Synovectomy of the Knee:A Follow-up Examination

The role of predischarge mothers’ education on follow-up examination of visual, hearing and brain problems in Preterm neonates

Introduction: Premature infants are at risk of developing hearing loss, blindness and mental retardation. This study was carried to investigate the role of predischarge mothers’ education on follow up examination of visual, hearing and brain problems in preterm infants. Methods: In a quasi-experimental study, 55 mothers of premature infants were selected by random sampling method and ass...

Follow-up studies on synovectomy of the knee in rheumatoid arthritis.

Synovectomy of the knee in juvenile chronic arthritis. A retrospective, consecutive follow-up study.

We report 60 synovectomies of the knee in 51 children with juvenile chronic arthritis. Synovitis had been present for an average of 5 years and the average age at operation was 13 years. Results were evaluated in terms of pain, knee movement, relapse of synovitis and radiological change during a follow-up averaging 7.5 years. The relief of pain was rewarding and there was a slight postoperative...

Patellar tendinopathy: histopathological examination and follow-up of surgical treatment.

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY The aim of this study was to determine the exact localization of the histopathological process (bone, bone-tendon junction or tendon), and to determine whether the underlying pathologic process is predominantly of inflammatory or degenerative nature, then to evaluate the outcome of the surgical treatment of patellar tendinopathy. MATERIALS A prospective cohort study was p...

Follow-Up Visits in Doctor-Patient Communication: The Vietnamese Case

In a “follow-up visit”, a patient seeks medical attention for an existing health problem. Using data from the Vietnamese public hospital system, we present a more nuanced analysis of follow-ups in health communication than the one currently available. To be specific, we discriminate between “same follow-ups”, in which the doctor is the same one as in the last visit, and “different follow-ups”, ...