Sökning: "orthopedic surgery"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 31 avhandlingar innehållade orden orthopedic surgery.
1. Neurochemical and cognitive aftermaths of surgery - studies on short- and long-term effects of surgery and anesthesia
Sammanfattning : Background: Each year, around the world, more than 230 million patients have surgery. Improvements in healthcare have resulted in older and sicker patients undergoing surgical interventions. As a result, surgical safety has be-come a global public-health concern. LÄS MER
2. Knee flexion contracture and flexed knee gait in children with cerebral palsy
Sammanfattning : Cerebral palsy (CP) is considered the most common cause of physical disability in childhood. Most children will walk, but gait often deteriorates with growth and development. LÄS MER
3. Patients with hip fracture : A decade of morbidity and surgery
Sammanfattning : Hip fracture is a devastating condition causing excess mortality in older people. Over recent time, incidence has declined while mortality remains unchanged, suggesting changes in morbidity. LÄS MER
4. Norrbottnian congenital insensitivity to pain
Sammanfattning : Congenital insensitivity to pain is a rare hereditary neuropathy. We present patients from a large family in Norrbotten, Sweden with a mutation in the nerve growth factor β gene (NGFß). Using a model of recessive inheritance, we identified an 8.3-Mb region on chromosome 1p11. LÄS MER
5. Patient Reported Outcomes and Orthopedic Surgery in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sammanfattning : Orthopedic surgery is used effectively in many patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis RA). The aim of modern pharmacologic treatment is to prevent joint destruction and reduce the need for orthopedic surgery. Patient reported outcomes (PROs) are important measures of the burden of RA. LÄS MER