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Procalcitonin in the Post-Operative Burn Patient

European Burn Journal, 2023
Serum procalcitonin (PCT) is a biomarker used to diagnose sepsis and infection. Following invasive bacterial infection, PCT is detectable in peripheral blood.
Ludo Masole, Chikwendu J. Ede, Adelin Muganza   +2 more
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Lamina Spreader Technique Improves Debridement of Loose Bone and Cement in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Marshall Journal of Medicine, 2016
Loose bone and cement can promote polyethylene wear that may lead to failure in total knee arthroplasty. The authors propose a technique to enhance the debridement of loose bodies by distracting the cemented components with a lamina spreader following ...
Sinan E. Ozgur, Ali Oliashirazi , Grant S. Buchanan, Franklin D. Shuler   +3 more
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Effectiveness of removal of hard tissue debris from the mesial root canal system of mandibular molars using different supplementary irrigation protocols: An original study

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 2023
Introduction: An instrumented and endodontically treated tooth may sometimes impede disinfection by trapping hard tissue as well as the other canal contents at the isthmus level of the canal.
Neha Sharma, Mohammed A Alobaid, Kamal Nayan, Bharathi Chundi, Piyush Oswal, Hemanth Kumar, Mohammed Mustafa   +6 more
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Debridement for surgical wounds [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Surgical wounds that become infected are often debrided because clinicians believe that removal of this necrotic or infected tissue will expedite wound healing.
Mitchell, Melloney, Donaldson, JH, Smith, Fiona, Dryburgh, Nancy   +3 more
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Musculoskeletal tuberculosis in Bradford: 12 years of outcomes and observations in a high-incidence region of the UK

Bone & Joint Open, 2022
Aims: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the biggest communicable causes of mortality worldwide. While incidence in the UK has continued to fall since 2011, Bradford retains one of the highest TB rates in the UK.
Andrew D. Craig, Samir Asmar, Paul Whitaker, David L. Shaw, Dinesh Saralaya   +4 more
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The effectiveness of salicylic acid plasters compared with 'usual' scalpel debridement of corns: a randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2013
Background Corns are a common foot problem and surveys have indicated that between 14-48% of people suffer from them. Many of these will seek podiatry treatment, however there is little evidence to indicate which current treatments provide long term ...
Dixon, S., Stephen J Walters, Mike Bradburn, Potter, Julia, Potter, J., Simon Dixon, Bradburn, Mike, Concannon, Michael, Walters, S.J., Julia Potter, Vernon, Wesley, Concannon, M., Farndon, L.J., Dixon, Simon, Farndon, Lisa J., Lisa J Farndon, Walters, Stephen J., Bradburn, M., Vernon, W., Michael Concannon, Wesley Vernon   +20 more
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Laboratory evaluation of Drawtex Hydroconductive Dressing with LevaFiber technology [PDF]

, 2014
Good wound bed preparation is an essential aspect of wound care and effective wound healing. Removal of dead and necrotic tissue either through autolytic or interventional debridement, followed by good exudate management, inhibition of matrix ...
School of Research, Enterprise and Innovation, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK, TVRE Consulting. Stoke on Trent, UK, Edwards-Jones, Valerie, School of Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, Vishnyakov, Vladimir, Spruce, Pam   +5 more
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An Uncommon Presentation of Chronic Osteomyelitis of the Fibula in an 11-Year-Old Child: A Case Report [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2019
Chronic osteomyelitis of the long bones in children is one of the oldest diseases known. For orthopaedic surgeons in a developing country, it still remains a major challenge to treat such patients.
Kashif Akhtar Ahmed, Tashi Galen Khonglah, Bhaskar Borgohain, Wanlam Khongwir, Dukhum Magu   +4 more
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Our experience in the management of periprosthetic knee joint infection [PDF]

Гений oртопедии, 2019
Purpose Clinical substantiation of the effectiveness of the differentiated use of surgical techniques and technical means of fixation in the treatment of patients with periprosthetic infection that consider the local status of bone tissue and para ...
Nikolai M. Kliushin, Iurii V. Ababkov, Artem M. Ermakov   +2 more
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Spontaneous closure of an extensive postdebridement perineal wound in a newly diagnosed diabetic patient presenting with necrotizing fasciitis

Clinical Case Reports, 2020
Diabetes mellitus may present for the first time with necrotizing fasciitis. Early treatment of septic shock and immediate surgical debridement reduces mortality. A diverting loop colostomy prevents soiling of extensive postdebridement wound. Local wound
David Muchuweti, Edwin Muguti, Simbarashe Gift Mungazi   +2 more
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