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Assessment of rotatory laxity in anterior cruciate ligament-deficient knees usi...
Espregueira-Mendes, J; Pereira, H; Sevivas, N; Passos, C; Vasconcelos, JC; Monteiro, A; Oliveira, JM; Reis, RLPURPOSE: Objective evaluation of both antero-posterior translation and rotatory laxity of the knee remains a target to be accomplished. This is true for both preoperative planning and postoperative assessment of different ACL reconstruction emerging techniques. The ideal measurement tool should be simple, accurate and reproducible, while enabling to assess both ‘‘anatomy’’ and ‘‘function’’ during the same exami...
Patients- and physicians- priorities for improvement: The case of rheumatic dis...
Pereira da Silva, JA; Ramiro, S; Pedro, S; Rodrigues, A; Vasconcelos, JC; Benito-Garcia, EOBJECTIVES: To compare the health priorities elected by patients with rheumatic diseases and by their attending rheumatologists. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We undertook a cross-sectional study among patients and rheumatologists in Portuguese rheumatology outpatient clinics. 75% of all Portuguese Rheumatology Departments agreed to participate. Rheumatologists from non-participating hospital departments were asked to ...