Virtual surgical planning in tripod zygomatico-maxillary complex fractures: A prospective comparison between two different strategies.

Multifragmentary and displaced zygomaticomaxillary complex (ZMC) fractures are often a challenge for the maxillofacial surgeon. The aim of this study was to evaluate the improved performance in the management of patients with tripod fracture of the orbito-zygomaticomaxillary complex, using two different methods of virtual surgical planning - virtual reduction and mirroring - compared with traditional management. A cohort of 60 patients was selected and divided into three groups, each consisting of 20 individuals.

Sustainable Innovation: The Italian Scenario Studied Through Higher-Order Partial Least Squares-Path Modeling.

What is the real meaning of ? How is different from other forms of innovation? How does contribute to societal development? How can we measure the sustainable innovation of a country-which indicators and which synthesis methods should we use? In this paper we try to answer these previous questions. Starting from the concept of sustainable innovation, as it has been extensively discussed in recent years in a range of disciplines from economics to engineering and sociology, the paper focuses on the basic criteria (such as indicators and statistical models) required to evaluate the sustainable innovation at the regional level, choosing Italy as a case study. From the elementary indicators of innovation, on one hand, and sustainability, on other hand, a composite indicator of sustainable innovation has been computed.

The Use of Partial Least Squares-Path Modelling to Understand the Impact of Ambivalent Sexism on Violence-Justification among Adolescents.

Gender violence is generally conceived as a phenomenon concerning only adults. Nonetheless, it is also perpetrated within teenagers' relationships, as many empirical studies have shown. We therefore have focused our attention on a non-probabilistic sample consisting of 400 adolescents living in Naples (Italy), to study the association between sexism and the justification of violent attitudes.

Anthropometric Parameters for Nose Evaluation and Nasal Surgery Planning.

Background: The esthetic characteristics of face and nose are commonly evaluated before rhinoplasty using a completely subjective method, due to the lack of validated and reliable methods for quantifying facial esthetics and for accurate nose treatment planning. The aim of the study was to review the literature to determine and evaluate the points, distances, and angles commonly used in the treatment planning for rhinoplasty.

Methods: Research based on anthropometric studies of the face and nose, published from 1987 to 2018 was included.

Development and validation of the quality-of-life adolescent cleft questionnaire in patients with cleft lip and palate.

Only a few reports in the literature have described the use of specific instruments for assessing the quality of life in adolescents and young adults with cleft lip and palate (CLP). This condition markedly affects their lifestyle, even after surgical treatment. In the present study, we aimed to develop a quality-of-life assessment tool specifically designed for such patients with CLP.

Blood transfusion after on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: focus on modifiable risk factors.

Objectives: Perioperative transfusions are known to increase morbidity and mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The aims of the study were (1) to identify the clinical profile of the patient subset at highest risk from transfusion and (2) to disclose causative relationship and dose-dependency of transfusion on hospital mortality.

Methods: A prospective observational design was employed on a cohort of 1047 consecutive patients (median age 63.