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Focal Bone Marrow Lesions: A Complication of Ultrasound Diathermy [PDF]
Ultrasound diathermy is widely used for the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders and other soft tissue injuries. Its use as a therapeutic modality is believed to be safe, with very few reported complications.
Seung Jae J. Kim +5 more
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The local effects of ovarian diathermy in an ovine model of polycystic ovary syndrome. [PDF]
In order to develop a medical alternative to surgical ovarian diathermy (OD) in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) more mechanistic information is required about OD.
Fiona Connolly +6 more
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Diathermy is commonly used in modern-day surgery. The incidence of electrosurgical injuries related to diathermy is under reported, as it is difficult to ascertain the true impact on both patient and healthcare professionals. As junior surgical trainees,
Manjunath Siddaiah-Subramanya +2 more
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Chronic low back pain and treatment with microwave diathermy
Clinical trial of 100 patients of chronic low back ache was conducted in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR) at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Soura a Tertiary care hospital for period of two year from January 2010 ...
Sheikh Javeed Ahmad +3 more
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Diathermy smoke: hazardous to health? [PDF]
The heat used in electrocautery causes cells to boil and explode, or simply dry up, producing a gaseous by-product known as diathermy smoke. This smoke may have mutagenic and carcinogenic potential, similar to that of cigarette smoke (Spearman et al ...
Brown, Steven, Dunn, Lynda
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LigasureTM Seals Small Lymphatic Vessels as Comparably Well as Hem-o-lok® Clips
Objective:The purpose of this study is to compare small lymphatic vessel sealing using LigasureTM (LS) and Hem-o-lok® (HML) clips in an ex vivo canine spermatic cord model.Materials and Methods:Canine testes with spermatic cord attached were harvested ...
Dwayne Chang, Isaac Thyer
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Background: It is traditionally believed that diathermy skin incisions produce a comparatively poorer surgical outcome despite recent evidences to the contrary.
Chukwuma Eze Okereke +3 more
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Comparison of Efficacy Between Conventional Excisional Technique and Ligasure® for Haemorrhoids- An Observational Study [PDF]
Introduction: Ligasure® is a new modern device used in a variety of surgery, with demonstrable advantages over conventional hand-tying technique. Aim: To compare the use of the Ligasure® device and conventional excisional technique in the treatment of ...
Sanjog Sharma +2 more
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A Novel Inspection Protocol to Detect Volatile Compounds in Breast Surgery Electrocautery Smoke
Electrocautery procedures generate malodorous smoke. This study quantified five volatile organic compounds detected in the smoke produced during breast surgery, and elucidated the factors that affect their chemical production.
Yu-Wen Lin +4 more
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Background Hemorrhoidal disease is a very common anorectal disorder occurring more frequently in individuals who are older than 40 years. Although early-stage diseases can be managed conservatively, late-stage diseases usually need surgical treatment ...
Shams Ul Bari +2 more
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