These results suggested that lever propulsion may mitigate the risk of secondary joint disorders.
This delay ensured adequate time to decontaminate sludge containing the algae, thereby reducing the risk of secondary pollution.
Postoperative long-term immobilization (>4 weeks) with a cast should be avoided if possible to reduce the risk of secondary fractures.
However, it has been shown that, in septic shock or systemic inflammation as major surgery, immature circulating neutrophils can induce immunosuppression and increase the risk of secondary infections.
An effective emergency treatment is mandatory to prevent secondary deformities and reduce the risk of secondary reconstruction of the nail bed, which often gives unpredictable results.
Prophylactic administration of nimodipine was shown to be efficacious in decreasing the risk of secondary ischemia and poor outcome [31, 32].
Several "red flags" have been developed for assessing the risk of secondary headache in the normal population, including sudden pain onset, changes in a known headache pattern or focal neurological deficits [5, 15, 16].
Vaccination of household contacts might also have reduced the risk of secondary infection (Table 3).
If current official recommendations on endodontic instrument decontamination were strictly followed, the risk of secondary infection would become quasi-null.
On the other hand, clinical evidence indicates that splenectomy increases the risk of secondary breast cancer and acute nonlymphocytic leukemia in patients treated for Hodgkin's disease [10] [12].
There is need to continue to implement appropriate policies to protect against the risk of secondary transmission of vCJD until many of the remaining uncertainties are resolved.
