Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding infection control measures among dental students during COVID-19 pandemic.

Among health care professionals, dentists are more prone to infection due to their direct contact with blood and saliva. This study highlights the level of compliance with infection control measures among dental students; and linked this to their knowledge and attitudes regarding infection control measures and proper vaccinations. The study is a multi-centre analytical cross-sectional survey.

Purely Endoscopic Resection of Cavernoma of the Septum Pellucidum.

The intraventricular location of a cavernoma is a rare entity and accounts for approximately 2.5% of all cavernomas of the central nervous system. They are commonly found in the lateral ventricle followed by the third and fourth ventricles.

Relationship between Obesity and Periodontal Diseases in Saudi Women (Asir Region): A Prospective Study.

Aim: The present study is undertaken to assess any possible association between obesity and periodontal diseases among Saudi women in Asir region.

Materials And Methods: A total number of 100 obese subjects in the age group between 16 and 35 years participated in the study. A questionnaire which consisted of anthropometric measurements [neck circumference (NC) ≥ 34 cm for women] and demographic features was used.

Type II Fractures in Older Adults: Can They Be Treated Conservatively?: A Single-Center Experience and Review of the Literature.

Background: Odontoid fractures are the most common acute cervical spinal fractures in the geriatric population. Their rate is increasing along with the rising age of the elderly population. Whereas conservative management with external immobilization is reported as the treatment of choice for type I and III odontoid fractures, there are no clear indications concerning the best treatment for type II fractures.

Transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy: outcome and complications in 270 cases.

Background: The endoscopic approach was introduced in the clinical practice in 1980 with the aim to remove the prolapsed disk and free the compressed nerve using the least disruptive surgical technique, assuring in the same time, the resolution of the symptoms and a faster return back to normal life activity. Over the years, thanks to an extraordinary technical improvement either in terms of quality of images or development of many different tailored instrumentations there has been a huge spreading of the endoscope use across the different surgical fields. For this reason, the transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy can be considered, at the moment, the least invasive procedure for the removal of lumbar disc prolapsed.

Effectiveness and safety of subcutaneous abdominal preservation of autologous bone flap after decompressive craniectomy: a prospective pilot study.

Background: The aim was to assess the effectiveness and safety of reconstructing a cranial bone defect after decompressive craniectomy using an autologous bone flap banked in a subcutaneous pocket in the patient's abdominal wall.

Methods: A prospective pilot study was performed on 12 of 15 consecutive patients who had undergone decompressive craniotomy and subsequent autologous bone flap replacement. The bone flap had been stored in the abdominal wall for an average period of 40 days.