Our finding that THAs inserted due to sequelae after pediatric diseases of the hip are not at higher risk of revision due to dislocation than THA inserted due to osteoarthritis are contradicted by a Danish registry study.
These decrements in utility due to sequelae were assumed independent and (in the absence of further evidence) additive.
This might advocate more frequent use of HP for acute fractures, possibly reducing the need for arthroplasty due to sequelae after fractures.
Pain and shoulder disability in women treated for BC may be due to different sequelae of both medical and surgical treatment of BC.
11 With regards to the clinical service provision, a large proportion of the women studied had RHD due to the sequelae of group A streptococcal infection.
Patients with head and neck cancer are predominantly at risk for malnutrition due to anorexia, sequelae of the treatment that hamper food intake (e.g., xerostomia or dysphagia) and metabolic alterations as a result of inflammation, which can be induced by the tumour or the therapy (Van Cutsem and Arends, 2005; Baracos, 2006; Richey et al, 2007; Silver et al, 2007).
Many factors caused the changes in hospital performance, such as patient transfer to other hospitals, reduction of healthcare manpower due to death, sequelae to staff infection and staff turnover.
Treatment involves bone marrow transplantation (BMT), and although effective, is suboptimal, due to treatment sequelae and residual disease.
According to follow-up data, none of the infants (including the infant with serious morbidity) have long-term sequelae due to mode of delivery.
Furthermore, most survivors experience functional sequelae due to removal of the rectum, which significantly impairs their quality of life (QoL) [ 3].
