Customised gold weight eyelid implantation in paralytic lagophthalmos

2008 ◽  
Vol 122 (10) ◽  
pp. 1088-1091 ◽  
Author(s):  
N Jayashankar ◽  
K P Morwani ◽  
M J Shaan ◽  
S R Bhatia ◽  
K T Patil
Keyword(s):  
Visual Acuity ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Study Design ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Upper Eyelid ◽  
Eyelid Closure ◽  
Gold Weight ◽  
One Year ◽  
A Prospective Study

AbstractGold eyelid implantation is widely considered the procedure of choice to reanimate the upper eyelid in paralytic lagophthalmos. Commercially supplied implants are not readily available in all places and are sometimes cumbersome to import.Objective:We aimed to devise a method whereby every surgeon performing gold eyelid implantation could have easy and quick access to the implant. Furthermore, we aimed to develop a means of creating an implant of the exact weight required for complete eyelid closure.Study design and setting:A prospective study was performed from 1997 to 2005 in a tertiary research hospital, involving 50 subjects requiring gold upper eyelid implantation and using the technique in question.Results:Only patients with a minimum follow up of one year were included in the study group. Symptoms improved in 96 per cent of subjects, who were able to dispense with eyedrops and eye ointments. Visual acuity improved in 92 per cent of patients. There were two extrusions amongst the early cases.Conclusion and significance:Customised gold eyelid implantation offers an alternative in regions where commercial implants are not easily obtained.

TREATMENT OF TRIGGER FINGERS BY INJECTION OF METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE AND LIDOCAINE (DEPO-MEDROL®)

Hand Surgery ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 01 (02) ◽  
pp. 103-105
Author(s):  
J. Joris Hage ◽  
Jaap D.K. Munting
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Success Rate ◽  
Adult Patients ◽  
Methylprednisolone Acetate ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Local Injections ◽  
One Year ◽  
A Prospective Study

Thirty-six adult patients with 44 trigger fingers of less than four months' duration entered a prospective study on the efficiency of treatment with local injections of a combination of corticosteroids and lidocaine. From this study it may be concluded that the short-term success rate (93%) of one to three injections of methylprednisolone and lidocaine 2% (Depo-Medrol®) is comparable to that achieved by surgical or percutaneous tenolysis. At one year of follow-up, this success rate still amounted to 86%. In our hands, this therapy is without complications or side effects.

Stereotactic Limbic Leucotomy: A Preliminary Report on Forty Patients

1973 ◽  
Vol 123 (573) ◽  
pp. 141-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Desmond Kelly ◽  
Alan Richardson ◽  
Nita Mitchell-Heggs ◽  
Juliet Greenup ◽  
Char-nie Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Study ◽  
Operative Technique ◽  
Preliminary Report ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Present Series ◽  
One Year ◽  
A Prospective Study

The neurophysiological aspects and operative technique of stereotactic limbic leucotomy have been described in a previous paper (Kelly, Richardson and Mitchell-Heggs, 1973). The present investigation is a prospective study designed to assess the results of such surgery in a group of 40 severely ill psychiatric patients, who had failed to respond satisfactorily to every other type of treatment. The results have been assessed clinically, psychologically and physiologically, in a very detailed way, at six weeks; a similar follow-up at one year is in progress. A comparison is made between the results of the present series and those of a previous: study (Kelly et al., 1972), in which more extensive leucotomy operations were carried out, and similar means of assessment were employed.

scholarly journals Patient Reported Pain and Disability Following a Distal Radius Fracture: A Prospective Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 589-599 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Lalone ◽  
Joy MacDermid ◽  
Ruby Grewal ◽  
Graham King
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Study ◽  
Distal Radius Fracture ◽  
Distal Radius ◽  
Radius Fracture ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Long Term Follow Up ◽  
One Year ◽  
A Prospective Study

Background: Fractures of the distal radius are common. Few studies investigating the extended long term outcomes of participants following a distal radius fracture (especially beyond 2 years) and they have relied on subjective measures or single objective tests to measure participant’s final outcome. Objectives: The objective of this study was to describe the pain and disability in long-term follow-up of participants after a distal radius fracture. Participants who had previously participated in a prospective study, where baseline and standardized one-year follow-up were performed, were contacted to volunteer to participate in this follow-up (FU) study. Sixty-five participants (17 males, 48 females) with an average age of 57 (SD 13) years at the time of injury and 67 (SD 13 years) at follow-up were evaluated at an average of 11(SD 6) years (range 2-20 years). Results: The majority of patients (85%) participants reported no change or had less pain and disability (PRWE) (<5 point difference) at their long-term follow-up compared to their one year PRWE scores. One year PRWE scores were found to be predictive (19.1%) of the variability in long term PRWE score (p=0.02). Age, gender, and mechanism of fall were not significant predictors of worsened outcome. Conclusion: The majority of people that are experiencing no or low patient reported pain and disability one year following a DRF can expect to retain their positive outcome 10-20 years later. This study did not identify how to predict worsened outcome.

Hair removal with the long pulsed Nd:YAG laser: A prospective study with one year follow-up

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Lorenz ◽  
Stephanie Brunnberg ◽  
Michael Landthaler ◽  
Ulrich Hohenleutner
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Study ◽  
Nd:Yag Laser ◽  
Hair Removal ◽  
Pulsed Nd:Yag Laser ◽  
One Year ◽  
A Prospective Study

Behavioral problems of preschool children with new-onset epilepsy and one-year follow-up — A prospective study

2019 ◽  
Vol 92 ◽  
pp. 171-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuba Çelen Yoldaş ◽  
Ceren Günbey ◽  
Aydan Değerliyurt ◽  
Neşe Erol ◽  
Elif Özmert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
One Year ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
New Onset
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