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Filter by:The aim of this study is to identify genetic abnormalities and molecular pathways associated with the occurrence of CCAM.
The purpose of this descriptive study is to provide information on the feasibility of using the cranial cup, a new positioning device, in a small sample of prematurely born infants with elongated head shapes as a result of laying on their abdomens, during the convalescent phase of their hospitalizations.
Congenital heart disease with need for early surgery in newborns is associated with an increased incidence in global impairment in development. The causes of these late adverse neurologic outcomes are multifactoral and include both fixed (or patient-specific factors) and modifiable factors. They relate to both the mechanism of central nervous system injury associated with congenital heart disease and its treatment. Measuring cerebral oxygenation is a promising non-invasive way of cerebral monitoring in a neonatal intensive care unit. The importance of cerebral monitoring in neonates with congenital heart problems at risk of developing neurological complications is increasingly recognized. In this way the most vulnerable moments for the newborn brain can be detected and ,if possible, lead to change in (timing of) treatment.
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of transcatheter arterial embolization with E7040 in Japanese subjects with hypervascular tumor or arteriovenous malformation
The purpose of this study is to determine if inadvertent receipt of the BioThrax vaccine during pregnancy is independently associated with adverse maternal, pregnancy, or infant health outcomes.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the correlation between the restoration of the sagittal balance and the improvement of the Quality of Life for patients with adult scoliosis, treated with a polyaxial system (PASS® LP system) during the 2 years after a spinal fusion surgery.
The key objective of the Leuven growing-into-deficit (GID) follow-up-study is to test the hypothesis that children with a congenital heart disease (CHD) show more neurocognitive impairment at the second follow-up at 7 years old than at the first follow-up at the age of 4, compared to healthy controls.
Understanding bone growth and achieving bone deformity corrections re-mains one of the oldest challenges in paediatric orthopaedics. The purpose of this study is to investigate the clinical and biomechanical effects of implants for growth modulation in pediatric patients undergoing correction of leg length or deformities of the knee. The primary aim of the study is to assess outcome after growth modulation using the Eight plate (Orthofix) at the time of implant removal with regard to any Adverse Events (AE) related to the growth plates or implants under investigation. The secondary aims are to assess if the planned correction was achieved and if the achieved correction was maintained after implant removal. Furthermore, secondary aims include investigation of the number and type of revision surgeries, the proportions of any other local AE as well as any influencing factors for growth modulation.
Congenital malformations rate is about 3% in France. There are already 5 registries in France, covering about 16% of French births: Paris Registry, (about 38 000 births /year), Alsace Registry, (about 23 000 births/year), Rhône-Alpes Registry, (about 56 000 births/year), Auvergne Registry, (about 14 000 births/year), and la Réunion Registry. The aim of malformation registries is to carry out epidemiologic surveillance of congenital anomalies. The objectives are mainly to provide essential epidemiologic information on congenital anomalies, to facilitate the early warning of teratogenic exposures, to act as an information and resource centre regarding clusters, to provide data for research related to the causes and prevention of congenital anomalies. A previous study was carried out in Brittany in 2008-2009, by the perinatal network of Ille et Vilaine, in collaboration with two research teams (Inserm U1085 and Inserm U 936), to record all cases of 4 types of congenital anomalies: congenital heart disease, spina bifida, diaphragmatic hernia and hypospadia. The results showed prevalence rates similar to those observed by Eurocat for spina bifida and diaphragmatic hernia, but a higher prevalence regarding congenital heart diseases and hypospadia. In this study the investigators could not determine whether this was due to a real higher frequency or to a particular exhaustiveness in the recording methodology. There are hypothesis about the role of intrauterine exposure to pesticides, known as endocrine disruptors, and the risk of congenital genital anomalies. Brittany is an intensive agricultural area, and it is thus worth studying the impact of pesticides exposure on congenital anomalies. There are also hypothesis on the impact of occupational exposure to solvents on congenital anomalies (Garlantezec 2009), and on the role of alcohol exposure (which concerns about 8% pregnant women in France) on oro-facial clefts and congenital heart diseases. The Registry of congenital anomalies in Brittany was set up in 2010. The main aim is to study the impact of intra-uterine exposure to solvents, pesticides and alcohol on the risk of congenital malformations diagnosed at births, by measuring the exposure both directly in meconium, and indirectly by questionnaires. Secondary objectives are to study other risk factors such as medicine intake, pregnancy illness…
Within the last decade there has been an increase in the number of surgical procedures for deformities of the spine. This is caused by the increase in the elderly population, improved surgical techniques and an increased number of patients who have undergone previous surgical treatment for degenerative conditions of the spine. Surgical treatment of spinal deformities bears a revision rate between 15 and 30% depending on definition, and one of the primary reasons for revision surgery is implant loosening in the lumbosacral region. The hypothesis of the study is that a procedure resulting in anterior fusion of the lumbar spine in addition to the usual posterior instrumentation can reduce the revision rate with 50%.