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Cobalt chromium-Titanium rods versus Titanium-Titanium rods for treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; which type of rod has better postoperative outcomes?

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE; Compare the outcome of spinal deformity correction between Ti-Ti and CrCo-Ti rods for the treatment of spinal Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) using rods mentioned with all pedicle screws and translation technique. METHOD; 59 patients operated for spinal deformity (Lenke 1 or 2)...

Posterior L5-S1 transdiscal screws for high grade spondylolisthesis - a systematic review

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: The surgical management of high-grade lumbar spondylolisthesis (HGLS) is complex and aims to achieve both a solid fusion that is able to support the high shear forces of the lumbosacral junction, as well as neural decompression. We performed a systematic literature review of the safet...

Proprioceptive Stabilizer™ training of the abdominal wall muscles in healthy subjects: a quasi-experimental study

SUMMARY The present quasi-experimental study aimed to assess the transversus abdominis (TrA), internal oblique (IO) and external oblique (EO) thickness in healthy subjects with the proprioceptive Stabilizer™ training in abdominal wall muscles. A sample of 41 healthy participants (age: 31.9 ± 4.5 y...

Instrumentos para avaliação do padrão de sono em crianças com doenças crônicas: revisão integrativa

Objetivo: analisar a produção científica nacional e internacional relacionada aos instrumentos utilizados para avaliar padrão de sono em crianças com doenças crônicas. Método: revisão integrativa realizada em bases de dados (PubMed, Web of Science, CINHAL, LILACS, SciELO) que compreendeu o perí...

Manometria anorretal de alta resolução sob cateter de perfusão (MARAR): primeira experiência no Brasil

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (supl.1), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: High resolution anorectal manometry (HRAM-WP) allows more simplified, objective, and uniform data acquisition and interpretation of the test results. OBJECTIVE: To validate a HRAM under water perfusion (Alacer Biomédica) with a 24-channel probe and to compare the results of anor...

Hepatic retractor in an ex vivo model

Acta cir. bras; 33 (11), 2018
Abstract Purpose: To discuss the use of models of hepatic retraction by laparoscopy, to present a new Hepatic Retractor (HR) and to evaluate its practicality, efficacy and safety in Esophageal Hiatus Exposure (EHE). Methods: Experimental cross - sectional study with a quantitative character. It was c...

Compromiso paterno y la relación con sus conductas promotoras de salud

Rev. salud pública; 20 (5), 2018
RESUMEN Objetivo Identificar el compromiso paterno y la relación con sus conductas promotoras de salud. Método Estudio correlacional en 160 padres, pertenecientes a dos Centros de Salud Familiar, quienes respondieron las escalas de compromiso paterno y estilos de vida II, además de preguntas biosoci...

Diseño de un instrumento de evaluación de desempeño en actividades de la vida diaria

Rev. salud pública; 20 (5), 2018
RESUMEN Objetivos Diseñar y validar un instrumento de evaluación del desempeño de las AVDI, acorde a las necesidades y características actuales de los adultos considerando la actualización terminológica en Terapia Ocupacional. Métodos La investigación se encasilla como un estudio investigativo-...

Urinary sodium excretion in a young to middle-aged adult urban population: a pilot study in Ecuador

Rev. salud pública; 20 (5), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective High sodium consumption is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD). CVD is the leading cause of mortality in Ecuador, which may be caused in part by unhealthy eating habits. Currently, there are no data on the consumption of sodium using 24-hr urine samples. The aims of the study...

Factores determinantes psicosociales asociados a patologías de stress laboral en funcionarios administrativos en una EPS de Bogotá

Rev. salud pública; 20 (5), 2018
RESUMEN Objetivo Identificar y determinar los factores que inciden en la aparición de enfermedades no trasmisibles de salud mental, en el área de la salud pública y/o laboral en las personas que prestan sus servicios en una EPS de la ciudad de Bogotá D.C Colombia. Metodología La investigación se ...