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Guidelines and Pitfalls for the Rehabilitation Following Hip Arthroscopy.

Guidelines and pitfalls for the rehabilitation following hip arthroscopy.

Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2013 Jul 14;
Malloy P, Malloy M, Draovitch P

Rehabilitation guidelines following hip arthroscopy have been presented in the literature with common themes consisting of initial… Continue reading

Microfluidic System for Controlled Gelation of a Thermally Reversible Hydrogel.

Microfluidic system for controlled gelation of a thermally reversible hydrogel.

IEEE Trans Biomed Circuits Syst. 2009 Aug; 3(4): 195-201
Flueckiger J, Cheung KC

The integration of cell culture and characterization onto a miniaturized platform promises to benefit many applications… Continue reading

Targeting Asymptomatic Malaria Infections: Active Surveillance in Control and Elimination.

Targeting Asymptomatic Malaria Infections: Active Surveillance in Control and Elimination.

PLoS Med. 2013 Jun; 10(6): e1001467
Sturrock HJ, Hsiang MS, Cohen JM, Smith DL, Greenhouse B, Bousema T, Gosling RD

Hugh Sturrock and colleagues discuss the role of active… Continue reading

Protocol: Effect of Intravitreal Bevacizumab (Avastin) in the Treatment of Macular Edema: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Protocol: Effect of intravitreal bevacizumab (avastin) in the treatment of macular edema: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials.

J Res Med Sci. 2012 Dec; 17(12): 1180-1187
Qazi HA

Cystoid macular edema (CME) is a relatively common painless condition… Continue reading

Assessment of Risk Factors of Helicobacter Pylori Infection and Peptic Ulcer Disease.

Assessment of Risk Factors of Helicobacter Pylori Infection and Peptic Ulcer Disease.

J Glob Infect Dis. 2013 4; 5(2): 60-67
Mhaskar RS, Ricardo I, Azliyati A, Laxminarayan R, Amol B, Santosh W, Boo K

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection… Continue reading

Gang Membership, Violence, and Psychiatric Morbidity.

Gang Membership, Violence, and Psychiatric Morbidity.

Am J Psychiatry. 2013 Jul 12;
Coid JW, Ullrich S, Keers R, Bebbington P, Destavola BL, Kallis C, Yang M, Reiss D, Jenkins R, Donnelly P

OBJECTIVE Gang members engage in many high-risk… Continue reading

Effect of Cognitive Behavioural Interventions on the Quality of Life in Chinese Heroin-Dependent Individuals in Detoxification: A Randomised Controlled Trial.

Effect of cognitive behavioural interventions on the quality of life in Chinese heroin-dependent individuals in detoxification: a randomised controlled trial.

J Clin Nurs. 2013 Jul 12;
Zhuang SM, An SH, Zhao Y

To determine whether cognitive behavioural interventions would… Continue reading

Physical Therapists in Primary Care Are Interested in High Quality Evidence Regarding Efficacy of Therapeutic Ultrasound for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Provincial Survey.

Physical Therapists in Primary Care Are Interested in High Quality Evidence Regarding Efficacy of Therapeutic Ultrasound for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Provincial Survey.

ScientificWorldJournal. 2013; 2013: 348014
Macintyre NJ, Busse JW, Bhandari M

Recent high-level evidence favours therapeutic ultrasound (US)… Continue reading

CFS in Children and Adolescent: Ten Years of Retrospective Clinical Evaluation.

CFS in Children and Adolescent: Ten Years of Retrospective Clinical Evaluation.

Int J Pediatr. 2013; 2013: 270373
Elgen I, Hikmat O, Aspevik TN, Hagen EM

Aim. To estimate number of children being diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Methods.… Continue reading

Prevalence of Maxillary Sinus Pathology in Patients Considered for Sinus Augmentation Procedures for Dental Implants.

Prevalence of Maxillary Sinus Pathology in Patients Considered for Sinus Augmentation Procedures for Dental Implants.

Implant Dent. 2013 Jul 8;
Manji A, Faucher J, Resnik RR, Suzuki JB

To determine the prevalence of maxillary sinus pathology in patients presenting for implant rehabilitation involving sinus augmentation procedures.Three-dimensional images of 275 patients were evaluated. Age and gender were recorded to see if they had any relationship to the prevalence of pathology. Scans were classified into 1 of the 5 categories based on the type of sinus pathology detected: healthy, mucosal thickening > 5mm, polypoidal mucosal thickening, partial opacification and/or air fluid level, and… Continue reading