Is Weight Loss Better Sustained ...
Background While some studies have shown that longlimb gastric bypass with Roux limb length of 150 to 200 cm can attain better weight loss outcomes ...
Impaired Abdominal Skin Sensory ...
Background Bariatric surgery reduces body weight, but creates the need for surgical correction of the patient’s body shape, especially of the abdome ...
Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass-Induce ...
Background The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) on glucose tolerance and insulin resistance in ty ...
Veress Needle: A Simple Liver R ...
A key problem in the application of SILS to gastric banding (and other gastric surgeries) is how to achieve adequate retraction of the liver, withou ...
Surface substance loss of subsu ...
Surface substance loss of subsurface enamel lesions before (baseline/demineralization) and after each step of the infiltration technique was evaluat ...
Oral lipoma extending superiorl ...
Lipoma is relatively uncommon in the oral cavity. Among the intraoral regions, lipoma involving the gingiva or gingivobuccal fold is relatively infr ...
Predictive factors for regional ...
The process of deciding to treat or not to treat the clinically N0 neck in early oral tongue carcinoma whether surgically or with radiotherapy remai ...
Mucocele of the glands of Bland ...
Purpose This study aims to review anatomical, clinical, and pathological concepts as well as to discuss the most adequate therapeutic approach to th ...
Effect of guided tissue regener ...
Purpose The main purpose of this retrospective cohort study was to evaluate the 4-year success rate of endodontic surgery in combination with a coll ...
Maxillary cementoblastoma—a rar ...
Background This paper highlights the unusual and rare presentation of a cementoblastoma in the maxilla. It also discusses a review on this odontogen ...
Development of a simulation sys ...
Purpose Surgical simulation should reflect the 3D movement of dentition and the resultant movement of the osteotomized segments, which can influence ...
Sliding Bone Graft at the Dista ...
Objective Wide resection of a tumor of the distal femur in healthy tissue while sparing the knee joint and preserving function of the limb. Indica ...
The Use of the T-Saw for Expans ...
Objective Enlargement of the cervical spinal canal in patients with spinal cord compression. Indications Multisegmental spinal cord compression of ...
Denosumab-related osteonecrosis ...
The case of a cancer patient who developed ONJ without previous history of irradiation or bisphosphonate administration has been published [6]. In t ...
Spine–hip discordance and fract ...
Summary The FRAX® tool estimates a 10-year probability of fracture based upon multiple clinical risk factors and an optional bone mineral density (B ...
Potential negative cardiovascul ...
Calcium supplements have been used for decades in the prevention and, as an adjuvant, for treatment of osteoporosis because low calcium intakes are ...
A review of patient-centred pos ...
The purpose of this literature review is to determine whether and to what extent current post-fracture osteoporosis interventions utilize theories o ...
Changes in cortical bone respon ...
Summary Diabetic obesity is associated with increased fracture risk in adults and adolescents. We find in both adolescent and adult mice dramaticall ...
Serum level of pepsinogen signi ...
Summary To elucidate whether serum levels of pepsinogens are associated with the occurrence of gastrointestinal adverse events induced by amino-bisp ...
Physical activity in middle-age ...
Summary In a population-based case-control study, we demonstrate that middle-aged women who were active with walking or in different physical spare ...
Differences in femoral neck geo ...
Summary We studied femoral geometry in relation to age and ethnicity in a cross-sectional study. Age-associated cortical thinning showed the most pr ...
Increasing age- and sex-specifi ...
Summary This study, characterising the incidence of hip fracture in Mexico, showed that age- and sex-specific rates increased between 2000 and 2006. ...
Sustained skeletal benefit from ...
Summary Preliminary prospective, longitudinal results suggest that pre-menarcheal exposure to artistic gymnastics is associated with greater radius ...
The effect of exercise on pQCT ...
Summary Inconsistent study findings of exercise on areal bone density highlight the need to include parameters of bone geometry and volumetric bone ...
PTH level but not 25 (OH) vitam ...
Summary We assessed the impact of calciotropic hormones on bone loss in 195 elderly subjects. After a median follow up of 4 years, parathyroid hormo ...