NEIVATECH pilot study: immersive virtual reality training in older amblyopic children with non-compliance or non-response to patching.

Immersive virtual reality (VR) is recently being explored as a therapeutic alternative for the treatment of amblyopia. This pilot study aimed to evaluate the preliminary efficacy, safety, usability and satisfaction obtained with the use of a novel VR system (NEIVATECH) to provide binocular vision training in previously treated older amblyopic children with non-compliance or non-response to patching. A prospective, multicentre, open-label, single-arm, pilot study was conducted in which the intervention under study was 9 h of therapy with the NEIVATECH system, distributed in 18 half-hour sessions spread over 1 month.

Assocation between trapezium size and failure of total trapeziometacarpal prosthesis. A survival analysis.

Aims: To assess the survival function of cementless total trapezium metacarpal prostheses (TTMPs) at 20 years, to compare survival functions by trapezium size, and to evaluate the association between the instantaneous risk of TTMP failure and small trapezium size using a multivariate Cox regression model.

Methods: This observational cohort study included 221 consecutive patients with a mean follow-up after TTMP of 137.3 months (maximum of 246 months).

Long-Term Results of Joint Arthroplasty with Total Prosthesis for Trapeziometacarpal Osteoarthritis in Patients over 65 Years of Age.

Trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis (TMCOA) is a highly prevalent disease in the older population. Many different types of surgical treatments are possible, depending on the degree of joint involvement, the personal and professional circumstances of the patient and the preferences of the orthopedic surgeon. This paper evaluated the clinical and radiological results of consecutive cohorts of patients over 65 years old treated with total joint arthroplasties (TJA) of the ball and socket type (B&S) for TMCOA, with a minimum of 10 years follow-up.

Radial tunnel syndrome: results of surgical decompression by a postero-lateral approach.

Purpose: Our purpose is to describe the results obtained in surgical treatment of a series of patients with symptoms of radial tunnel syndrome.

Methods: We performed a prospective study on 42 patients (43 limbs) operated for radial tunnel syndrome between 1996 and 2010, using a posterior-external approach.

Results: Using the Roles and Maudsley criteria, 21 patients had excellent results (48.