Purpose: The optimal timing of surgery after preoperative radiotherapy in rectal cancer is
unknown. The aim of this trial was to evaluate the role of the interval between preoperative …

Six hundred one total shoulder arthroplasties and eighty-nine hemiarthroplasties were
performed for primary osteoarthritis of the shoulder. Patients were evaluated with a physical …

Purpose The potential advantage of high-dose preoperative radiotherapy to increase tumor
response and improve the chance of sphincter preservation for low rectal cancer remains …

Background Moderate anticoagulation may be proposed to reduce the risk of hemorrhage
for certain patients with a mechanical prosthesis, but the consequences for risk of …

Objective: To evaluate the utility of sensory and event-related evoked potentials for the
prediction of awakening/nonawakening in severe anoxic coma and to design a decision tree …

Background: Rotator cuff disease is uncommon in primary glenohumeral osteoarthritis.
Consequently, the prognostic implications of rotator cuff disease in patients undergoing …

Purpose: Outcome with selective or systematic stenting with the Palmaz vascular stent was
compared in patients with limb-threatening ischemia or persistent disabling claudication …

Purpose: The combination of radiation, fluorouracil, and oxaliplatin in locally advanced rectal
cancer has been shown to be feasible in a phase I trial. The purpose of this phase II trial …

Background and Purpose— The intensity of the inflammatory response may be related to
the volume of acute infarction. Ultra-small superparamagnetic particles of iron oxide (USPIO) …

Background: Prior reports of shoulder arthroplasty performed for dislocation-induced arthropathy
have included only patients who had had a prior stabilizing procedure. The purpose of …