Corrected text: (Page 5: Results Revision surgery) Revision surgery of either hip after the second THA surgery was slightly more common in simultaneously operated patients compared to the patients operated with a staged procedure (Simultaneous surgeries 240 [7.1 %], surgeries within6 months n 495 [5.1 %], surgeries between 7 and 12 months n 828 [5.3 %] and second surgery after >12 months n 3,57...

Introduction: To present our experience of using transperitonealsubcostal access (Palmer’s point and the right corresponding site) in urologic laparoscopy. Material and methods: We used Palmer’s point and the right corresponding site for initial access in 302 urologic surgeries (48 cases with prior surgeries). The record of these cases was reviewed. Results: Success rate of initial access is 99...

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy affects the middle to elderly population, causing significant morbidity. Keegan1 first described the C5 nerve palsy that developed following posterior decompression surgeries as a "dissociated motor loss." C5 palsy causes significant morbidity to patients, making them unable to perform their daily activities.2,3 Both anterior and posterior decompression surgeries...

Introduction: To present our experience of using transperitonealsubcostal access (Palmer’s point and the right corresponding site) in urologic laparoscopy. Material and methods: We used Palmer’s point and the right corresponding site for initial access in 302 urologic surgeries (48 cases with prior surgeries). The record of these cases was reviewed. Results: Success rate of initial access is 99...

This study determined trends in the contributions of the public and private sectors to the cataract surgery output in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Data about cataract surgeries performed at surgical centres throughout the nation were extracted from patient charts for a 5-year period from 2006 to 2010. Of the total 516 273 surgeries performed in 2010, more were done in public sector centres (61...

Objective. To present our experience of using transperitoneal subcostal access, Palmer's point (3 cm below the left costal margin in the midclavicular line), and its right corresponding site, in urologic laparoscopy. Methods. We used Palmer's point and the right corresponding site for initial access in 302 urologic surgeries (62 cases with prior surgeries). The record of these cases was reviewe...