Ali Shahabi

University of Ottawa

Purpose: To determine the reliability and diagnostic accuracy of tibial tubercle-trochlear groove (TT-TG) distance versus tibial tubercle-posterior cruciate ligament (TT-PCL) distance, and to determine cutoff values of these measurements for pathological diagnosis in the context of patellar instability. Methods: Three databases MEDLINE, PubMed a...

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Purpose of Review To review the recent literature identifying and summarizing the research involving management of microinstability of the hip and highlight new and evolving techniques in its treatment. Recent Findings Recent updates in the understanding of capsular management hip arthroscopy will likely lead to less revision surgery and a decreas...

A correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-021-05562-z

Background The objectives of this study were to analyze the clinical features and laboratory profiles and risk factors associated with critical illness of children with SARS-CoV-2. Methods 166 COVID-19 Iranian pediatric patients were recruited through a collaborative research network between March and May 2020. Demographics, clinical, laboratory,...

Introduction: Thyroid cancer is a malignancy accounting for less than 1% of human malignancies. This study aim was to investigate the effect of Senna tablets (C-Lax®) in increasing the dose of radiation excreted in patients who underwent iodine therapy in the iodine treatment center of Namazi Hospital of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences at dis...

This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated the time-course effect of different type of bariatric surgeries (BS) up to 1 year post-surgery on fat mass (FM) and body fat percentage (BFP) in patients with morbid obesity. We searched PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE, ISI web of science, and Cochrane databases from October 2002 until May 2020 with no r...

Introduction: To date, little is known about the clinical features of pediatric COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs). Objective: Herein, we aimed to describe the differences in demographic characteristics, laboratory findings, clinical presentations, and outcomes of Iranian pediatric COVID-19 patients admitted to ICU versus tho...

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of H.pylori, before and one year after Roux-en Y gastric bypass surgery. Method: The laparoscopic research center database from 2018 to 2020 was queried to identify patients undergoing laparoscopic Roux-en Y gastric bypass surgery(LRYGB). Retrospectively, the patients were evaluated f...

Background: To date, less is known about the clinical features of COVID-19 pediatric patients admitting to ICUs. Herein, we aimed to describe the differences in demographic characteristics, laboratory findings, clinical presentations, and outcomes between COVID-19 pediatric patients admitting to ICU and non-ICU settings. Methods: This multicenter s...

Background: The objectives of this study were to analyze the clinical features and laboratory profiles and risk factors associated with critical illness of children with SARS-CoV-2. Methods: 325 COVID-19 pediatric patients were recruited through a collaborative research network between March and May 2020. Demographics, clinical, laboratory, and rad...

Objective: To perform a systematic review of the literature to determine the rate of contamination of autologous bone fragments inadvertently dropped on the operating room floor, the microbial profile (contaminating organism), and the outcome of intraoperative decontamination techniques in terms of effectiveness and cellular toxicity. Data source...

background: Trauma is the leading cause of death in people under 40 years of age worldwide. Various studies have been conducted focused on reducing the annual mortality rate due to trauma. One of the most important measures is reducing the time between the incident and the treatment set up, therefore estimation of the severity of trauma and progres...

Background: Trauma is the leading cause of death in people under 40 years of age worldwide. Various studies have been conducted focused on reducing the annual mortality rate due to trauma. One of the most important measures is reducing the time between the incident and the treatment set up, therefore estimation of the severity of trauma and progres...

Background and Objective: Trauma is the leading cause of death in people under 40 years of age worldwide. Various studies have been conducted focused on reducing the annual mortality rate due to trauma. One of the most important measures is reducing the time between the incident and the treatment set up, therefore the estimation of the severity of...

Background and Objective: Trauma is the leading cause of death in people under 40 years of age worldwide. Various studies have been conducted focused on reducing the annual mortality rate due to trauma. One of the most important measures is reducing the time between the incident and the treatment set up, therefore the estimation of the severity of...