Reconstruction of the upper extremity in tetraplegia: functional assessment, surgical procedures and rehabilitation [PDF]
Spinal Cord, 1991 The results of 22 procedures (8 for elbow extension, 14 for hand rehabilitation) on the upper limb in tetraplegia are reported. To evaluate the effect of surgery an objective hand function test is presented. The few complications after surgery must be attributed to the material used.
M Van Laere +3 more
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A Pelvic Reconstruction Procedure for Custom-Made Prosthesis Design of Bone Tumor Surgical Treatments [PDF]
Applied Sciences, 2022 In orthopaedic oncology, limb salvage procedures are becoming more frequent thanks to recent major improvements in medical imaging, biomechanical modelling and additive manufacturing. For the pelvis, surgical reconstruction with metal implants after tumor resection remains challenging, because of the complex anatomical structures involved.
Gilda Durastanti +5 more
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Parametric Investigation on Different Bone Densities to avoid Thermal Necrosis during Bone Drilling Process [PDF]
, 2023 Bone drilling is a universal surgical procedure commonly used for internal fracture fixation, implant placement, or reconstructive surgery in orthopedics and dentistry. The increased temperature during such treatment increases the risk of thermal penetration of the bone, which may delay healing or compromise the fixation's integrity.
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Classification of Hip Shape and Customized Hip Augmentation in Asian Women [PDF]
Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2018 Background We classified the hips of Korean women into 6 types based on shape and contour, and have performed gluteal augmentation using Elastomere implants with lipoplasty of the flank, gluteal fold, and saddle bags of the thigh according to the hip ...
Woong Heo +3 more
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SAMSNeRF: Segment Anything Model (SAM) Guides Dynamic Surgical Scene Reconstruction by Neural Radiance Field (NeRF) [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 The accurate reconstruction of surgical scenes from surgical videos is critical for various applications, including intraoperative navigation and image-guided robotic surgery automation. However, previous approaches, mainly relying on depth estimation, have limited effectiveness in reconstructing surgical scenes with moving surgical tools.
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Eyelid Xanthelasma: surgical treatment as the first choice [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2022 Introduction: Eyelid xanthelasma is the most common form of cutaneous xanthoma, characterized by yellowish patches on the eyelid’s skin.
Marilho Tadeu Dornelas +7 more
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A comprehensive survey on recent deep learning-based methods applied to surgical data [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 Minimally invasive surgery is highly operator dependant with a lengthy procedural time causing fatigue to surgeon and risks to patients such as injury to organs, infection, bleeding, and complications of anesthesia. To mitigate such risks, real-time systems are desired to be developed that can provide intra-operative guidance to surgeons.
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International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2023 Introduction For a long time, major surgical defects after oncological surgery have always been challenging cases for surgeons in terms of wound healing and covering technique.
Luigi Filippo D'Aco +5 more
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Influence of surgical arch reconstruction methods on single ventricle workload in the Norwood procedure [PDF]
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2012 The study objective was to evaluate various types of Norwood arch reconstruction methods and to show the factors that affect the cardiac workload of the single ventricle. The Norwood procedure is one of the most challenging congenital heart surgeries.
Keiichi Itatani +10 more
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Modification in Webster technique for lower lip reconstruction, using bilateral nasolabial flaps to improve reconstruction of vermilion [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2016 INTRODUCTION: Many authors consider the Bernard technique modified by Webster the first choice for total lower lip reconstruction. This technique preserves skin folds and anatomical landmarks on the face, and interferes minimally with the tactile ...
Victor Vieira Orsi +6 more
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