Epidemiology of the causes of complaints after discectomy collected from a French insurance company.

Introduction: Lumbar discectomy is a frequent procedure performed by surgeons from specialties at risk of patient complaints. The objective of the study was to analyze the causes of litigations following lumbar discectomy to be able to reduce their frequency.

Material And Methods: This observational, retrospective study was carried out at a French insurance company (Branchet).

Burden of complications after giant cell tumor surgery. A single-center retrospective study of 192 cases.

Background: Surgical complications are frequent with giant cell tumor of bone; recurrence is the best known and most widely studies; other causes of failure have been less well investigated. We therefore performed a retrospective study to identify and assess the main reasons for surgical revision.

Hypothesis: Recurrence is the main cause of surgical revision in giant cell tumor of bone, but other complications, such as mechanical issues or infection, are underestimated.

Screw Loosening in Posterior Spine Fusion: Prevalence and Risk Factors.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Objective: Screw loosening in spinal fusion is poorly defined. Accordingly, its prevalence rates range from 1% to 60%, and its risk factors remain undefined.

Evaluation of a single intra-articular injection of autologous protein solution for treatment of osteoarthritis in horses.

Objective: To evaluate intra-articular autologous protein solution (APS) for the treatment of osteoarthritis in horses. Animals-40 client-owned horses with naturally occuring osteoarthritis.

Procedures: APS was generated from a dual-device system that concentrated plasma and WBC proteins and enriched platelet growth factors.

The Partec CyFlow Counter could provide an option for CD4+ T-cell monitoring in the context of scaling-up antiretroviral treatment at the district level in Malawi.

A study was conducted in rural Malawi to verify (a) whether the Partec CyFlow Counter((R)) for CD4+ T-cell lymphocyte counting in HIV-positive individuals could be introduced into a district hospital laboratory and (b) whether it would produce CD4 counts of acceptable quality. CD4+ cell counting was performed using the Partec CyFlow Counter and the results were compared with a reference method (FACsCount). A total of 311 blood samples were analysed and the correlation coefficient for the CyFlow Counter was 0.