BACKGROUND Recurrent ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR) is frequent despite initial reduction by annuloplasty because continued LV remodeling increases tethering to the infarcted papillary muscle (PM). We have previously shown that PM repositioning by an external patch device can acutely reduce IMR. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that IMR reduction persists despite possible continued ...

The authors present a new technique for reconstruction of large curvilinear mandibular defects with distraction osteogenesis and early open callus manipulation. In phase 1, transport disks are created from mandibular bone and distracted across the entire length of the defect, without the restriction from a mandible plate fixation. This allows for full-length distraction until enough regenerate ...

STUDY DESIGN Controlled study, measuring head repositioning error (HRE) using an electrogoniometric device. OBJECTIVE To compare HRE in neutral position, axial rotation and complex postures of patients with whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) to that of control subjects. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA The presence of kinesthetic alterations in patients with WAD is controversial. METHODS In 26...

AIM Mandibular condylar fractures account for 25 to 52 % of all mandibular fractures. Though current literature favors open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) condylar‑base low condylar‑neck fractures, extraoral approaches are usually considered be complicated by the risk facial nerve injury other possible complications. This study was undertaken demonstrate that periangular transmasseteric...

OBJECTIVES Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is a common vestibular disorder and it may be idiopathic or secondary to some conditions such as surgery, but rare following laparoscopic surgery. METHODS We report two cases of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo secondary to laparoscopic surgery, one after laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a 51-year-old man and another following laparoscopic hy...

PURPOSE To analyze the effects of detachment and repositioning of the medial pterygoid muscle on the growth of the maxilla and mandible of young rats through cephalometry. METHODS Thirty one-month-old Wistar rats were used, distributed into three groups: experimental, sham-operated and control. In the experimental group, unilateral detachment and repositioning of the medial pterygoid muscle w...

Repositioning a glaucoma drainage device tube from the anterior chamber to the ciliary sulcus or pars plana can be a challenging procedure owing to the difficulty in obtaining tight closure of the original limbal fistula. Failure to achieve watertight and airtight closure of the fistula can result in substantial difficulty in completing other key portions of the surgery and may lead to postoper...