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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Clinico-statistical observations on 292 cases of salivary gland pathologies
No full text292 cases of salivary gland diseases have been observed and treated at the Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery Department of the Faculty of Medicine II Naples University. The statistical results concerning age, sex, localization, histological characteristics and therapy are analysed and compared with other references
Anesthetic preparation of patients with generalized diseases for maxillofacial surgery. Authors' experience
No full textExperience with a rigid fixation device in maxillofacial surgery using shape-memory clips
No full textBACKGROUND: A device of alloy with shape-memorising effect (SME) was utilized in the surgical correction of maxillo-facial fractures. Nitinol, an alloy of equal atomic parts nickel and titanium, is a metal with the unusual property of shape memory. This alloy may be easily bent when cooled in its lower temperature phase and it resumes its original shape when heated in its higher temperature phase. A lot of useful properties of nitinol alloy, such the ability to convert heat energy into mechanical energy, as the biocompatibility and bioinertness, as the anti corrosive stability and high mechanical strength, suggest that it can be useful in the surgical fixation of maxillofacial bone injuries. METHODS: The fixing device of alloy with SME, the indications and the techniques of osteosynthesis and some cases have been discussed by the authors. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study showed that the surgical treatment of maxillo-facial bone fractures by devices of shape memory alloys is simple, ensures a good stability of fracture surfaces, reduces the time period of operative procedures and of patients rehabilitation, allowing rapid bone healing
Fibrous dysplasia of the maxillofacial bones. Clinical considerations
No full textOBJECTIVE: After a wide survey of the literature, the results of a clinical-statistic study carried out on twelve cases of maxillo-facial bones fibrous dysplasia, diagnosed and treated at the Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery Department of the II University of Naples, are reported. EXPERIMENTAL ASSAY: Retrospective study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: All the patients examined showed fibro-osseus lesions involving the mandible in eight cases, the maxilla in three cases and the frontal bone in one case. Seven patients were females and five males, aged between nine and seventy-two years. The surgical treatment was carried out on eleven patients: four cases were treated by complete surgical excision of the fibro-osseous lesions and seven cases by a conservative removal of the portion of the lesion contributing to the bone deformity. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: All cases examined involved maxillo-facial skeleton structures as a sole localization, confirming that the polyostotic forms are more infrequent than the maxillary monostotic ones. The distribution of the cases according to age classes and lesion localization showed a higher incidence of fibrous dysplasia in the third decade of life and a clear predilection for the mandible. The observation of active lesions in old age shows that the disease may evolve also after the growth. The cases treated by radical excision of the lesions have not been followed from relapse; on the contrary three of the seven cases treated by conservative excision relapsed after a few years
Enteral nutrition in maxillofacial oncology
No full textThe authors present a review regarding knowledge of malnutrition in maxillofacial oncology. The causes of nutritional deficit in head and neck tumor derived from metabolic alteration, consequent to the presence neoplasia and antineoplastic therapy. They analyze how to evaluate clinical status in malnutrition patients and they show different therapeutic strategy. The authors emphasise advantages and disadvantages of EN and TPN and present their nutritional forms, based on the EN, analyzing the characteristics
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