Background Most studies about complication after gastric cancer surgery have been performed
without consideration of the severity of each complication. The purposes of this study …

We developed an effective arthroscopic pullout technique for repairing complete radial tears
of the tibial attachment site of the medial meniscus posterior horn (MMPH). In our technique, …

Study Design. A retrospective study. Objective. To determine the impact of the adjacent
segment degeneration (ASD) on the clinical outcome after lumbar fusion. Summary of …

Background The comprehensive complication index (CCI) integrates all complications of the
Clavien–Dindo classification (CDC) and offers a metric approach to measure morbidity. The …

Study Design. A retrospective. Objective. The proximity of the plate to the adjacent disc
space appeared to be the critical determinant of adjacent level ossification development (ALOD) …

A new liquid rice hull smoke extract with a smoky aroma and sugar-like odor prepared by
pyrolysis of rice hulls followed by liquefaction of the resulting smoke contained 161 compounds …

Background In recent years, breast implants have been frequently placed in the subcutaneous
pocket, in the so-called prepectoral approach. We report our technique of prepectoral …

Purpose This study aimed to analyze the effect of screening by using endoscopy on the
diagnosis and treatment of gastric cancer. Materials and Methods The clinicopathologic …

Background The number of elderly patients undergoing gastric cancer surgery has recently
increased. We therefore evaluated the short- and long-term outcomes of elderly patients after …

Objective: Displaced ipsilateral fractures of the clavicle and the glenoid neck are usually the
result of high-energy trauma. The objective of this study is to evaluate the association of the …