Microbial flora on cell-phones in an orthopedic surgery room before and after decontamination

Design and Manufacture of a Smart Orthopedic Pin Cutter for Use in the Operating Room and Patients Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery

Background and Aim: Since pin cutter is used in surgical operations involving screw and orthopedic plating and this is one of the most sensitive surgeries, saving time is very important along with reducing infection rate. The purpose of design the Mini-Pin Cutter is to replace a smaller, lighter, more efficient device than conventional and traditional cutters, which ultimately results in a comf...

Recall Activity: What Happens before and after Basal Cell Carcino-mas’ Surgery?

on translation of politeness strategies in dialogues involving female characters in translations and retranslations of novels translated before and after the islamic revolution of iran and their effects on the image of women: a polysystem theory approach

abstract reception environment has considerable effects on accepting a translation. as the expectations of a target culture and its values and needs change throughout history, its criteria for accepting a translation or rejecting it will change accordingly (gentzler, 2001). the expectations of iran, as the reception environment in the present study, have changed after the islamic revolution. i...

Microbial Evaluation of Turkish Herbal Teas Before and After Infusion

Background: Herbal teas are produced and sold in packaged or unpackaged forms all over the world. The aim of this study was microbial evaluation of Turkish herbal teas before and after infusion in boiled water. Methods: A total of 20 packaged and unpackaged samples of Turkish herbal teas, including chamomile, salvia, green, mix, apple, mate, ginger, linden, fennel, and senna tea were collected...

Driving after orthopedic surgery.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES As a result of reading this article, physicians should be able to: (1) Identify preoperative factors that may contribute to a patient's ability to return to driving after orthopedic surgery. (2) Understand the role of upper-extremity immobilization and how it may impair a patient's ability to operate a motor vehicle. (3) Recognize how various forms of lower-extremity immo...