Novel schemes skirt NICE barrier

Bioactive composite for keratoprosthesis skirt.

In this study, the fabrication and properties of a synthetic keratoprosthesis skirt for use in osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis (OOKP) surgery are discussed. In the search for a new material concept, bioactive glass and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)-based composites were prepared. Three different bioactive glasses (i.e. 45S5, S53P4 and 1-98) and one slowly resorbing glass, FL107, with two differe...

A novel technique of aortic root reconstruction for extensive endocarditis: the pericardial skirt technique.

Extensive aortic valve endocarditis requires thorough debridement of the paravalvular tissue, and reconstruction of the destroyed aortic root can be technically difficult. In the present report, we describe a simple technique for aortic root reconstruction. In this technique, a doughnut-shaped bovine pericardial sheet (skirt) is attached to the proximal end of a valved conduit and then sewn ont...

Skirt Flap for Nasal Alar Reconstruction

1 Koichi Ueda, MD, PhD Yuka Shigemura, MD Mai Hara, MD Takashi Nuri, MD, PhD Hiroyuki Iwanaga, MD Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Osaka Medical College Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan Sir: T usual choices for reconstruction of nasal alar defects are a nasolabial flap or a composite chondrocutaneous ear graft. For reconstruction of small full-thickness defects of the ala, the nasolabial...

NICE update: NICE public health guidance update.

This guidance aims to support routine provision of brief advice on physical activity in primary care practice. You can view the full physical activity pathway at http:// pathways.nice.org.uk/pathways/physical-activity The guidance is for commissioners of health services and anyone working in primary care whose remit includes offering lifestyle advice. These include exercise professionals, GPs, ...

Discrete Monitored Barrier Options: by Finite Difference Schemes