OBJECT Unilateral facet injuries can be treated with either anterior or posterior fixation techniques with reportedly good outcomes. The two approaches have not been directly compared, however, and consensus is lacking as to which is the optimal method. The primary objective of this study was to determine whether acute postoperative morbidity differed between anteriorly and posteriorly treated ...

UNLABELLED Patient satisfaction is becoming increasingly important as a crucial outcome measure for total knee arthroplasty. We aimed to determine how well commonly used clinical outcome scales correlate with patient satisfaction after total knee arthroplasty. In particular, we sought to determine whether patient satisfaction correlates better with absolute postoperative scores or preoperative ...

OBJECTIVE To examine the effectiveness of fibrin sealants as supportive treatment to improve hemostasis and decrease the incidence of bile leakage and intra-abdominal collections. DESIGN Prospective, controlled, quasiexperimental study. SETTING Tertiary referral center, University Hospital Reina Sofía. PATIENTS A total of 115 patients (58 in the control group and 57 in the collagen sponge...

OBJECTIVES Preoperative anemia has been related with adverse outcomes in elective valve replacement and CABG surgery. Impact of preoperative anemia on outcome in octogenarians submitted to cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) has not yet been precisely described. METHODS We analyzed association between preoperative hemoglobin level, minimum intraoperative and immediate postoperative hematocrit (HCT),...

UNLABELLED Permanent exotropia (XT) occurs in 1 to 2% of the pediatric population. Its management involves careful assessment of patient, treatment of amblyopia, refractive errors and surgery. The aim of the surgery is to straighten the eyes in the primary gaze position, giving a better cosmetic outcome. The factors reported to affect surgical outcome after exotropia surgery vary widely in repo...

AIM To evaluate the visual outcome of all patients who had cataract surgery with intraocular lens implant in five Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Kaduna State and to identify reasons for poor outcome and to proffer suggestions to improve outcome. MATERIALS AND METHODS A prospective study using the WHO cataract surgery record form to collect data from consecutively screened and operated catar...

background : lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis (lds) is a degenerative slippage of the lumbar vertebrae. we aimed to evaluate the surgical outcome of degenerative spondylolisthesis with neural decompression, pedicular screw fixation, reduction, and posterolateral fusion. methods : this before-after study was carried out on 45 patients (37 female and 8 male) with lds operated from august 200...

OBJECTIVE Outcome of staged palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) has improved over the past decades. We sought to evaluate the outcome of the second palliative procedure, the superior cavopulmonary anastomosis (SCPA), in a single-centre cohort and to identify risk factors for adverse outcome. METHODS Full data on all 119 HLHS patients who underwent SCPA in our centre between ...

Background: Some reports showed, no clear difference in treatment outcome between the single-bundle and double-bundle reconstruction techniques for posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury. Using patientbased QOL evaluation scale SF-36, we evaluated postoperative compared two techniques.