Search for dissertations about: "re-operation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 swedish dissertations containing the word re-operation.

2. 1. Audit of groin hernia repair

   Author : Anders Kald; Lloyd M. Nyhus; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : Groin hernia; inguinal hernia; complications; re-operation; recurrence; audit; cost-effectiveness; mesh; laparoscopy; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Abstract : Inguinal hernia repair is the most frequent procedure in general surgery. In the USA approximately 700,000 groin hernioplasties are carried out annually and accounts for almost US$ 3 billion in annual health care revenue. In Sweden approximately 20,000 hernia operations are performed annually and more than 3,000 of them are recurrent hernias. READ MORE

4. 2. Fracture healing, functional outcome and health related quality of life in younger patients with a femoral neck fracture

   Author : Pierre Campenfeldt; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Few prospective studies have investigated the patient-reported outcome measures (PROM) in patients less than 70 years that sustained a femoral neck fracture (FNF) treated with closed reduction and internal fixation (CRIF). The health-related quality of life (HRQoL) using the self-administered questionnaires EuroQol 5 Dimension (EQ-5D) and Short Form- 36 Health Survey (SF-36) and with a long term follow-up has not previously been examined in this group of patients. READ MORE

5. 3. Studies of tibial fractures using the Swedish Fracture Register

   Author : David Wennergren; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Fracture register; Tibial Fracture; Classification; Reliability; Agreement; Accuracy; Epidemiology; Incidence; Treatment; Reoperation;

   Abstract : This thesis has two topics. First, the creation and application of the Swedish Fracture Register (SFR) is described. Second, a series of studies of tibial fractures based on data from the SFR follows. READ MORE

6. 4. Arthroplasty for Femoral Neck Fracture. Results of a nationwide implementation

   Author : Olof Leonardsson; Ortopedi - klinisk och molekylär osteoporosforskning; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Hip fracture; femoral neck fracture; total hip arthroplasty; hemiarthroplasty; long-term results; demography; patient-reported outcome; health-related quality of life; pain; satisfaction;

   Abstract : Hip fractures are devastating for the individual and a substantial economic burden for society. The treatment for displaced femoral neck fracture is a choice between internal fixation, total hip arthroplasty and hemiarthroplasty. READ MORE

7. 5. Osteotomy for gonarthrosis - with special reference to the tibial callus distraction technique

   Author : Göran Magyar; Lund Ortopedi; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; radiostereometry; radiography; arthroplasty; complications; coating; hydroxyapatite; external fixator; femoral osteotomy; hemicallotasis; Knee osteoarthritis; tibial osteotomy; Surgery; orthopaedics; traumatology; Kirurgi; ortopedi; traumatologi;

   Abstract : Osteotomy is used for correction of the altered load on the gonarthrotic knee joint. It can be performed above or below the knee. Clinical results depend on the correction after bone healing. READ MORE