Femtosecond laser versus mechanical microkeratome use for laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK)
Abstract
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To compare the effectiveness and safety of femtosecond laser versus mechanical microkeratome in LASIK for myopia.
Enhanced healing and anti-inflammatory effects of a carbohydrate polymer with zinc oxide in patients with chronic venous leg ulcers: Preliminary results
Abstract
Introduction: Insufficient wound healing related to chronic inflammation of chronic venous leg ulcers (CVUs) represents an important public health problem. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a carbohydrate polymer with zinc oxide therapy on CVUs.
Impact of pregnancy on autograft dilatation and aortic valve function following the Ross procedure
Abstract
Objective: The effects of pregnancy on autograft dilatation and neoaortic valve function in patients with a Ross procedure have not been studied. We sought to evaluate the effect of pregnancy on autograft dilatation and valve function in these patients with the goal of determining whether pregnancy is safe after the Ross procedure.
Design: A retrospective chart review of female patients who underwent a Ross procedure was conducted.
Enfermedad de Kikuchi-Fujimoto, manifestación junto con siliconosis
Abstract
Study Design
Retrospective comparative clinical study.
Purpose
This study aimed to assess paraspinal muscle atrophy in patients who underwent minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MI-TLIF) and unilateral pedicle screw fixation using a novel contralateral intact muscle-controlled model.
Assessment of paraspinal muscle atrophy percentage after minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion and unilateral instrumentation using a novel contralateral intact muscle-controlled model
Abstract
Study design: Retrospective comparative clinical study.
Purpose: This study aimed to assess paraspinal muscle atrophy in patients who underwent minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MI-TLIF) and unilateral pedicle screw fixation using a novel contralateral intact muscle-controlled model.
Complement system contributes to modulate the infectivity of susceptible TcI strains of Trypanosoma cruzi
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Trypanosoma cruzi is a protozoan parasite and an etiological agent of Chagas disease. There is a wide variability in the clinical outcome of its infection, ranging from asymptomatic individuals to those with chronic fatal mega syndromes. Both parasite and host factors, as well as their interplay, are thought to be involved in the process.