Evaluation of Clinical and Radiographic Results of Cemented Total Hip Arthroplasty in 477 Patients by Guydo Marques Horta Duarte, Luiz Ronaldo Alberti

“…Results The mean follow-up of 441 surgeries (87.5%) was of 7.2 (1.0-16.6) years, with a median of 7.1 years. …”
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Why is end‐of‐life inpatient cost high among cancer patients? A prospective cohort study by Ishwarya Balasubramanian, Chetna Malhotra, the COMPASS study group

“…Results Towards death, proportion of inpatient cost for “maintenance care” increased while that for intensive care unit (ICU) and surgeries decreased. Low‐intensity, compared to high‐intensity admissions had a higher proportion of cost for “maintenance care” and a lower proportion for surgeries and ICU. …”
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Transposition flap for correction of ectopic breast in Poland's syndrome using a pre-molded silicone prosthesis Retalho de transposição para correção de mama ectópica em síndrome d... by José Humberto Cardoso Resende, Rommel Apolinário Feitosa, Ricardo Souza Cruz

“…The surgeries were performed at six-month intervals, and the final outcome was new and acceptable positioning of the breasts.…”
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A Complicated Course of Brain Tumor Resection in a Patient with a Left Ventricular Assist Device by Nimesh Patel, Mohamed Fayed, Ahmed Ahmed, Akshatha G. Rao, Derrick Williams, Joseph A. Sanders

“…Thus, performing noncardiac surgeries in patients with an LVAD requires a precise and complex surgical strategy with optimal communication among the surgical team. …”
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Anomalous bilateral contribution of extensor pollicis longus and muscle fusion of the first compartment of the wrist by Rodrigo César Rosa, Kennedy Martinez de Oliveira, Jorge Alfredo Léo, Bruno Adriano Borges Elias, Paulo Ricardo dos Santos, Hildemberg Agostinho Rocha de Santiago

“…Furthermore, it is concluded that additional tendons may be effectively used in reconstructive surgeries, but that there is a need for knowledge of the possible numerical and positional variations of these tendons, with a view to making more effective surgical plans.…”
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PERFIL EPIDEMIOLÓGICO Y QUIRÚRGICO DE PACIENTES NEURO-ONCOLÓGICOS SOMETIDOS A CIRUGÍAS NEUROLÓGICAS by Jamilly Nunes Moura, Mary Elizabeth de Santana, Ingrid Magali de Souza Pimentel, Maria da Conceição Nascimento Freitas, Jamil Michel Miranda do Vale, Suelen Gaia Epifane, Lucimário Valente Ferreira

“…They were subjected to elective surgeries (87.7%; n=57), considered clean (95.4%; n=62), and large (96.9%; n=63). …”
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Factores clínicos preditivos de complicações na doença de Crohn. by Rute M Cerqueira, Paula Lago

“…The change in CD natural history, mediated by mucosal healing, is associated with a reduction in serious complications (hospitalisations and surgeries). Nevertheless, the clinical course of CD varies considerably between patients and there is still no definition for the timing of immunosuppressants and/or biologics use. …”
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Heart-brain axis: Association of congenital heart abnormality and brain diseases by Leihao Sha, Yajiao Li, Yunwu Zhang, Yusha Tang, Baichuan Li, Yucheng Chen, Lei Chen

“…With the development of cardiovascular surgeries and interventions, the long-term survival of patients with congenital heart abnormalities continues to improve. …”
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Consider the cost of total hip replacement in the post-COVID era — A review article by Vikas Maheshwari, Siddharth Sekhar, Mohit Dhingra, Vivek Singh, Arun Kurmi, Anil Regmi

“…Unless additional hip preservation techniques, like the use of osteochondral allograft, are developed for routine usage, this will result in a substantial number of replacement surgeries.…”
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Analysis and design of wireless power delivery system for biomedical implants by Low, Geng Hong.

“…Lesser surgeries will translate to lesser surgical risk to undertake and more time and money saved. …”
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SYSTEMATIC LYMPHODISSECTION IN SURGICAL TREATMENT OF LUNG CANCER by A. A. Aksarin

“…Results of surgical treatment of 721 lung cancer patients were analyzed. Radical surgeries with systematic lymphodissection led to a significant increase in the overall 5-year survival rate (up to 60 %) without increase in the postoperative complication rate (17,2 %) and postoperative lethality rate (3,5 %)…”
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Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis by Vijaya Gattu1 , Suhela R2 , K.P.A.Chandrasekhar3

“…Most of the clinicians are not aware of the pathology and less evidence is available regarding the optimal treatment of this less common form of cholecystitis in the present era of laparoscopic surgery…”
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İKİ YAŞINDAKİ BİR ÇOCUKTA KONJENİTAL PSÖDOKOLİNESTERAZ ENZİM EKSİKLİĞİNE BAĞLI UZAMIŞ APNE by Mustafa Özgür, Müge Çakırca, Halil Eken

“…Mivacurium nondepolarizing neuromusculer blocking agent hydrolyzed by plasmacholinesterase, especially used for endotracheal intubation for short time surgeries. In this article a case of prolonged apnea after mivacurium administration pseudocholinesterase deficiency (serum level of pseudocholinesterase was 1658 IU/L, normal: 4000-11.000 IU/L) was reported…”
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Wholistic orthopedics: Is this the right way to treat geriatric orthopedic patients? by John Ebnezar, Yogita Bali, Rakesh John

“…Conventional treatment methods like drugs, physiotherapy and surgeries are inadequate. A Geriatric orthopedic patient suffers as a whole and not in isolation. …”
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Self-folding soft-robotic chains with reconfigurable shapes and functionalities by Hongri Gu, Marino Möckli, Claas Ehmke, Minsoo Kim, Matthias Wieland, Simon Moser, Clemens Bechinger, Quentin Boehler, Bradley J. Nelson

“…Minimally invasive surgeries call for surgical tools that can work at the mesoscale. …”
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Use of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Lower Extremity Research by Yongni Zhang, Yaning Zang, Jiayi Ren, Wenhao Guo, Ashley Disantis, Siyu Liu, RobRoy L Martin

“… # Results Nineteen SRs recommended 20 PROMs for 15 lower extremity orthopaedic pathologies or surgeries. These results identified consistency between recommended PROMs and utilization in clinical research for only two of the 15 lower extremity pathologies or surgeries. …”
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Abdominal Wall Hernias in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: Risk Factors and Technique Survival by Daniela Alfere, Catarina Almeida, Vitória Faria, Joana Dias, Rute Carmo, Daniela Lopes, João Carlos Fernandes, Clara Almeida, Ana Marta Gomes

“…Data on baseline characteristics, previous abdominal surgeries, and hernia history were collected. Patients with diagnosed hernias during peritoneal dialysis were compared to a control group. …”
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A comparison of ropivacaine, ropivacaine with tramadol and ropivacaine with midazolam for post-operative caudal epidural analgesia by A Krishnadas, K Suvarna, V R Hema, M Taznim

“…Background and Aims : Caudal epidural analgesia is the most commonly used method of post-operative analgesia in children undergoing subumbilical surgeries. Many additive drugs have been used to prolong the post-operative analgesia. …”
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A comparison between keratoconus and normal population based corneal endothelium by Mohamad Aghazade Amiri, Mozhgan Alvandi, Seyed-Mohammad Naser Hashemian, Seyed-Mahdi Tabatabai

“…Conclusion: Keratoconus does not have any considerable effect on cell density, polymegethism and pleomorphism, in mild and moderate stages and corneal opacity risk caused by intraocular surgeries (such as: Cataract or Glaucoma surgeries) and some diseases (such as diabetes and uveitis) is similar in keratoconic and normal eyes.…”
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Long-term surgical results of trabeculectomy for secondary glaucoma in Val30Met hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis by Junya Kitahara, Shinji Kakihara, Shuji Mukawa, Takao Hirano, Akira Imai, Teruyoshi Miyahara, Toshinori Murata

“…Postoperative intraocular pressures (IOPs) were evaluated based on the following criteria: (a) IOP between 6 and 21 mmHg without additional glaucoma surgeries, except for laser suture lysis, (b) IOP between 6 and 15 mmHg without additional glaucoma surgeries, except for laser suture lysis, and (c) IOP between 6 and 21 mmHg without additional glaucoma surgeries, except for needling and laser suture lysis. …”
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