Implant Positioning Articles & Analysis
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CASE PRESENTATION A 70-year-old female had a ground-level fall. Computed tomography imaging showed sacral insufficiency fractures in the left ala. No lumbar fracture was observed. Conservative treatment was initiated but the patient was referred 6 weeks post injury, unable to mobilize with a walker and needing a wheelchair. There was no anterior pelvic pain with palpation or weight bearing, but ...
Participants Patients with photophobia, sensitivity secondary to partial or complete congenital or acquired iris defects, or both. Methods Eyes were implanted from November 26, 2013, to December 1, 2017, with a custom, foldable artificial iris by 1 of 4 different surgical techniques. ...
In 2019, orthopedic surgeons using the MAKO robot have reported a learning curve of 7 cases for clinical workflow integration, but no learning curve effect for implant accuracy positioning on total-knee arthroplasty surgeries. This requires, however, the presence of clinical support specialists in the OR. ...
Most systems involve taking a cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) or other three-dimensional scan of the patient, and then digitally placing implants using a software program. Traditionally, static surgical guides are used to relate the digital planned position of the implants to the clinical situation. ...
The following case was performed at the Pacific Dental Convention’s Live Surgical Stage held March 8th, 2018 in Vancouver, BC. The patient is a healthy 58 year old male with no known allergies or medical contra-indications to dental treatment. Patient presented with a Class III malocclusion for which he received both orthodontic and oral surgery consultations; however, he was not ...
INTRODUCTION The goal of the implant surgeon is to place the implant in the ideal position, to support the prosthesis for the best long term prognosis, while managing important anatomical landmarks. With the aid of Cone Beam CT scans the implant surgeon is able to evaluate, in three dimension, the ridge, important anatomy, as ...