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Clinics and Practice, Volume 15, Issue 5

May 2025 - 15 articles

Cover Story: Microsurgery requires precision, patience, and a steep learning curve, especially for early-stage trainees. This pilot study tested whether a structured, low-cost training protocol could improve microsurgical skills in plastic surgery residents using non-living models. Over a three-month period, participants who followed a predefined curriculum showed significantly greater improvements in microvascular anastomosis compared to those without structured training. A modified UWOMSA tool was used to track skill acquisition objectively. These results highlight the potential of reproducible and affordable training methods to improve standards in microsurgical education. View this paper
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Articles (15)

  • Article
  • Open Access
928 Views
9 Pages

Objective: To evaluate the effect of preoperative intra-articular injection of bupivacaine and adrenaline (BAD) on blood loss and postoperative hemoglobin levels in primary total knee replacement. Methods: We retrospectively assessed 38 consecutive p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
907 Views
11 Pages

Association Between Diabetes and Vertical Bone Defects in Periodontitis Using Cone Beam Computed Tomography: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

  • Eman Aljoghaiman,
  • Abdullah Alzahrani,
  • Rakan Albarqi,
  • Saad Alqbbani,
  • Hamad Alshiddi,
  • Mishali AlSharief,
  • Mohammed Alsaati and
  • Faisal E. Al Jofi

Background: The association between diabetes and periodontal disease is well established, but its impact on intrabony periodontal defects remains unclear. Aims: This study examines the relationship between diabetes and intrabony periodontal defects u...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,028 Views
24 Pages

Aims/Background: Medical education is largely clinical and biomedical with little emphasis being put upon the social determinants of health (SDH) and patient-centredness. A programme entitled “Walking a Day in My Shoes” was devised as a p...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,359 Views
23 Pages

The Role of Ancient Greek Physicians in the Development of Tracheostomy: Pioneering Airway Interventions and Early Thoracic Surgery

  • Vasileios Leivaditis,
  • Francesk Mulita,
  • Nikolaos G. Baikoussis,
  • Elias Liolis,
  • Andreas Antzoulas,
  • Levan Tchabashvili,
  • Konstantinos Tasios,
  • Dimitrios Litsas and
  • Manfred Dahm

Tracheostomy, a critical airway intervention, has a long and complex history that dates back to antiquity. While the earliest references to the procedure appear in Egyptian and Indian medical texts, its development within ancient Greek medicine remai...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,320 Views
28 Pages

Background: Digitalisation is becoming increasingly integrated into the field of dentistry; therefore, it is crucial to understand both the challenges it introduces and the opportunities it provides. By doing so, the research will offer insights into...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2,377 Views
19 Pages

Bullous Pemphigoid Overlapping Psoriasis Vulgaris: A Rare Case Report and Literature Review

  • Maria-Alexandra Timofte,
  • Constantin Căruntu,
  • Beatrice Bălăceanu-Gurău,
  • Irina Mărgăritescu,
  • Călin Giurcăneanu and
  • Mara Mădălina Mihai

Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is a rare autoimmune disease, primarily affecting elderly individuals, that significantly impacts the patient’s quality of life. In contrast, psoriasis vulgaris (PV) is a common, chronic, immune-mediated skin condition r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,248 Views
11 Pages

Clinical Study of Biostimulation with Low-Power Diode Laser After Dental Extractions

  • Yolanda Collado Murcia,
  • Pia Lopez-Jornet and
  • Francisco Parra Perez

Introduction: The objective of the present work is to assess the efficacy of photobiomodulation (PBM) with respect to pain, inflammation, and healing after tooth extractions as compared with a sham treatment. Method: A single-blinded, randomized clin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
847 Views
11 Pages

The Role of Prenatal Vitamin D Deficiency in Early Allergic Rhinitis in Neonates in Greece: Insights from a Cross-Sectional Study at the “Tzaneio” General Hospital

  • Artemisia Kokkinari,
  • Evangelia Antoniou,
  • Eirini Orovou,
  • Maria Tzitiridou-Chatzopoulou,
  • Maria Dagla and
  • Georgios Iatrakis

Background: The role of vitamin D deficiency (VDD) in both mothers and neonates has been suggested as a possible factor in the development of allergic conditions in early infancy, however limited research has investigated this link in relation to all...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
7,470 Views
59 Pages

Early Sport Specialization in a Pediatric Population: A Rapid Review of Injury, Function, Performance, and Psychological Outcomes

  • Emily J. Luo,
  • Jake Reed,
  • John Kyle Mitchell,
  • Emilie Dorrestein,
  • Lulla V. Kiwinda,
  • Steph Hendren,
  • Zoe W. Hinton and
  • Brian C. Lau

Background: Early sport specialization, involving intensive focus on a single sport for greater than 8 months per year at a prepubescent age, has become increasingly common in young athletes. While early sport specialization is often regarded as esse...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,214 Views
17 Pages

Development and Psychometric Validation of Tinnitus Qualities and Impact Questionnaire

  • Vinaya Manchaiah,
  • Gerhard Andersson,
  • Eldré W. Beukes,
  • Marc A. Fagelson,
  • De Wet Swanepoel,
  • Eithne Heffernan and
  • David Maidment

Background: To develop and validate the Tinnitus Qualities and Impact Questionnaire (TQIQ), a new tool for evaluating the perceived qualities of tinnitus sound. Method: The study was part of two clinical trials on internet-based tinnitus intervention...

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