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Questioning the use of tourniquets in carpal tunnel surgery and determining ideal level
Our aim was to determine if tourniquet use was a requirement in CTS release surgery, by evaluating patients in which tourniquets were used at different levels and patients in which tourniquets were not used during surgery.
Cengiz Aldemir, Fatih Duygun
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A unique case of a digital tourniquet in ichthyosis vulgaris
We report a unique case of a digital tourniquet in a patient with ichthyosis vulgaris. We have identified no previous case reports documenting the occurrence of a digital tourniquet in patients caused by this condition.
L.F. McClymont, M. Ng
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Postoperative Tourniquet Pain in Patients Undergoing Foot and Ankle Surgery
Category: Other Introduction/Purpose: The tourniquet is commonly used in orthopedic surgeries on the upper and lower extremities to reduce blood loss, improve visualization, and expedite the surgical procedure.
Ashish Shah MD+9 more
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Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the limb occlusion pressure (LOP) determination and arterial occlusion pressure (AOP) estimation methods for tourniquet pressure setting in adult patients undergoing knee arthroplasty under combined spinal ...
Bahattin Tuncali+3 more
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Background and purpose: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a serious postoperative complication after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Use of a tourniquet has shown conflicting results for risk of VTE after TKA. We aimed to investigate the associated risk of
Pelle Baggesgaard Petersen+6 more
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Controlled Delivery of Sdf-1 Alpha and Igf-1: Cxcr4(+) Cell Recruitment and Functional Skeletal Muscle Recovery [PDF]
Therapeutic delivery of regeneration-promoting biological factors directly to the site of injury has demonstrated its efficacy in various injury models.
Farrar, Roger P.+6 more
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Bioelectronic medicine aims to understand and harness the beneficial effects of the nervous system and neural circuits to diagnose, treat and prevent disease. For example, targeted electrical stimulation devices can recapitulate endogenous neural signaling and control debilitating symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and epilepsy.
Jason R. Fritz+2 more
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Hair tourniquet syndrome (HTS) is a condition, where a strand of hair encircles the base of an appendage. We report a rare case of HTS of the uvula and review relevant literature.
Rahul Dey+3 more
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The Impact of Vein Mechanical Compliance on Arteriovenous Fistula Outcomes [PDF]
© 2016 Elsevier Inc. Background Arteriovenous fistulae (AVFs) are the preferred access for hemodialysis but suffer a high early failure rate. The aim of this study was to determine how venous distensibility, as measured in vitro, relates to early ...
Barnes, Rachel+4 more
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