Effects of yellow filters on vi ...
Background Yellow filters are sometimes recommended to people with low vision. Our aim was investigate the effects of three commercial yellow filter ...
Decreased retinal nerve fiber l ...
Background To compare parameters for retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness, optic nerve head (ONH) measurements, and macular thickness in patie ...
Relationship between retinal ne ...
Background The aim of this work is to study the possible association between retinal nerve fiber layer (NFL) thickness and driving ability. Methods ...
The dynamics of practice effect ...
Background Practice-related improvements of performance are common in many areas of visual processing. There is preliminary evidence that this is al ...
Mucinous cystadenoma of the ret ...
Big cystic lesions of the retroperitoneum are rare entities. Most of the cases involved females of reproductive age and were related to ovarian stru ...
Evaluation of immediate laparos ...
The purpose of this study was to obtain information to aid in deciding the timing of immediate laparoscopic surgery for gynecological disorders. We ...
Administration of angiotensin-c ...
It is almost unknown which demographic factors or medications affect the progression of aortic stenosis (AS) in Japanese patients with mild AS. We i ...
Association of midregional proa ...
Midregional proadrenomedullin (MR-proADM) is elevated in patients with heart failure and myocardial infarction. The aim of this study was to evaluat ...
Arrhythmias after transcatheter ...
With the development of interventional techniques and devices, transcatheter closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect has been widely per ...
A case of giant cell arteritis ...
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the medium and large blood vessels. The early symptoms of this disease are nonspecif ...
Serial dilation reduces graft s ...
Purpose This study tested the hypothesis that serial dilation of the tibial tunnel could provide a stronger anchorage of the graft-fixation-device c ...
In vivo length patterns of the ...
Purpose The function of the medial collateral ligament (MCL) during gait has not been investigated. Our objective was to measure the kinematics of t ...
Gravity-assisted pivot-shift te ...
Purpose The gravity-assisted pivot-shift (GAPS) test is a newly advocated test for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. We retrospectively inves ...
Proprioception following partia ...
Purpose To investigate the proprioceptive function of patients with isolated meniscal tears of the knee before and after arthroscopic partial menisc ...
Femoral component rotation afte ...
Purpose Femoral component rotation is believed to be one of the factors influencing patellar tracking behavior. With the balanced gap implantation t ...
Posterior horn instability of t ...
Purpose In longstanding chronic anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) insufficiency, we identified an abnormal movement of the posterior medial meniscal ...
Repair of horizontal meniscal c ...
Purpose A novel indication and technique using exogenous fibrin clots to repair horizontal cleavage tears of the meniscus is presented. Methods Ver ...
Thermal necrosis after simultan ...
One-staged tibial corrective osteotomy and total knee arthroplasty is a challenging but effective treatment for arthritic knees with extra-articular ...
A medium to long-term follow-up ...
This paper reports the results of our approach to ACL tears and knee laxity, based on 30 years of experience in ACL reconstruction with hamstrings a ...
Major functional deficits persi ...
Purpose The purpose of this prospective randomized controlled study was to evaluate the long-term results after an acute Achilles tendon rupture in ...
Post-operative opiate requireme ...
Purpose Although hip arthroscopy continues to evolve in its use and its popularity grows, little attention has been paid to the anaesthetic and anal ...
Measurements of knee morphometr ...
Purpose The primary purpose of this study was as follows: (1) to compare bony morphology in subjects with and without ACL injury. The secondary purp ...
Effect of sealants on laser flu ...
The aim of this study was to investigate in vitro the effects of clear or opaque sealants, on the laser fluorescence readings for occlusal caries de ...
Low-level laser therapy (LLLT; ...
Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has been found to produce anti-inflammatory effects in a variety of disorders. Tendinopathies are directly related to ...
Bactericidal effect of a Nd:YAG ...
The success of endodontic treatment depends on the effective elimination of microorganisms from the root canal, and lasers provide more effective di ...