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Bone-anchored implants for direct attachment of external prostheses for persons with transfemoral amputation: Protocol for a systematic review
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This is a protocol for a systematic review of clinical outcomes, complications and adverse events, patient experiences, and health economic literature on bone-anchored prostheses for persons with transfemoral amputation.
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International Comparison of Time to Treatment Intensification and Rates of Complications in Metformin Monotherapy Treated Type 2 Diabetes Patients
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a progressive disease which affects many people in Canada and the United States, and the prevalence of type 2 diabetes is only expected to increase in the future. Pharmacological interventions are a cornerstone of the management of type 2 diabetes as they help to...
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2009
Pretorius, V., Majumdar, S.R., McAlister, F.A., Ross, D.B., Norris, C.M., Kapoor, A.S., Mohamed, R.
Background. It has been suggested that the routine use of statins preoperatively would reduce the risk of postoperative infection. We conducted this study to explore whether preoperative statin use was associated with infection after cardiac surgery (recipients of which have a higher-than-average...
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Spring 2019
Limb amputation affects many individuals worldwide, with the majority of amputations occurring in the lower extremity. In addition to losing structure and motor function with amputation, the body loses important sensory organs and information required to optimize performance (e.g., ambulation)....
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Fall 2013
This dissertation examines the ways in which the living body dissolves or disintegrates in early modern literature. I juxtapose surgical narratives with dramatic and literary texts in order to better understand the cultural significance of living bodies suffering afflictions that cause them to...