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Comparison of short-segment monoaxial and polyaxial pedicle screw fixation combined with intermediate screws in traumatic thoracolumbar fractures: a finite element study and clinical radiographic review

Clinics; 72 (10), 2017
OBJECTIVES: No studies have compared monoaxial and polyaxial pedicle screws with regard to the von Mises stress of the instrumentation, intradiscal pressures of the adjacent segment and adjacent segment degeneration. METHODS: Short-segment monoaxial/polyaxial pedicle screw fixation techniques were compa...

Ablação de fibrilação atrial por radiofrequência em portador de marcapasso bicameral com bradicardia funcional

A fibrilação atrial é a arritmia sustentada mais frequente na prática clínica. Uma significativa parcela de pacientes portadores dessa afecção evolui com períodos de bradiarritmias, necessitando implante de marcapasso. Dessa forma, nos portadores de dispositivos cardíacos implantáveis, pode ser...

Comparative study of respiratory muscle strength in women undergoing conventional and single-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Acta cir. bras; 32 (10), 2017
Abstract Purpose: To evaluate respiratory muscle strength (PImax and PEmax) before and 24 and 48 h after conventional and single-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Methods: Forty women with symptomatic cholelithiasis (18 to 70 years) participated in the study. The patients were divided into two group...

Quality of life and functional capacity of patients with adhesive capsulitis: identifying risk factors associated to better outcomes after treatment with nerve blocking

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (5), 2017
Abstract Introduction: The objectives of this study were to assess the quality of life and functional capacity of adhesive capsulitis patients at the beginning and end of procedure and to identify risk factors associated to better outcomes after treatment with nerve blocking. Methods: A prospective coh...

Correlation between cellular expression of complement regulatory proteins with depletion and repopulation of B-lymphocytes in peripheral blood of patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with rituximab

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (5), 2017
Abstract Objectives: To correlate the basal expression of complement regulatory proteins (CRPs) CD55, CD59, CD35, and CD46 in B-lymphocytes from the peripheral blood of a cohort of 10 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) initiating treatment with rituximab (RTX) with depletion and time repopulation o...

Latent tuberculosis infection screening in juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients preceding anti-TNF therapy in a tuberculosis high-risk country

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (5), 2017
Abstract Objectives: To evaluate, in an endemic country, the long-term efficacy of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) screening and primary prophylaxis in patients with JIA receiving TNF blockers. Methods: This was a retrospective cohort that included JIA patients eligible to anti-TNF therapy. Patien...

Effect of vitamin D supplementation on patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a systematic review

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (5), 2017
Abstract The objective of this systematic review was to analyze clinical trials carried out for the investigation of the effect of vitamin D supplementation on systemic lupus erythematosus. The research was performed from August to September 2016, without limits regarding year of publication, restriction...

Therapeutic plasma exchange in rheumatic diseases: a university hospital experience

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (5), 2017
Abstract Introduction: Each day, evidence accumulates related to the use of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) in patients with rheumatic diseases. San Ignacio University Hospital has recorded all of the TPE sessions performed by the institution's apheresis group. Objective: To describe the TPE experien...

The influence of previous robotic experience in the initial learning curve of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (5), 2017
ABSTRACT Introduction: This study analyzed the impact of the experience with Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy (RALP) on the initial experience with Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy (LRP) by examining perioperative results and early outcomes of 110 patients. LRPs were performed by two ro-bot...

Unilateral extravesical ureteral reimplantation via inguinal incision for the correction of vesicoureteral reflux: a 10-year experience

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (5), 2017
ABSTRACT Introduction and Objective: Multiple options exist for the surgical management of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). We report on our 10-year experience using the inguinal approach to extravesical ureteral reimplantation (EVR). Materials and Methods: Patient characteristics of age, gender, and reflu...