Intraoperative Extracorporeal Irradiation for the Treatment of the Meningioma-Infiltrated Calvarium. [PDF]
, 2015 Objectives Complete removal of infiltrated bone is required to achieve a Simpson Grade 1 meningioma resection. Reconstruction of the resulting bone defect is typically achieved with a nonnative implant that can result in poor cosmesis, foreign body ...
Fragoso, Ruben +3 more
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Measuring Patient-Reported Outcomes: Key Metrics in Reconstructive Surgery.
Annual Review of Medicine, 2018 Satisfaction and improved quality of life are among the most important outcomes for patients undergoing plastic and reconstructive surgery for a variety of diseases and conditions.
S. Voineskos +3 more
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Fluid identities : contextualising genital reconstructive surgery after female circumcision in Burkina Faso : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Social Anthropology at Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand. [PDF]
, 2016 Female circumcision procedures were traditionally performed on many girls and women in Burkina Faso. These practices were outlawed in 1996, and are now termed ‘female genital mutilation’ by the government and activists trying to stop them.
Nyarango, Margaret
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Changes in and predictors of length of stay in hospital after surgery for breast cancer between 1997/98 and 2004/05 in two regions of England: a population-based [PDF]
, 2009 BACKGROUND Decreases in length of stay (LOS) in hospital after breast cancer surgery can be partly attributed to the change to less radical surgery, but many other factors are operating at the patient, surgeon and hospital levels.
A Clarke +26 more
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Deep sternal wound infections: Evidence for prevention, treatment, and reconstructive surgery
Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2019 Median sternotomy is the most popular approach in cardiac surgery. Post-sternotomy wound complications are rare, but the occurrence of a deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) is a catastrophic event associated with higher morbidity and mortality, longer ...
L. Schiraldi +7 more
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The Influence of Patient Exposure to Breast Reconstruction Approaches and Education on Patient Choices in Breast Cancer Treatment. [PDF]
, 2019 BackgroundThe landscape of surgical and medical management and patient choices for breast cancer treatment changes as breast reconstruction and oncoplastic approaches improve and diversify.
Blair, Sarah L +4 more
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Where to find facial artery perforators: a reference point [PDF]
, 2010 Reconstructive surgery of the midface using facial artery perforator (FAP) flaps is being used more frequently now as it has been reported to provide better aesthetic results and reduce a traditional two-stage procedure to a one-stage technique.
Fogg, Q., Ng, Z.Y., Shoaib, T.
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The Effect of Tommy John (UCL) Reconstructive Surgery on a Pitcher’s Arm and Career Progression [PDF]
, 2016 Injuries have plagued professional athletes since their sports have been in existence. The examination of how teams can diminish the side effects of the injuries en route to a speedy recovery remains an evolving process and a topic of concern for all ...
Grant, Jack
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Survey of the needs of patients with spinal cord injury: impact and priority for improvement in hand function in tetraplegics\ud [PDF]
, 2004 Objective: To investigate the impact of upper extremity deficit in subjects with tetraplegia.\ud \ud Setting: The United Kingdom and The Netherlands.\ud \ud Study design: Survey among the members of the Dutch and UK Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Associations.\
BR Johnstone +30 more
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Culture, Health and Sexuality, 2018 Female genital cutting (FGC) involves the removal of women’s external genitalia for non-therapeutic reasons. An estimated 38,000 women living in Sweden have undergone some form of the procedure.
Malin Jordal +2 more
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