Simon Kometa

Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Early Mobilization vs Six Weeks of Immobilization in a Walking Cast Following Total Ankle Replacement

Jayasree Ramas Ramaskandhan, Rajesh Kakwani, Simon Kometa, Penny Hewart et autres

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Total Joint Replacement of Ankle, Knee, and Hip: How Do Patients Perceive Their Operative Outcomes at 10 Years?

Jayasree Ramas Ramaskandhan, Karen M. Smith, Simon Kometa, Nachiappan Chockalingam et autres

Background: Patient-reported outcomes (PROMs) are an integral part of national joint registers in measuring outcomes of operative procedures and improving quality of care. There is lack of literature comparing outcomes of total ankle replacement (TAR) to total knee replacement (TKR) and total …

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Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in COL1A2 Gene and Dental Fluorosis Among 4 and 8-Year-Old Nigerian Children

Ruth A. Valentine, Olushola Ibiyemi, Anne Maguire, Fatemeh Vida Zohoori et autres

Aim: To determine the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the COL1A2 gene and dental fluorosis among 4- and 8-year-old Nigerian children. Methods: A cross-sectional study was undertaken among 125 four and eight-year-old Nigerian children living in naturally fluoridated areas of …

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Sustained impact of the activities of local crude oil refiners on their host communities in Nigeria

Oyinkepreye Lucky Bebeteidoh, Simon Kometa, Kayvan Pazouki, Rosemary A. Norman

The local refining of crude oil has become a lucrative but disturbing business in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Deep inside the forest of the Niger Delta camps are built and used for the local refining of crude oil. The economic …

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Comparison of 5-Year Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROMs) of Total Ankle Replacement (TAR) to Total Knee Replacement (TKR) and Total Hip Replacement (THR)

Jayasree Ramas Ramaskandhan, Rashid Anjum, Simon Kometa, Malik S. Siddique

Background: Total ankle replacement (TAR) is becoming a more common alternative to ankle arthrodesis for the improvement of pain and function in end-stage arthritis of the ankle. The effects of end-stage arthritis of the ankle are similar to those of end-stage hip …

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Research project assessments and supervisor marking: maintaining academic rigour through robust reconciliation processes

Richard McQuade, Simon Kometa, Jeremy D. Brown, Debra J. Bevitt et autres

Research project modules are a key part of UK undergraduate and postgraduate bioscience degree programmes. Report marking invariably uses two assessors, but marking models are mixed with some institutions using two independent markers and others using the project supervisor as one of …

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Prevalence and extent of enamel defects in the permanent teeth of 8‐year‐old Nigerian children

Olushola Ibiyemi, Fatemeh Vida Zohoori, Ruth A. Valentine, Simon Kometa et autres

OBJECTIVES: Enamel formation is a vulnerable developmental process, susceptible to environmental influences such as excessive systemic fluoride (F) exposure and infant/childhood disease. This study determined prevalence and extent of developmental enamel defects (DDE) and dental fluorosis in 8-year-old Nigerians and explored associations …

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Erosive characteristics and fluoride content of cola-type drinks

Narges Omid, Fatemeh Vida Zohoori, Simon Kometa, Anne Maguire

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BIRMINGHAM HIP RESURFACING (BHR) VERSUS TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT (THR): A STUDY COMPARING PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOMES AT FIVE YEARS

Rahul Kakkar, Jayasree Ramas Ramaskandhan, K. Bettinson, Karthikeyan Muthumayandi et autres

Birmingham Metal-on-metal total hip resurfacing (BHR) is a bone-conserving option for patients with advanced articular damage. While the outcomes of Total Hip Replacement (THR) are well documented, there is a paucity of literature comparing the patient reported outcomes of BHR versus THR. …

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Two-Year Outcomes of MOBILITY Total Ankle Replacement

Jayasree Ramas Ramaskandhan, R. Kakwani, Simon Kometa, K. Bettinson et autres

BACKGROUND: There is little literature on patient-reported outcomes following total ankle replacement in patients with osteoarthritis, posttraumatic osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis. We compared the differences in demographic data and clinical and patient-reported outcomes among patients with those types of arthritis who underwent …

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Complications following interventional laser surgery for oral cancer and precancerous lesions

Michaela Louise Goodson, K Sugden, Simon Kometa, Peter James Thomson

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What advantage is there to be gained using large modular metal-on-metal bearings in routine primary hip replacement?

Ajay Malviya, Jayasree Ramas Ramaskandhan, R. Bowman, Munawar Hashmi et autres

The aim of this study was to investigate the possible benefit of large-head metal-on-metal bearing on a stem for primary hip replacement compared with a 28 mm diameter conventional metal-on-polyethylene bearing in a prospective randomised controlled trial. We investigated cemented stem behaviour …

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