BACKGROUND We describe a technique for percutaneous transfacet screw placement in the cervical spine without the need for lateral-view fluoroscopy. METHODS Previously established articular pillar morphometry was used to define the ideal trajectory for transfacet screw placement in the subaxial cervical spine. A unique targeting guide was developed to allow placement of Kirschner wires across ...

BACKGROUND Neuromodulation with spinal cord stimulation is a proven cost effective treatment for the management of common conditions such as chronic radicular leg pain from failed back surgery syndrome, complex regional pain syndrome, and other painful neuropathic pain syndromes. The traditionally instructed method for percutaneous spinal cord stimulator (SCS) lead placement promotes the use of...

In this paper, an efficient and comprehensive hybrid intelligent technique for the optimal placement of phasor measurement units (PMUs) is proposed to minimize the number of PMU installation subjected to full network observability. Three main purposes of PMUs output synchronous measurements are monitoring, control, and protection of power system. We have combined Binary Imperialistic Competitio...

Objective- To assess the feasibility of splenectomy using intracorporeal ligature placement technique. Design- Randomized experimental study. Animals- Dogs (n=7) weighting≥ 20 kg. Procedures- Dogs were randomly selected. A lap-assisted splenectomy was performed. The feasibility of splenectomy was examined using intracorporeal ligatures. Comparisons were made regarding the anes...

case presentation we report a case where a substantial right ovarian cyst in a 13 year old was removed through a single incision in the superior umbilical fold leaving no discernable scar. the placement of a purse string facilitated safe decompression of the cyst allowing delivery into the wound where the lining was stripped before being returned to the abdomen. conclusions subsequent single in...

The VLSI placement problem is to place objects into a fixed die such that there are no overlaps among objects and some cost metrics (wire length, routability) are optimized. The nature of multiple objects and incremental design process for modern VLSI design demands Advanced Incremental Placement Techniques. Incremental placement changes either the wire length or the Placement Density of an exi...

Background Presence of voids at root canal wall‒apical seal material interface gives rise to the entrapment of toxins and microorganisms, which might have a relationship with post treatment disease. The present study was carried out to evaluate the effect of different mixing (manual and ultrasonic) and placement (manual and manual in association with indirect ultrasonic) methods of Calcium-enri...

The aim of this study was to present in detail the clinical steps of the root-membrane technique. This technique combines the benefits of conventional root submergence via intentional maintenance of a root fragment for ridge preservation with those of immediate implant placement for functional rehabilitation of the treated site. A case study of a tooth diagnosed with a horizontal root fracture ...

INTRODUCTION Enteral tube feeding is the preferred method of nutrition for patients unable to take nutrition by mouth, but who maintain adequate gastrointestinal function, especially in the hospital setting. Following total laryngectomy, enteral feeding through a nasogastric tube (NGT) is maintained for a period of days to weeks to allow for adequate nutritional support and postoperative healin...