The Effect of Visual Feedback on Knee Pain and Function in Women Aged 45–75 Following Total Knee Arthroplasty by Sandra Baltramonaitytė, Anelė Katinė

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Data Transformation Technique to Improve the Outlier Detection Power of Grubbs’ Test for Data Expected to Follow Linear Relation by K. K. L. B. Adikaram, M. A. Hussein, M. Effenberger, T. Becker

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Canine Leishmaniasis in Brazil: Serological Follow-Up of a Dog Population in an Endemic Area of American Visceral Leishmaniasis by Alba Valéria Machado da Silva, Adelzon Assis de Paula, Daniela de Pita Pereira, Reginaldo Peçanha Brazil, João Carlos Araujo Carreira

“…We performed a serological, clinical, and parasitological follow-up of a dog population in an endemic area of American Visceral Leishmaniasis estimated by indirect immunofluorescent assay (IFA) and western blot (WB). …”
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Outcomes Following Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Presentations to Emergency Departments in Alberta: A Population-Based Study by Brian H Rowe, Donald C Voaklander, Thomas J Marrie, Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan, Terry P Klassen, Rhonda J Rosychuk

“…INTRODUCTION: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a complex, multisystem disorder that often results in exacerbations requiring emergency department (ED) management. Following an exacerbation and discharge from the ED, reassessment and management adjustment with a health care provider are recommended to re-establish control of the disease.…”
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Follow up through Endoscopical – Histological Studies and Helicobacter Pylori Infections in Patients Suffering from Gastric Ulcers by Marcos Félix Osorio Pagola, Antonio Moré Pérez, Libán Álvarez Cáceres, Juan Luis de Pasos Carrazana, Anagalys Ortega Alvelay

“…<strong>Background</strong>: Endoscopic follow up of gastric ulcers until healing has a great important due to the possibility of a new proliferation. …”
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Changes in Renal Function Following Administration of Oral Sodium Phosphate or Polyethylene Glycol for Colon Cleansing before Colonoscopy by Ramy Abaskharoun, William Depew, Stephen Vanner

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Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome with Long-Term Follow-Up: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Hideaki Nakajima, Hiroshi Nouso, Naoto Urushihara, Koji Fukumoto, Masaya Yamoto, Hiromu Miyake, Akinori Sekioka, Akiyoshi Nomura, Yutaka Yamada

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Comparative Assessment of Preoperative versus Postoperative Dexamethasone on Postoperative Complications following Lower Third Molar Surgical Extraction by Hashem M. Al-Shamiri, Maha Shawky, Nermin Hassanein

“…To evaluate the effect of preoperative versus postoperative administration of oral Dexamethasone on postoperative complications including pain, edema, and trismus following lower third molar surgery. Methods. 24 patients were divided into two equal groups receiving 8 mg Dexamethasone orally, one group one hour preoperatively and the other group immediately after surgery. …”
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Long-Term Outcomes of Osteochondral Allograft with Osteogenic Protein-1 Augmentation: A Twelve-Year Follow-Up by Eric Assid, Andrew Renshaw, Mawadah Samad, Richard Tupler, Deryk Jones

“…Due to subsequent ACL reconstruction for two years and medial meniscal repair four years following OCA transplantation, we were able to arthroscopically evaluate graft status at short- and intermediate-term follow-ups. …”
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The Impact of Atorvastatin on Intraprostatic Biomarkers – Prognostic Value of 3LS-score – Follow-up of ESTO1-Trial by Eemil Lehtonen, Maiju Vertanen, Heimo Syvälä, Teemu Tolonen, Seppo Auriola, Teuvo Tammela, Aino Siltari, Teemu Murtola

“…Findings: Higher intraprostatic atorvastatin lactone concentrations were associated with reduced Ki67 expression and PSA levels. After a median follow-up of seven years, no significant differences were observed in biochemical recurrence, overall mortality, or initiation of hormonal therapy. …”
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Visceral Leishmaniasis in a UK Toddler following a Short Trip to a Popular Holiday Destination in Spain by Neda Minakaran, Talha Soorma, Shamez N. Ladhani

“…We herein present the case of a 15-month-old with visceral leishmaniasis diagnosed in the UK following a short trip to a popular holiday destination in Spain. …”
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The Impact of Changes in Corneal Back Surface Astigmatism on the Residual Astigmatic Refractive Error following Routine Uncomplicated Phacoemulsification by Larysa Tutchenko, Sudi Patel, Oleksiy Voytsekhivskyy, Mykhailo Skovron, Olha Horak

“…To determine the significance of any association between intersessional changes in ocular residual astigmatism (RA) and astigmatism at corneal front (FSA) and back (BSA) surfaces following uneventful routine phacoemulsification. Methods. …”
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A Case of Splenic Oligometastasis without Intrehepatic Recurrence Identified Six Years Following Hepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Ji Won Han, Pil Soo Sung

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Evaluation of nutritional, anthropometric, and psychological outcomes in different metabolic and bariatric surgery techniques: a follow up study by Elham Hojaji, Zahra Veysi, Shadi Naderyan Fe’li, Neda Shalbaf, Moslem Arian, Cain C. T. Clark, Ahmad Reza Dorosty Motlagh

“…Methods A total of 96 subjects, who had been already referred to the obesity clinic of Firoozgar Hospital, Tehran, Iran, for MBS, were selected for the study and were followed for one year after MBS. The dietary intakes of the participants were assessed using a Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) on a daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly basis. …”
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Double-Balloon Enteroscopy following Capsule Endoscopy in the Management of Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Outcome of a Combined Approach by Patarapong Kamalaporn, Sarah Cho, Nancy Basset, Maria Cirocco, Gary May, Paul Kortan, Gabor Kandel, Norman Marcon

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Floor of the Mouth Hemorrhage Following Dental Implant Placement or Guided Bone Regeneration (GBR) in the Atrophic Interforaminal Mandible by Domenico Sfondrini, Stefano Marelli, Rachele Patriarca, Andrea Scribante, Lorenzo Preda, Gabriele Savioli, Giorgio Novelli, Alessandro Bardazzi

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The Creeping Attachment Induced Technique (CAIT) in Natural and Restored Teeth: Case Reports with 24 Months of Follow-Up by Michele Perelli, Roberto Abundo, Giuseppe Corrente, Paolo Giacomo Arduino

“…Gingival asymmetry, gingival recessions, and gingival thickness may be improved by means of a guided gentle nonsurgical stimulation, providing creeping attachment in the natural and also restored teeth, with a healthy and stable tissue after 24 months of follow-up.…”
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Spontaneous Thrombosis in Giant Aneurysm of the Anterior Communicating Artery Complex in Pediatric Age: Five-Year Follow-Up by Vítor M. Gonçalves, N. Cristino, M. Cunha e Sá

“…The child recovered to his baseline neurological condition and has had no rehemorrhage until 5 years of follow-up.…”
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A Diagnosis of Maternal 22q Duplication and Mosaic Deletion following Prenatal Cell-Free DNA Screening by Melissa A. Hicks, Emilie Lalonde, Jessica Zoladz, Bernard Gonik, Salah Ebrahim

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Role of IgM testing in the diagnosis and post-treatment follow-up of syphilis: a prospective cohort study by Tania Crucitti, Irith De Baetselier, Hilde Smet, Kara K Osbak, Achilleas Tsoumanis, Marjan Van Esbroek, Chris R Kenyon

“…Objectives The diagnosis of repeat syphilis and its follow-up remains challenging. We aimed to investigate if IgM testing may assist in the diagnosis of syphilis reinfection/relapse and its treatment follow-up.Methods This substudy was conducted in the context of a syphilis biomarker discovery study (ClinicalTrials.gov Nr: NCT02059525). …”
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