Comparison of Postoperative Pain in Children with Two Intracapsular Tonsillotomy Techniques and a Standard Tonsillectomy Microdebrider and radiofrequency tonsillotomies versus standard tonsillectomies

Objectives: Te aim of this study was to compare the duration and severity of postoperative pain for two different tonsillotomy techniques (radiofrequency [RF] and microdebrider [MD]) with the standard tonsillectomy. M...

HIV/AIDS Vaccines : How long must humanity wait?

OVER FORTY MILLION PEOPLE ARE INFECTED with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the causative agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), and more than 95% of these infected individuals are in the developing...

Design, Implementation and Testing of a Novel Prototype Orthotic Knee Joint with Two Degrees of Freedom in a Patient with Medial Knee Osteoarthritis

Knee braces are a conservative treatment option for patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA). However, no commercially available orthotic knee joint currently reflects natural knee movements. A prototype orthotic knee joi...

Laparoscopic Repair of Traumatic Intraperitoneal Bladder Rupture

Intraperitoneal rupture of the bladder is an uncommon condition that is usually caused by pelvic fractures. Tis is a true surgical emergency managed conventionally by open laparotomy with single or double layer repair....

GlideScope® for Assessment of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Integrity after Thyroid Surgery