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  1. Clinical Outcome in the Surgical Intervention of Congenital Muscular Torticollis

    김, 주형2016

    … muscular torticollis (CMT) patients after surgical release. This study confirmed the improvement in facial asymmetry, and analyzed factors that affect the change of facial asymmetry in CMT patients after surgical release by using objective and quantitative methods. Facial asymmetry was …

    ajou Repository record

  2. The Effects of Women's Health and Life Experiences on Surgical Intervention

    Hastings, Debra Jeanne2018

    … of victimization and numbers and types of surgical interventions over the life course.</p><p> A triangulated study using quantitative and qualitative approaches was designed. The cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted through use of a survey of 156 women who were scheduled for …

    duquesne Repository record

  3. Women's practice of breast self examination following surgical intervention for breast cancer

    Rayfield, Carol Ann

    … diagnosis of breast cancer who have undergone surgical intervention. A descriptive design was employed to address the problem under study, specifically: the BSE practices of women who have experienced surgery for breast cancer. Participants were obtained from several general surgical practices …

    unlv Repository record

  4. Investigation of Capillary Stress Response in Connection With Anesthesia and Surgical Intervention

    Williams, James B.Creighton University1956

    Papper states that the precise neurophysiological disturbance which brings about the anesthetised state is still imperfectly understood despite many years of investigation. The depressing effect of the anesthetic agent on the reticular activating system of the brain stem and the intraneuronal …

    creighton Repository record

  5. Effects of Surgical Intervention on Parent Reported Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents with Craniofacial Conditions

    Perrin, Lauren Kacey2015

    … quality of life over time in relation to surgical intervention in children and adolescents with craniofacial conditions. DESIGN: A retrospective chart review was conducted of patients seen in a multidisciplinary craniofacial team clinic. Data were examined for two time points: initial …

    utswmed Repository record

  6. Carpal tunnel syndrome: influencing factors affecting post surgical recovery rates for functional hand recovery

    Schreiber, TeresaTexas Woman's University1998

    … changes, steroid injections, splinting, and/or surgical intervention. The purpose of this study was to determine the following: Of the people that acquire Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and seek surgical intervention, does the time elapsed between initial experiencing of the symptomatology to the actual …

    twu Repository record

  7. Audit of posterior urethral valve (PUV) in children at Red Cross Children Hospital, Cape Town, January 2002 - January 2009

    Antwi, SampsonDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health2009

    … failure (ESRF) in children. Early detection and surgical intervention can slow down progression to ESRF.

    cape-town Repository record

  8. Surgical outcomes for the ambulatory child with cerebral palsy

    Bickley, ChristinaTexas Woman's University2014

    … the most common goal of treatment. Orthopedic surgical intervention can improve the gait of children with spastic CP that have difficulty with walking. Finding which surgical procedures or combination of procedures are the most effective for improving the walking ability of these children is a …

    twu Repository record

  9. Ηλεκτροαμφιβληστροειδική μελέτη επί αποκολλήσεως του αμφιβληστροειδούς

    Pagkratis, Iraklis, Παγκράτης, ΗρακλήςNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens1982

    … STUDY WAS CARRIED OUT BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER THE SURGICAL INTERVENTION.

    greece Repository record

  10. Self-esteem and Body Image Changes in Adolescents After Scarring Surgery

    Mitchell, Kristi L.M.

    … changes over time when interrupted by a surgical procedure that causes visible scarring.<br> 2. How body image in adolescents changes over time when interrupted by a surgical procedure that causes visible scarring.<br> 3. How the relationship of body image and self-esteem change over the …

    sdstate Repository record

  11. FACTORS AFFECTING RECRUITMENT TO SURGICAL ONCOLOGY CLINICAL TRIALS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE ACCRUAL

    Serrano, Pablo E2022

    Surgical trials involve patients undergoing a surgical intervention. Poor recruitment is the most important issue that can lead to study failure. Chapter 1 provides the conceptual framework of recruitment issues that can arise when conducting a surgical trial. Different methodological challenges …

    mcmaster Repository record

  12. The clinical use and indications for head computed tomography scans in paediatric ambulatory care (short stay ward and medical emergencies) at a children’s hospital over a one-year period, 1st January-31st December 2013

    Machingaidze, Pamela RudoDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health2018

    … p=0.02). Forty-seven patients (15.1%) required surgical intervention after CT of which 40 (85.1%) needed a ventricular drainage procedure. A larger proportion of patients with VPS (25/62;40.3%) required surgical intervention compared to patients without VPS (22/249;8.8%, p <0.001) Conclusion: …

    cape-town Repository record

  13. Endoprosthetic growth module mechanism for the skeletally immature

    Parsons, Adam ThaneDepartment of Mechanical Engineering2011

    … comparable to that of natural growth without surgical intervention. Currently available devices require only physician facilitated extensions but often result in undesirable infrequent large extensions. They also commonly contain ferromagnetic materials which eliminate MRI imaging as a means …

    cape-town Repository record

  14. The Effect of Functional Movement Control on Patient-Reported Outcomes in Individuals with Non-Arthritic Hip Pain

    McGovern, Ryan2020

    … following the implementation of a rehabilitation intervention and a standardized home-exercise program.</p> <p>Subjects: Forty-six individuals (31 females; 15 males) with a mean age of 30 years (range = 14-61; SD = 12) were included in this retrospective study. These individuals were patients of …

    duquesne Repository record

  15. REPEATED BIPHASIC CONDUCTING CONDUITS FOR PERIPHERAL NERVE REPAIR

    Rosenbalm, Tabitha NicholeWake Forest University2013

    … sustain nerve transection injuries which require surgical intervention for repair. Due to rapid scar formation which blocks nerve outgrowth, there are no treatment options for the approximately 90% of patients who have gaps greater than 3 cm. Resultantly, researchers have focused on methods to …

    wfu Repository record

  16. Neural injury following traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation

    Travlos, JohnDepartment of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences1989

    … lesions, their recovery and the indications for surgical intervention. I also suggest a classification perhaps more clinically relevant than the anatomical classification of Leffert and Seddon (1965).

    cape-town Repository record

  17. Advanced computer modeling of abdominal aortic aneurysms to predict risk of rupture

    Altuwaijri, OmarUniversity of Hull2012

    … are caused by AAA rupture.AAA repair requires surgical intervention but the surgery itself has a mortality rate of about 5% in patients with stable AAA. The decision to undertake the surgery is made depending on the aortic maximum diameter of ≥5 cm. However, it is observed that rupture …

    hull Repository record

  18. Impact of nighttime versus daytime emergency surgery on the outcome of necrotising enterocolitis

    Mbonisweni, AkhonaDivision of General Surgery2023

    … is the most common neonatal gastrointestinal surgical emergency, with a high mortality. We hypothesised that nighttime (NT) surgery was associated with higher mortality, intra-operative adverse events (AE) and post operative complications. Objectives To determine differences in mortality, …

    cape-town Repository record

  19. Surface reconstruction and display of left ventricular function for pet images

    Kehtarnavaz, NasserRice University1984

    … an organ inside the body to be viewed without surgical intervention. The organ considered for the present study is the heart and the goal of the thesis is to aid detecting the coronary artery diseases at an early stage. For this purpose, a three dimensional object of the left ventricle is …

    rice Repository record

  20. Quantitative multi-modal analysis of pediatric focal epilepsy

    Eow, Andy Khai SiangMassachusetts Institute of Technology2005

    … with medically refractive focal epilepsy, surgical intervention to remove the epileptic foci is often the last alternative for permanent cure. The success of such surgery is highly dependent on the doctor's ability to accurately locate the epileptogenic region during the pre-surgical …

    mit Repository record

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