Workers' compensation status: does it affect orthopaedic surgery outcomes? A meta-analysis

VY De Moraes, K Godin, MJS Tamaoki, F Faloppa… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Previous reviews have demonstrated that patient outcomes following
orthopaedic surgery are strongly influenced by the presence of Workers' Compensation …

Outcomes in orthopedics and traumatology: translating research into practice

VY Moraes, PMO Ferrari, GC Gracitelli… - Acta Ortopédica …, 2014 - SciELO Brasil
Clinical research is focused in generating evidence that is feasible to be applicable to
practitioners. However, translating research-focused evidence into practice may be …

Dorsal vascularized grafting for scaphoid nonunion: a comparison of two surgical techniques

FA Caporrino, JBG Dos Santos… - … of orthopaedic trauma, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To compare the radiographic and functional outcomes of 2 surgical techniques
for treating scaphoid nonunion. Design: Randomized prospective study …

Occupational musculoskeletal and mental disorders as the most frequent associations to worker's sickness absence: A 10-year cohort study

AC Zechinatti, JC Belloti, VY de Moraes… - BMC Research …, 2012 - Springer
Background Sickness absence (SA) is a complex phenomenon influenced by the health of
the worker and socio-economic factors. An epidemiological study of SA has never been …

Scaphoid nonunion advanced collapse classifications: a reliability study

FT Penteado, JBG Dos Santos, FA Caporrino… - Journal of hand and …, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Watson & Ballet and Vender staging systems are widely known for classifying
SNAC wrist osteoarthritis. Despite of its day-to-day use, no assessment for its agreement …

Brachial plexus injuries: diagnosis performance and reliability of everyday tools

FA Caporrino, L Moreira, VY Moraes, JC Belloti… - Hand …, 2014 - World Scientific
Purpose: Determining the patterns of brachial plexus injuries is challenging. Diagnostic
methods have been used to facilitate diagnosis, but there is no consensus regarding which …

“Carpal tunnel syndrome:” A bibliometric study of 35 years of research

S Ram - Neurology India, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a disease caused by compression of the median nerve
passing through the wrist. Patients suffer from severe pain and paresthesis in the median …

Journal impact factor versus the evidence level of articles published in plastic surgery journals

MA Rodrigues, ACB Tedesco, FX Nahas… - Plastic and …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background: The aim of this study was to assess the correlation between impact factor and
the level of evidence of articles in plastic surgery journals. Methods: The four plastic surgery …

[HTML][HTML] Does dorsal capsule interposition improve the results of proximal row carpectomy in Kienböck's disease? One year randomized trial

WY Fukushima, VY de Moraes, FT Penteado… - SICOT-J, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Introduction: Proximal row carpectomy (PRC) is an option as a salvage procedure in late
stage Kienböck's disease. In this study, we hypothesize that interposition of a dorsal …

Collaborative multicenter trials in Latin America: challenges and opportunities in orthopedic and trauma surgery

VY Moraes, JC Belloti, F Faloppa… - Sao Paulo Medical …, 2013 - SciELO Brasil
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE Orthopedic research agendas should be considered from a
worldwide perspective. Efforts should be planned as the means for obtaining evidence that …