prolapse: A Retrospective Comparative Study [PDF]
Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 2, February 2026.ABSTRACT Background and Aims Various anthropometric differences and co‐morbidities have been associated with disparities in postoperative outcomes following spinal surgery. Gender has been identified in previous studies as a potential factor influencing the prevalence of conditions like lumbar disc radiculopathy, degenerative disc disease, and cauda ...
Ghazwan Abdulla Hasan +10 more
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Hybrid Schedule Management in 6TiSCH Networks: The Coexistence of Determinism and Flexibility [PDF]
IEEE Access, 2018 With the emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT), Industry 4.0, and cyber-physical system concepts, there is a tremendous change ongoing in industrial applications, which is imposing increasingly diverse and demanding network dynamics and requirements ...
Abdulkadir Karaagac +2 more
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A Long-Term Retrospective Observational Clinical Study Evaluating the Efficacy of Plasma Rich in Growth Factors (PRGF) in the Treatment of Back Pain [PDF]
Pain and TherapyIntroduction Chronic back pain is a long-lasting disorder that is significantly associated with a reduction in the quality of life. Previously, the efficacy of intradiscal and epidural injections of plasma rich in growth factors (PRGF) was demonstrated ...
Eduardo Anitua +6 more
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Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Validation of the Dutch Version of the Core Outcome Measures Index for the Neck in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Degenerative Disease of the Cervical Spine [PDF]
Neurospine, 2021 Objective To perform the psychometric validation of the Dutch version of the Core Outcome Measures Index (COMI) for the neck. Methods A total of 178 patients, who had an indication for surgery due to degenerative cervical spinal disease, were enrolled in
Pravesh S. Gadjradj +5 more
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Comparative Outcome Data Using Different Techniques for Posterior Lumbar Fusion: A Large Single-Center Study [PDF]
Asian Spine Journal, 2023 Study Design Retrospective single-center study. Purpose This study aims to evaluate perioperative and intermediate-term clinical outcomes of patients undergoing different lumbar fusion techniques.
Daniel Lewis +4 more
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Brain and Spine, 2021 Introduction: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are the preferred outcomes measured in patients with lumbar spinal degenerative diseases. As PROMs can be lengthy and therefore pose a burden to patients and researchers, short and standardized ...
Pravesh S. Gadjradj +3 more
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Giancarlo Comi: a legacy in neurology and multiple sclerosis research [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-PsiquiatriaMaria Fernanda Mendes
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Predicting response to preoperative chemotherapy agents by identifying drug action on modeled microRNA regulation networks. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Identifying patients most responsive to specific chemotherapy agents in neoadjuvant settings can help to maximize the benefits of treatment and minimize unnecessary side effects.
Lida Zhu +4 more
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2020 Background To conduct a cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Core Outcome Measures Index (COMI) in the Slovenian language, for use in patients with low back pain.
Matevž Topolovec +5 more
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