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The impact of pharmacist intervention on prophylactic antibiotics use in orthopedic surgery at a hospital in China.

Jan 03, 2022

This study aimed to assess the impact of the pharmacist-led intervention on perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis by standardizing the cephalosporin intradermal skin test in the orthopedic department.A...

Adverse Fetal Outcomes and Maternal Mortality Following Non-Obstetric Abdominopelvic Surgery in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Jan 03, 2022

To quantify the absolute risks of adverse fetal outcomes and maternal mortality following non-obstetric abdominopelvic surgery in pregnancy.Surgery is often necessary in pregnancy, but absolute measur...

Gender Related Differences in Surgeon Compensation: Survey Results from the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.

Jan 03, 2022

We sought to understand the effect of gender on compensation among colorectal surgeons and to determine which factors contribute to gender-based differences in compensation.The gender-based wage gap i...

Characteristics of Postoperative Opioid Prescription For Lumbar Discectomy

Dec 28, 2021

Currently, the role of spine surgeons in causing and mediating long-term prescription opioid use is debatable. A study aimed to determine whether or not prescription opioids were used after lumbar dis...

Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy Effectiveness in Achondroplasia Hydrocephalus

Dec 28, 2021

The failure rate of ventriculoperitoneal shunts (VPSs) for hydrocephalus in patients with achondroplasia is greater than in other hydrocephalus populations. However, the cause of hydrocephalus in this...

Full Posterior Cranial Vault Distraction Osteogenesis to Treat Chiari Malformation Type I Associated with Craniosynostosis

Dec 28, 2021

PVDO (posterior vault distraction osteogenesis) is a technique for expanding the posterior cranial fossa and increasing intracranial volume. To fully widen the posterior cerebral fossa, the authors ex...

A Randomized Trial's 10-year Results of Artificial Disc Replacement and Adjacent-Segment Pathology

Dec 27, 2021

Artificial disc replacement (ADR) is a therapy option that preserves motion and protects against adjacent-segment pathology (ASP). This 10-year follow-up study of 153 people who had anterior decompres...

A Cadaveric Biomechanical Investigation of L5–S1 Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Stability

Dec 27, 2021

Excessive stress and motion at the L5–S1 level, especially in patients with posterior instrumentation suprajacent to L5, can cause degenerative changes. The use of L5–S1 anterior lumbar interbody ...

Advances in Neurosurgery Guidance Using Augmented Reality-Based Navigation for Accurate Target Acquisition of Deep Brain Sites

Dec 27, 2021

For this study, scientists determined the navigational accuracy of an advanced augmented reality (AR)–based guiding system for minimally invasive neurological surgery, biopsy, and other operations. ...

The Importance of the Stagnation Sign in Clinical and Radiological Risk Factors for Rupture of a Dissecting Aneurysm of the Vertebral Artery

Dec 27, 2021

The research aimed to look into the clinical and radiological factors linked to the rupture of a vertebral artery dissecting aneurysm (VADA) and see if the stagnation sign is a substantial risk factor...

The Role of The Parietooccipital Fissure in The Pathogenesis of Posterior Medial Temporal Gliomas

Dec 27, 2021

The temporal, occipital, and parietal lobes are divided by the parietooccipital fissure, an anatomical landmark. The temporal lobe is the most common location for gliomas. Although the parietooccipita...

Study Assessing Patient-Reported and Surgical Outcomes of Minimally Invasive versus Open Lumbar Spinal Fusion

Dec 27, 2021

With the growing number of justifications for and popularity of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for lumbar spinal fusion, a large-scale outcomes study comparing MIS, and conventional procedures is ne...

Long-term Clinical Outcomes of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Patients Given Nonablative Marrow Transplants.

Dec 27, 2021

Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) is a syndrome characterized by profound T cell deficiency that is universally fatal in infancy unless immune reconstitution is achieved by hematopoietic stem ce...

Aesthetic and Functional Abdominoplasty: Anatomical and Clinical Classification based on a 12-year Retrospective Study.

Dec 27, 2021

Abdomen reshaping is a common plastic surgery procedure, and numerous surgical techniques have been described in the scientific literature. To standardize surgical approach, we propose our protocol th...

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis with hypopituitarism in adults: A case report and literature review.

Dec 27, 2021

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a common disease in pediatric orthopedics. Most research on SCFE has focused on high-risk groups or the whole population, and studies focusing on adult SCFE...

Post-traumatic severe ankle valgus and forefoot supination deformities treated by staged surgery using ilizarov technique and limited osteotomy: A case report.

Dec 27, 2021

Post-traumatic ankle valgus deformities are relatively rare. Old post-traumatic ankle deformity compounded by abundant scar contracture tissue formation around the joint is a big challenge for orthope...

Skin preparation for prevention of surgical site infection after obstetrics and gynecological abdominal surgery: A quality improvement project.

Dec 27, 2021

One of the most common causes of postoperative morbidity is postoperative surgical site infection (SSI). Healthcare-associated infection is a subject of great concern in healthcare services. The goal ...

Association of Total Thyroidectomy or Thyroid Lobectomy With the Quality of Life in Patients With Differentiated Thyroid Cancer With Low to Intermediate Risk of Recurrence.

Dec 27, 2021

Owing to the good prognosis of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC), guidelines recommend total thyroidectomy (TT) or thyroid lobectomy (TL) as surgical treatment for DTC with low to intermediate risk ...

Reduced Proximal Junctional Failure With Ligament Augmentation

Dec 24, 2021

Long-segment spinal fusion problems are well-known, such as proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) and proximal junctional failure (PJF). Previous research has shown that ligament augmentation can reduce ...

Results of Symptomatic Lumbar Scoliosis in Adults

Dec 24, 2021

Although adult symptomatic lumbar scoliosis (ASLS) has a significant health impact, these patients frequently have concomitant orthopedic problems that have not been assessed. Based on a retrospective...

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