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Training for Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
Published in Haribhakti Sanjiv, Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery, 2020
The various factors playing a role in the acquisition of skills in laparoscopic surgery are: use of long hand instruments, perception of haptic feedback, proper hand–eye coordination, following the basics of ergonomics, and ambidexterity at times. However, the training curriculum during residency programs is insufficient to meet the standard due to various reasons including the lack of adequately trained trainers, stipulated duty hours for surgical residents with less time in the OR [5], and lack of a structured training module for MAS.
Developmental Stuttering
Published in Ivanka V. Asenova, Brain Lateralization and Developmental Disorders, 2018
The wide variety of research findings on the distribution of left-handedness and ambidexterity among the stuttering population, from 2 percent to 21 percent for left-handedness and from 0 percent to 61 percent for mixed-handedness (ambidexterity) (for a review, see [127]), has made the issue of the relationship between stuttering and handedness debatable.
ENTRIES A–Z
Published in Philip Winn, Dictionary of Biological Psychology, 2003
These include BROCA'S APHASIA, WERNICKE'S APHASIA, CONDUCTION APHASIA, ANOMIC APHASIA, TRANSCORTICAL MOTOR APHASIA, TRANSCORTICAL SENSORY APHASIA and GLOBAL APHASIA. There are also subcortical aphasia syndromes de-scribed for the locus of the aphasia-producing brain lesion. These loci include portions of the BASAL GANGLIA and the THALAMUS. It is important to note that aphasia classification by subtype is based on clinical symptoms, not on brain lesion type or location. Indeed, symptom correlation with brain pathology is imperfect. Aphasia-producing lesions typically are accompanied by concomitant right- sided weakness since the left cerebral hemisphere is language-dominant in a majority of the general population. Uncommon forms of aphasia are expressed in patients with atypical cerebral dominance (suggested by left-handedness or ambidexterity), history of a previous brain LESION, DRUG ABUSE or ANOXIA. A complete medical history is crucial to the accurate interpretation of aphasia symptoms.
Supracondylar Humerus Fractures in Infants and Early Toddlers; Characteristics, Clinical and Radiological Outcomes Compared with Older Children
Published in Journal of Investigative Surgery, 2022
Ahmet Hamdi Akgülle, Yavuz Şahbat, Özgür Baysal, Hayati Kart, Bülent Erol
The main limitation of this study was the retrospective design, which prevented the acquisition of data such as the contralateral Baumann angle. The difficulties of making radiological measurements on relatively small children with immature bones was another limitation. There was also no data about the dominant hand, because ambidexterity is normal during the first 18 to 24 months of life [31]. The relatively small numbers of patients in some subgroups prevented the drawing of more detailed conclusions from the results. There is a need for further studies to compare different age groups, fracture types and fracture mechanism with larger series to be able to provide more precise results for this fracture.
Ambidexterity in left-handed and right-handed individuals and implications for surgical training
Published in Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings, 2022
Nicholas F. Lombana, Patrick A. Naeger, Pablo L. Padilla, Reuben A. Falola, Eric L. Cole
In conclusion, the present study demonstrates that dexterity and ambidexterity may both be a function of hand dominance. Variance in dexterity between LH and RH individuals may support the need for improvements in the training of LH individuals. Suggested methods to improve training of LH surgical residents include more laterality training, greater availability of LH instruments in the operating room, pairing of LH trainees with LH mentors, and altering the schema of the operating room to facilitate the job of the LH surgeon.
Left-handedness in cardiac surgery: who’s right?
Published in Acta Chirurgica Belgica, 2020
K. Cathenis, J. Fleerakkers, W. Willaert, P. Ballaux, D. Goossens, R. Hamerlijnck
When harvesting the great saphenous vein via the open technique there are no hand-related problems. From an early stage in surgical training, this is an ideal moment to practice basic surgical technique with the nondominant hand to establish a higher degree of ambidexterity.