BackgroundCartilage defects are treated with a wide array of non-operative and surgical procedures. Optimal choice treatment depends on lesion depth size.ObjectivesTo review summarize current data the management cartilage injuries in joints as it relates to defect size.Data sourcesMEDLINE, Cochrane Central Register Controlled Trials & Library, CINHAL.Study eligibility criteria, participants, in...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether any common maternal-fetal variable has prenatal predictive value of prosthetic repair in congenital diaphragmatic hernia. METHODS This was a 5-year single-center retrospective review of fetal congenital diaphragmatic hernia referrals. Multiple prenatal variables were correlated with the need for a prosthetic repair. Statistical analyses were by Fisher's exact an...

BACKGROUND Mitral valve repair is the standard therapy for patients with severe mitral regurgitation. Currently, robotic mitral valve repair is the least invasive surgical approach and an alternative to the traditional sternotomy. Recent studies and newer guidelines on mitral valve repair advocate for earlier referral to surgery, resulting in better long-term outcomes of valve function and decr...

The overhaul of buildings provides for an increase in their thermal protection through the use effective insulation materials structural and technological solutions enclosing structures. This circumstance necessitates development tools selecting optimal parameters relation to inter-repair service life buildings, as well determining projected need repair construction production.

Background:  Despite the introduction of different techniques for meniscal repair, no single procedure is superior in all situations. The new method for meniscal repair named “ modified outside-in technique ” aims to achieve higher primary fixation strength by an alternative suture technique as well as avoid disadvantages of outside-in, inside-out, and all-inside suture procedures. Additionally...