Manual of Operative Surgery

A Manual of Operative Surgery

Validity of a Manual Soft Tissue Profile Prediction Method Following Mandibular Setback Osteotomy

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine the validity of a manual cephalometric method used for predicting the post-operative soft tissue profiles of patients who underwent mandibular setback surgery and compare it to a computerized cephalometric prediction method (Dentofacial Planner). Lateral cephalograms of 18 adults with mandibular prognathism taken at the end of pre-surgical ortho...

A Manual of Operative Surgery

Thirteen years have elapsed since the publication of the first edition of this work. During that period very great changes have been made in operative surgery, necessitating the entire revision of the second edition and the re-writing or remodelling of numerous sections. The most notable alterations occur in the second volume, dealing as it does with the abdomen, genito-urinary system, rectum a...

Evaluation of wound healing and post-operative intra-abdominal adhesions in opium addicted rats

Introduction: Opium addiction can change immune response to Types of stress such as injury or trauma due to alterations in the in secretion status of cytokines in the body. In this study, effects of opium addiction on wound healing and post-operative adhesion bands were assessed after laparotomy. Materials and Methods: Male rats (n=20) were randomly divided into opium addicted (documented with ...

Factors Associated with Operative Treatment of De Quervain Tendinopathy

Background:  Geographic and doctor-to-doctor variations in care are a focus of quality and safety efforts in medicine. This study addresses factors associated with variation in the rate of operative treatment of de Quervain tendinopathy.   Methods: We used a database including all patient encounters at 2 large medical centers, to study the experience of 10 hand surgeons and 1 physiatrist workin...

Correlation of post-operative pain and levels of creatin phosphokinase enzyme following ovariohysterectomy in cats

Background: Recognition of pain is challenging in veterinary medicine due to lack of verbal communication and universal pain assessment system. Increase in biochemical parameters have been shown to have direct correlation with level of postoperative pain. Objectives: The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the serum levels of CPK and investigate any correlation in serum levels of CPK an...