Aaron CortesClinica Universidad de los Andes · Clinical Research
Aaron Cortes
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Background
Ankle hemiarthroplasty is a 1-piece implant system replacing the talar side of the tibiotalar joint. Hemiarthroplasty offers limited bone resection and may provide easier revision options than joint-ablating procedures.
Methods
Prospective, multicenter, noncomparative, nonrandomized clinical study with short term follow-up on patients u...
The purpose of this protocol was to adapt and validate the English version of the Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment (SMFA) into Chilean Spanish according to the World Health Organisation guidelines. This is a cross-sectional study of 897 surveys of patients with non-traumatic surgical orthopaedic pathologies. We analysed internal consistenc...
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Other; Ankle; Hindfoot; Midfoot/Forefoot
Introduction/Purpose
The purpose of this study is to adapt and validate the English version of the Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment (SMFA) into Chilean Spanish according to the WHO guidelines.
Methods
Cross-sectional study where through 897 surveys of patients with non-trauma surgical ort...
Several vaccines have been developed to control the COVID-19 pandemic. CoronaVac®, an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, has demonstrated safety and immunogenicity, preventing severe COVID-19 cases. We investigate the safety and non-inferiority of two immunization schedules of CoronaVac® in a non-inferiority trial in healthy adults. A total of 2302 he...
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The SARS-CoV-2 is the causative agent of the COVID-19 disease a Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus (SARS-CoV). Its main transmission pathway is through large respiratory droplets, as well as direct and indirect contact. Copper in different format has been used in research and clinical settings to reduce the risk of bacterial a...
Objectives
The SARS-CoV-2 is the causative agent of the COVID-19 disease a Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus (SARS-CoV). Its main transmission pathway is through large respiratory droplets, as well as direct and indirect contact. Copper in different format has been used in research and clinical settings to reduce the risk of bacterial a...
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Trauma; Ankle
Introduction/Purpose
Fibular nailing (FN) is a method of fixation that has proven to be useful for the treatment of distal fibular fractures (DF). FN minimizes soft tissue complications, provides similar stability compared to plating with less hardware related symptoms. Nevertheless, FN has been associated with syndesmotic m...
Purpose:
To adapt and validate the English version of the Foot and Ankle Outcome Score (FAOS) into Spanish FAOS-CL, following the WHO guidelines.
Methods:
A cross-sectional study including 318 outpatients with non-traumatic conditions. Validity, acceptability and internal consistency including correlations with the Medical Outcome Study Short Fo...
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Midfoot/Forefoot
Introduction/Purpose
Modified Lapidus arthrodesis is performed in the treatment of different pathologies, including hallux valgus and osteoarthritis of the 1C-MTT joint. Complications of this procedure include delayed union and non – union. To prevent them, several rigid fixation methods have been proposed. Biomechanicall...
Background
Allergies affect children's health as well as their quality of life, stress levels, and family budget. The available literature suggests that family, social and psychological factors are affected by allergic pathologies such as rhinitis, asthma and atopic dermatitis. However, few studies have focused on quantifying such association in ch...
Background . The Scale for Psychosocial Factors in Food Allergy (SPS-FA) is based on the biopsychosocial model of health and was developed and validated in Chile to measure the interaction between psychological variables and allergy symptoms in the child. We sought to validate this scale in an English speaking population and explore its relationshi...
Social support (SS) plays a key role for HIV/AIDS prevention and disease management. Numerous general and disease-specific SS instruments have been developed and perception of support has been increasingly considered, though no scales have been specifically developed to measure perceived social support (PSS) in HIV/AIDS. To help fill this gap a 12-...
An 11-year-old girl was transferred to the Universidad de Chile Clinical Hospital after 2.5 months of persistent and unresponsive treatment for coughlike spasms. On arrival, the frequency of symptoms was 1 cough every 4 s, which disappeared during sleep. A multidisciplinary examination excluded allergic, viral, respiratory, epileptic, and other mor...
Raising children with chronic diseases has been described as a stressing situation for carers. Several studies, especially in asthma and rhinitis, have documented psychological and physiologic impact on carers. However, little work describing the psychosocial impact of raising children with food allergy (FA) has been done.
Consecutive carers (63)...
Food allergy (FA) is a growing condition among children and it's psychological impact over the patients and their caregivers is well known, establishing a vicious circle that perpetuates stress levels. However, psychosocial factors are not commonly included in allergy treatments. Based on the lack of evidence of records about a scale that indicates...
Objective: To systematically review all available studies that pursued the development of a questionnaire to evaluate the relationships between psychological, social and environmental characteristics and their relationship with the onset, course and development of allergies.
Methods: Studies were identified using MedlinePlus and PubMed until August...
The immunological as well as the psycho-social impact, of living with HIV/AIDS transform HIV/AIDS into a multidimensional process. Stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) are proposed as hostile scenarios increasing hopelessness and reducing perceived and real social support affecting people’s health status. Peer suppo...