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Synonyms for posterior

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Synonyms for posterior

located in the rear

following something else in time

the part of one's back on which one rests in sitting

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Synonyms for posterior

a tooth situated at the back of the mouth

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located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure

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coming at a subsequent time or stage

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Furthermore, in our in vitro model, the posterior capsular rupture was created by a 25-gauge needle scratching the posterior capsule.
The possibility of implant dislodgement due to osteopenia was addressed by performing short posterior fixation (2 above 2 below) and resection of the anterior affected portions of L1-L3 with the use of mesh cage and anterior plate (Figure 6).
Wakhloo, "Treatment failure of fetal posterior communicating artery aneurysms with the pipeline embolization device," Journal of Neuro Interventional Surgery, vol.
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak remains a significant source of morbidity in neurosurgery, particularly after posterior fossa surgery.1 It is six times more likely to occur in the infratentorial procedures than in the supratentorial procedures.2
Phacoemulsification with posterior chamber intra ocular lens (PC IOL) implantation is a frequently performed surgical procedure for cataract and posterior capsular opacification (PCO) also known as after cataract is a most common late post-surgical complication1 with PC IOL implantation having an incidence of 20% to 40% five years postoperatively2 in adults and up to 100% in pediatric patients3.
In some of the infants, a special maneuver was then performed to assist visualization of posterior lingual frenulum, since its visualization was not possible by simply elevating the lateral margins of the tongue.
Regarding the postoperative complications, uveitic reaction, posterior synechiae, and IOL decentration did not occur in either group.
(3) Pneumatization of bone between the IAC and posterior semicircular canal was presumed positive if air cells were visualized in this area.
A total of 100 patients in between 15 and 85 years age group underwent Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy.
This study was undertaken to compare the spread of injectate between the conventional lateral and posterior QL block, and the posterior QL block with a different needle trajectory in soft-embalmed cadavers.
Posterior polar cataract (PPC) is one of the most challenging types of cataract, and it has a high risk of intraoperative posterior capsule rupture (PCR) or even nuclear or cortical drop [1-4].
These include increased vitreous traction due to posterior staphyloma, reduced chorioretinal adhesion due to posterior chorioretinal atrophy, stiffening of the internal limiting membrane (ILM), increased tension in retinal vessels, and tangential forces created by increased cortical vitreous contractions.
Purpose: The cruciate retaining (CR) design was developed to obtain knee stability with the natural posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) in total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
The right renal artery is longer and higher passing posterior to Inferior Vena Cava (IVC).