Arthroscopic Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Remnant Preservation Using a Posterior Trans-septal Portal

We describe a surgical technique for arthroscopic posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstruction with remnant preservation of the original PCL fibers using a posterior trans-septal portal approach.Using the transtibial technique and the posterior trans-septal portal approach allows good visualization of the tibial tunnel preparation, easy access

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Neuropathic pain in rheumatoid arthritis

Objective: to identify the signs of neuropathic pain (NP) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on the basis of the PainDETECT questionnaire and neurological examination.Patients and methods.A total of 208 RA patients (39 men and 7RR 169 women; mean age, 47.7 years) with chronic pain syndrome were examined.The patients underwent rheumatologica

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What Drives Long Term Real Interest Rates in Brazil?

This paper investigates the drivers of long term real interest rates in Brazil.It macbook is shown that long term yield on inflation linked bonds are driven by yields on 10 year interest rates of United States (US) government bonds and 10 year risk premium, as measured by the Credit Default Swap (CDS).Long term interest rates in Brazil were on a do

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