Transcatheter aortic valve implantation for severe aortic regurgitation in a patient with end-stage respiratory failure [PDF]
Българска кардиология, 2020 We report a case of a high-risk 73-year–old patient with a combined aortic valve disease with predominant severe, symptomatic aortic regurgitation and a history of an end-stage respiratory failure with prohibitive surgical risk who was successfully ...
Aleksandra Cherneva +6 more
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Enterococcal periprosthetic joint infection: clinical and microbiological findings from an 8-year retrospective cohort study [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND: Treatment of enterococcal periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) is challenging due to non-standardized management strategies and lack of biofilm-active antibiotics. The optimal surgical and antimicrobial therapy are unknown.
Akgün, Doruk +4 more
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An “Uncrimped” SMart Stapes Prosthesis: A Cause of Late Hearing Deterioration in Otosclerosis
Case Reports in Medicine, 2012 Statement of Problem. Stapedotomy is the treatment of choice for otosclerosis. Numerous techniques and prosthesis are available to perform this procedure.
Premjit S. Randhawa +2 more
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Massive Osteolytic Lesion of the Femur after Total Knee Arthroplasty
Arthroplasty Today, 2020 Various failure mechanisms have been identified in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). We hereby present one case of failure, which stands out because of its rapid and destructive progression.
Afonso Cardoso, MD +5 more
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Disassembly and Dislocation of a Bipolar Hip Prosthesis
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2008 Dislocation of a hip prosthesis is a common complication. In usual cases of hip prosthesis dislocation, the prosthetic femoral head comes out from either the natural acetabular cavity in a bipolar hemiarthroplasty or the prosthetic acetabulum in a total ...
Hsieh-Hsing Lee +3 more
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Influence of moderate prosthesis–patient mismatch on long-term outcomes in patients with severe aortic stenosis with paradoxically reduced gradients against the background of reduced stroke volume after aortic valve replacement with a biological prosthesis: retrospective comparative study [PDF]
КардиоСоматика, 2023 OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to evaluate the impact of moderate prosthesis–patient mismatch on long-term results after aortic valve replacement in patients with severe aortic stenosis with paradoxically reduced gradients against the background of a reduced ...
Vladlen V. Bazylev +3 more
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Fixed Prosthesis Failures: Survey among Moroccan Dentists
Scholars Journal of Dental Sciences, 2023 Introduction: The fixed prosthesis reveals many prosthetic complications, which occur most often by not respecting the appropriate means of approach. This error concerns both the clinic and the laboratory additionally it may be due to simply not knowing the right criteria of the different prosthetic conceptions.
Dr. Amrani Alaoui Yassine +2 more
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Modular junction fractures in a modern rotating-platform knee arthroplasty system
Arthroplasty Today, 2019 In this series, we report the findings from four patients who presented with pain and mechanical symptoms after revision total knee arthroplasty with the DePuy Sigma TC3 RP prosthesis.
Ugonna Ihekweazu, MD +4 more
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Journal of Dental Sciences, 2022 Background/purpose: The three-unit bridge that combines a natural tooth and an implant provides extended treatment possibilities for partially edentulous patients.
Yen-Chang Huang +3 more
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International Journal of Medical Students, 2018 Background: Paraprosthetic leak is a complication of mitral and aortic valve implantation interventions, that can be treated either through a surgical procedure (repair or replacement of the prosthesis) or by means of a less-invasive percutaneous ...
Alexandra Pavel
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