Jan 22, 2024

Peripheral nerve injuries represent a prevalent and severe category of damage resulting from traumatic incidents. Predominantly, the deficiency in nerve regeneration can be ascribed to enduring inflam...

Jan 15, 2024

To evaluate the response to nifedipine administration measured by changes in hepatic arterial (HA) flow on post-operative Doppler ultrasound (US) to predict short-term complications and long-term outc...

Jan 15, 2024

The liability of plastic surgery tourism in patient health and postoperative resource allocation is significant. Procedures completed within the context of medical tourism often lack rigorous quality ...

Jan 15, 2024

Mandibular distraction osteogenesis (MDO) is a major part of the treatment for hemifacial microsomia patients. Due to the narrow surgical field of the intraoral approach, osteotomy accuracy is highly ...

Jan 15, 2024

Annually, medical students vie to secure a seat with an orthopedic residency program. This rigorous competition places orthopedic surgery as one of the most competitive specialties in the medical fiel...

Jan 15, 2024

In the burgeoning domain of orthopedic therapeutic research, Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) has firmly established its position, transforming paradigms ranging from tissue regeneration to the management o...

Jan 15, 2024

Chronic pain and functional limitations secondary to nerve injuries are a major barrier to optimal recovery for patients following high-energy extremity trauma. Given the associated skeletal and soft ...

Jan 15, 2024

To provide a composite endpoint in pancreatic surgery.Single endpoints in prospective and randomized studies have become impractical due to their low frequency and the marginal benefit of new interven...

Jan 15, 2024

Different unilateral groin hernia repair approaches have been developed in the last 2 decades. The most commonly done approaches are open inguinal hernia repair by the Lichenstein technique, laparosco...

Jan 01, 2024

Right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF) and end-diastolic volume (RVEDV) are not readily assessed through traditional modalities. Deep learning-enabled ECG analysis for estimation of right ventricu...

Jan 01, 2024

The widely used Bentall procedure is the criterion standard treatment for aortic root pathology. Studies comparing the long-term outcomes of bioprosthetic and mechanical valves in patients undergoing ...

Jan 01, 2024

Whether a bovine or porcine aortic valve bioprosthesis carries a higher risk of endocarditis after aortic valve replacement is unknown. The aim of this study was to compare the risk of prosthetic endo...

Jan 01, 2024

In this letter to the editor, I offer a critique of the article titled "Consulting the Digital Doctor: Google Versus ChatGPT as Sources of Information on Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cel...

Jan 01, 2024

Cosmetic surgery is extremely popular. Despite this, negative attitudes towards cosmetic surgery recipients prevail. Across two pre-registered studies, we examined whether intrasexual competitiveness ...

Jan 01, 2024

This study is an attempt to assess whether the usage of headphones could minimize the nickel ion release from fixed orthodontic appliance compared with hand-held mobile phones. The aim of the study is...

Jan 01, 2024

Adolescent spinal injuries such as flexion-distraction injuries with posterior ligament complex (PLC) stripping require specialized management because of the unique interplay between injury mechanics ...

Jan 01, 2024

Aim      To study the left ventricular (LV) contractile and pumping function during the recovery phase following ligation of the anterior descending coronary artery (CA).Material and methods  Ca...

Jan 01, 2024

The value of video-based self-assessment in enhancing surgical skills is uncertain. This study investigates the feasibility and estimates sample size for a full-scale randomized controlled trial to ev...

Dec 25, 2023

This study aimed to demonstrate the performance of the popular artificial intelligence (AI) language model, Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (ChatGPT) (OpenAI, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.), in ge...

Dec 25, 2023

The objective of this study is to develop a practical framework of competencies and behaviors which define an effective surgical educator.A modified Delphi approach was used. A literature review and s...