Extra-short implants for rehabilitation of atrophic ridges: a retrospective study (1–5 year follow-up)

The purpose of this retrospective study was to determine survival and peri-implant marginal bone loss of short and ultra-short implants placed in the posterior mandible. A total of 98 patients received 201 locking-taper implants between January 2014 and January 2015. Implants were placed with a 2-stage approach and restored with single crowns. Clinical and radiographic examinations were performed at 3-year recall appointments. At that time, the proportion of implant survival by length, and variations of crestal bone levels (mean crestal bone loss and mean apical shift of the “first bone-to-implant contact point” position) were assessed. Significance level was set at 0.05. The total number of implants examined 36 months after loading included: 71 implants, 8.0 mm in length; 82 implants, 6.0 mm in length; and 48 implants, 5.0 mm in length. Five implants failed. The overall proportion of survival was 97.51%, with 98.59% for the 8.0-mm implants, 97.56% for the 6.0-mm implants, and 95.83% for the 5.0-mm implants. No statistically significant differences were found among the groups regarding implant survival (P = .73), mean crestal bone loss (P = .31), or mean apical shift of the “first bone-to-implant contact point” position (P = .36). Single-crown short and ultra-short implants may offer predictable outcomes in the atrophic posterior mandibular regions, though further investigations with longer follow-up evaluations are necessary to validate our results.

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Clinical Value of Computer-Assisted Taylor Three-dimensional External Fixation in the Treatment of Tibiofibular Fracture (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.20711 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Hongfeng Sheng ◽

Weixing Xu ◽

Bin Xu ◽

Hongpu Song ◽

Di Lu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Retrospective Study ◽

Internal Fixation ◽

External Fixation ◽

External Fixator ◽

Theoretical Basis ◽

New Technology ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

Computer Assisted ◽

Clinical Value

UNSTRUCTURED The retrospective study of Taylor's three-dimensional external fixator for the treatment of tibiofibular fractures provides a theoretical basis for the application of this technology. The paper collected 28 patients with tibiofibular fractures from the Department of Orthopaedics in our hospital from March 2015 to June 2018. After the treatment, the follow-up evaluation of Taylor's three-dimensional external fixator for the treatment of tibiofibular fractures and concurrency the incidence of the disease, as well as the efficacy and occurrence of the internal fixation of the treatment of tibial fractures in our hospital. The results showed that Taylor's three-dimensional external fixator was superior to orthopaedics in the treatment of tibiofibular fractures in terms of efficacy and complications. To this end, the thesis research can be concluded as follows: Taylor three-dimensional external fixation in the treatment of tibiofibular fractures is more effective, and the incidence of occurrence is low, is a new technology for the treatment of tibiofibular fractures, it is worthy of clinical promotion.

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Hand eczema patients’ knowledge of skin protection following a guided talk—A retrospective study with a follow‐up questionnaire

Contact Dermatitis ◽

10.1111/cod.13264 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 81 (2) ◽

pp. 117-123 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Yasemin Topal ◽

Tove Agner ◽

Janique van der Heiden ◽

Niels E. Ebbehøj ◽

Kim K. B. Clemmensen

Keyword(s):

Retrospective Study ◽

Hand Eczema ◽

Skin Protection

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Skeletal and Dental Correction and Stability Following LeFort I Advancement in Patients With Cleft Lip and Palate With Mild, Moderate, and Severe Maxillary Hypoplasia

The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal ◽

10.1177/1055665621996108 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 105566562199610

Author(s):

Buddhathida Wangsrimongkol ◽

Roberto L. Flores ◽

David A. Staffenberg ◽

Eduardo D. Rodriguez ◽

Pradip. R. Shetye

Keyword(s):

Retrospective Study ◽

Outcome Measures ◽

Cleft Lip ◽

Outcome Measure ◽

Cleft Lip And Palate ◽

Inclusion Criteria ◽

Maxillary Hypoplasia ◽

Main Outcome Measure ◽

Lateral Cephalograms

Objective: This study evaluates skeletal and dental outcomes of LeFort I advancement surgery in patients with cleft lip and palate (CLP) with varying degrees of maxillary skeletal hypoplasia. Design: Retrospective study. Method: Lateral cephalograms were digitized at preoperative (T1), immediately postoperative (T2), and 1-year follow-up (T3) and compared to untreated unaffected controls. Based on the severity of cleft maxillary hypoplasia, the sample was divided into 3 groups using Wits analysis: mild: ≤0 to ≥−5 mm; moderate: <−5 to >−10 mm; and severe: ≤−10 mm. Participants: Fifty-one patients with nonsyndromic CLP with hypoplastic maxilla who met inclusion criteria. Intervention: LeFort I advancement. Main Outcome Measure: Skeletal and dental stability post-LeFort I surgery at a 1-year follow-up. Results: At T2, LeFort I surgery produced an average correction of maxillary hypoplasia by 6.4 ± 0.6, 8.1 ± 0.4, and 10.7 ± 0.8 mm in the mild, moderate, and severe groups, respectively. There was a mean relapse of 1 to 1.5 mm observed in all groups. At T3, no statistically significant differences were observed between the surgical groups and controls at angle Sella, Nasion, A point (SNA), A point, Nasion, B point (ANB), and overjet outcome measures. Conclusions: LeFort I advancement produces a stable correction in mild, moderate, and severe skeletal maxillary hypoplasia. Overcorrection is recommended in all patients with CLP to compensate for the expected postsurgical skeletal relapse.

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Humeral osteolysis after reverse shoulder arthroplasty using cemented or cementless stems Comparative retrospective study with a mean follow-up of 9 years

Orthopaedics & Traumatology Surgery & Research ◽

10.1016/j.otsr.2021.102916 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 102916

Author(s):

Matthieu Mazaleyrat ◽

Luc Favard ◽

Pascal Boileau ◽

Julien Berhouet

Keyword(s):

Retrospective Study ◽

Shoulder Arthroplasty ◽

Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty

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Appendiceal Neuroendocrine Tumours - Experience of One Service

Journal of Coloproctology ◽

10.1055/s-0041-1724064 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Vítor Devezas ◽

Laura Elisabete Barbosa

Keyword(s):

Retrospective Study ◽

Acute Appendicitis ◽

Neuroendocrine Tumours ◽

Adult Population ◽

Right Hemicolectomy ◽

Good Prognosis ◽

Alive Today

AbstractTumours of the appendix are rare and tend to be diagnosed incidentally, in cases of acute appendicitis. For some authors, appendiceal neuroendocrine tumours (ANETs) are the most frequent neoplasm of the appendix, observed in 0.3% to 0.9% of cases acute appendicitis. The present is a unicentric retrospective study conducted between January 2005 and March 2017. Out of a total of 3,007 surgeries for appendiceal pathologies performed in the adult population at the hospital where the present study was conducted, there were 70 (2.33%) malignant cases, 20 (28.6%) of which were ANETs. The patients had a median age of 44 years (range: 18 to 85 years), and were predominantly women (there were 1.9 times more women than men). In 16 cases (80%), a simple appendicectomy was performed (1 patient was submitted to a right hemicolectomy later). The cases of ANETs had a good prognosis in our series: 85% of the patients are either alive today or were alive after 5 years of follow-up. Despite the fact that ANETs are described as the most frequent tumor of the appendix, this was not confirmed in our series, in which they only represented 28.6% of the cases; adenocarcinoma was the most frequent tumor (65.7%) among our sample.

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