... Scharfen-berger et al. reported one case of neutropenia after intravenous administration of vancomycin after hip spacer implantation in 28 patients, while no cases of renal of hepatic insufficiency could ... me-chanical properties of gentamicin-loaded hip spacers after insertion of Kirschner wires [31]. Stress experi-ments showed an average failure load of 1.6 kN. The insertion of the K-wires prevented ... review of the literature. South Med J 2007; 100: 712-6. 5. Cabrita HB, Croci AT, Camargo OP, Lima AL. Prospective study of the treatmentof infected hip arthroplasties with or without the use of...
... disorder of anxietyhas had a profound impact on treatment development in that mostattempts at psychological treatment and pharmacotherapy have soughtto provide help to patients by means of various ... construed as a phobia. Within the context of a classifi-catory scheme Janet (1903) conceived of four types of phobias:situational, bodily, of objects, and of ideas. Situational phobias werefurther ... examine thevalidity of the measures devised to ascertain and quantify social anxiety,as this is most relevant to social phobia.Examination of the validity both of the construct and of the methodsassessing...
... insufficient treatmentof AF or,on the contrary, is caused by adverse effects of the treatment, however, is too realistic to be ignored. All we have statedabout the treatmentof AF in MICU ... disease andother nosocomial complications.Can treatmentof atrial fibrillation improvesurvival?There are few data on the effect oftreatmentof AF on mortalityin ICU patients. A meta-analysis ... mostcases this means that, after correction of assumed orperpetuating factors, treatment directly aimed at the rhythmdisorder itself will be started. To date, treatmentof AF in theMICU cannot...
... [29]Initiation ofTreatment • Baseline fasting glucose levelFirst Year ofTreatment • Fasting glucose level every 3–4 months• Observe for signs of hyperglycemiaDuration ofTreatment • Fasting ... preferred treatment because of the documented effi-cacy of the agent either in general, or in a particularpatient.This paper will perform a selective review of the psycho-tropic medications often ... have a high index of suspicion for medical illness, as well as a basic knowledge of the risks associated with the use of medications in this patient population.Methods: A review of the literature...
... in the presence of adherent scars, after having infiltrated the whole area with a solution of Lidocaine 0.5% and Epinephrine 1:200,000 very close to one of the two edges of the scar, a small ... Italy 4. Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Calabrodental, Crotone, Italy 5. Department of Dental Sciences and Surgery, General Hospital, Bari, Italy 6. Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, ... healing of soft tissues after a trauma. However, abnormal or disturbed collagen production can cause anomalies of the cuta-neous surface and textural irregularities. In the presence of a depressed...
... hy-drocephalus was treated with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. 3.4 Treatment results. 1) In the 3 cases of conservative treatment, 2 cases died of rupture, and the hydrocephalus case showed good prognosis; ... length of time required for occlusions in these arteries allows for the development of collateral circulation as an alternate source of intracranial blood supply, depending on the sites of occlusion ... arteries. The angiograph of the vertebral artery showed no delay in the blood flow of anterior circulation. The saccular aneurysm with a diameter of 3.2 mm was observed at the apex of the basilar artery....
... expe-riences are valuable. At present, in the absence of de -finite proof of the efficacy of decompressive craniec-tomy in the treatmentof TBI, such as from multicen-ter, prospective, randomized, controlled ... Different methods of decompressive cra-niectomy in the treatmentof TBI Different methods of decompressive craniecto-my have been developed for, or applied to, decom-pression of the brain at ... subsequent management. At present, in the absence of prospective randomized controlled trials to prove the role of decompressive craniectomy in the treatmentof traumatic brain injury, these technical...
... resolution of the OAF, optimal management of complications, including patient discomfort, and good regeneration of soft tissues. Clinical significance: The principal advantage of the use of autologous ... Cantore1, Francesco Pettini1 1. Department of Dental Sciences and Surgery, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Italy 2. Department of Dental Sciences, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy Corresponding ... for the treatmentof OAF involve buccal flap, palatal rotation – advancement flap, Bichat fat pad. All these surgical procedures are connected with a significant risk of morbidity of the donor...
... relief of their pain in 86% of the patients with a median relief period of 3 months. The range of relief varied from zero days to up to 13 months for the facet injection group. None of the ... period of pain relief being 5 months. The range of relief for the radiofrequency group was from zero days to 16 months for all 26 patients who underwent the radiofrequency procedure. Of the ... restraints of the surgery. RESULTS A total of 174 people (77 women, 97 men; mean age 64, range 22-89) were included. Length of fol-low-up was at least 3 years with a maximum of 6 years. Location of...
... the results oftreatment and so to achieve these objectives adaptation and the development of new forms of treatment are necessary. This team is composed of the lymphologist or professional ... the treatmentof lymphedema. This novel approach can be adapted for the treatmentof lymphedema in mass. Key words: lymphedema, filariasis, treatment Introduction The treatmentof lymphedema ... the treatmentof lymphedema. Godoy & Godoy’s novel approach to the treatment of lymphedema Over the last few years, Godoy & Godoy have developed a novel approach to the treatment of...
... 4. Department of Statistics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA 5. Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of California ... the safety and efficacy of UC-II as compared to a combination of glucosamine and chondroitin (G+C) in the treatment of OA of the knee. The results indicate that UC-II treatment was more efficacious ... to the dosing schedule less than 75% of the time. Method of assigning patients to treatment groups Patients were assigned to treatment groups (or-der of treatments) using computer-generated...
... transport of cellular and humoral compo-nents of the immune system to the infected area is facilitated, which leads to a significant reduction of the bacterial count. The efficacy of the V.A.C. ... is not often used in the treat-ment of prosthesis – related infections. Currently, there exist only four reports about the use of the V.A.C. – system in the infection manage-ment after total ... ar-throplasty by means of the conventional V.A.C system at a mean follow-up of 21 months [6]. Kirr et al. showed good results in 3 cases by using the V.A.C Instill® system in the treatmentof early infec-tions...
... total dose of antibiotics should not exceed 10% of the weight of the cement in order to avoid fracture of the cement spacer [27]. The implantation of an ALC spacer shortens the duration of systemic ... infections occurring within 4 weeks of the operation [1]. Treatment of Chronic Hip Infections after THA Treatment options for chronic hip joint infections after THA have evolved from a single-stage ... substantial impairment of patients’ normal daily activities during the pro-longed course of treatment. Another drawback of the static spacer is bone loss attributed to migration of the block spacer....
... maintenance of the joint function and the infection eradication are the treatment aims of bacte-rial infections of the proximal femur and its bordering soft tissues. In case of early infections of ... insufficient in the treatmentof the destructive, bacte-rial coxitis or the septic pseudarthrosis of the femoral neck after osteosynthesis. Thus, in these cases a two-stage treatment is often required. ... diagnosis of an osteomyelitis of the femoral head. Table 1: Patients’ data, surgical procedures, and causative organisms at the site of hip spacer implantation in the treatment of coxitis...
... Endoscopic thoracic laminoforaminoplasty for the treatmentof thoracic radiculopathy: report of 12 cases Scott M.W. Haufe 1,2 , Ryan A. Baker 3 and Morgan L. Pyne 3 1. Chief of Pain Medicine ... quality of life. Conservative therapy is the initial treatment of choice, but fails to provide relief in a substantial number of patients. Central and foraminal stenosis with entrapment of descending ... conservative management is uncertain. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of endoscopic laminoforamino-plasty (ELFP) in the treatmentof thoracic radiculopathy. Methods: Twelve patients with radicular...