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monofilament

Neurology A nylon bristle passed over the sole of the foot to detect loss of sensation in a diabetic foot and circulatory defects. See Diabetic foot.
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The monofilament suture costs about 60% more than the braided suture, she noted, but "given that we found a significant difference in wound complications, I would be willing to pay extra," said Dr.
The inclusion criteria were as follows: (1) the study examined the diagnostic accuracy of a monofilament test for detecting DPN, (2) the article was published in English, and (3) the study provided sufficient data.
Clear monofilament is a good choice if you are concerned about fish being able to see your line underwater.
Among all the tested sensory nerves, highest specificity was for monofilament test of the sural nerve (Table 2).
As an innovative technology company, various new developments for monofilament and tape systems set benchmarks in terms of profitability, process stability and sustainability.
Type of fishing line purchased in the past year by more active anglers Superline/ Braid 3% Monofilament 37% Fluorocrbon 26% Not sure Other 4% Table made from bar graph.
The most common types of yarn filter cloths are manufactured out of multifilament or monofilament yarn.
ATLANTA -- The clanging tuning fork test is far more accurate and sensitive than is the 10-g monofilament in screening diabetes patients for peripheral neuropathy, results from two studies suggest.
Monofilament testing was done in patients whose mean vibration duration was 8 seconds or less, and was consistently reported as normal (correctly identified and patient able to feel all eight spots touched) among the 26 patients who had vibration durations of 5 seconds or more.
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