Objectives: Avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head is a major complication following
treatment for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). It is caused by excessive pressure …

… In contrast to our findings, a similar retrospective study by Mac-Thiong et al 18 found increased
operative times and increased blood loss in their traction group. However, in their study …

Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) consists of a group of neurodiagnostic
techniques that assess the nervous system’s functional integrity during surgical operations. …

Background: Most kyphectomy techniques require distal dissection of the bifid posterior
spinal elements for implants placement in the thoracolumbar/pelvic regions, traversing the …

… The basic idea in both Dijkstra's algorithm and Viterbi's version is that if a node on an …
There are several advantages to the optimization approach as described above (Sayegh …

… This functionality typically allows for a larger scanning field-of-view as well as simplified
alignment procedures due to the fact that the centre of the scan truly represents 0 degrees. The …

Background: To study how the systematic use of intraoperative skull-femoral traction (IOSFT)
in posterior arthrodesis for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) impacts perioperative …

An acoustic tracking system is described that has been used to track Weddell seals in Antarctica
and ringed and spotted seals in the arctic. The seals are released with a small, depth‐…

… Samir I Sayegh … With A= |A|, L = |L| the magnitudes of the “vectors” A and L, will always
be considered positive and R 0 = |AL| is the magnitude of the mismatch between A and L. …

Combined dislocation of the metacarpophalangeal and uncommon. We know of only four
previously reported cases. We report a new case characterised by dorsal dislocation of both …