Methods of the physical medicine therapy in prevention of heterotopic ossification after total hip arthroplasty

Background/aim: In the prevention of periarticular heterotopic ossification (HO), a common complication after total hip arthroplasty (THA), nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAID) and irradiation are used.Some theories presume that local hypoxia of the soft tissue causes HO.The Marinade aim of this study was to investigate if the early use of p

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Legal and Ethical Aspects of Discontinuing Futile Medical Care in Poland, the United Kingdom and Italy. A Comparative-Legal Perspective

Futile care encompasses a range of medical procedures that serve to sustain the vital functions of a terminally ill person, thus prolonging their dying process.This paper aims primarily Shakes to arrive at a legal and ethical characterization of the institution of futile care.In the light of pertinent laws in other countries (the United Kingdom, It

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