Scientific Surgery

Scientific surgery.

Hu Z, Zhu J, Cao X, Chan C, Li S, Guo D et al. Composite skin grafting with human acellular dermal matrix scaffold for treatment of diabetic foot ulcers: a randomized controlled trial. J Am Coll Surg 2016; 222: 1171–1179. The rates of wound healing were similar, as were rates of complications in this study that included 52 patients. Recurrent ulceration was less common in the group who had skin...

Questionable Word Choice in Scientific Writing in Orthopedic Surgery

Background: Given the strong influence of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors on musculoskeletal symptoms andlimitations it’s important that both scientific and lay writing use the most positive, hopeful, and adaptive words andconcepts consistent with medical evidence. The use of words that might reinforce misconceptions about preferencesensitiveconditions (particularly those associated with age)...

Scientific Foundations of Surgery

SCIENTIFIC REPORT LASIK surgery in children

Aims: To report success in the treatment of high myopia in children with LASIK. To report the visual results, complications and postoperative management of children with high myopia. Methods: Six children (seven eyes) with high myopia were included in this series. Preoperative and postoperative refraction, visual acuity, and pachymetry were compared. Results: Six children with high myopia rangi...

SCIENTIFIC CORRESPONDENCE LASIK after retinal detachment surgery

Aim: To assess the efficacy and safety of laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for correction of myopic refractive errors in eyes which have previously undergone retinal detachment surgery. Methods: In a prospective, non-comparative case series, 10 eyes of nine patients who had a myopic refractive error and had previously undergone retinal detachment surgery underwent LASIK surgery according to...