Does immobilization after radiofrequency-induced shrinkage influence the biomechanical properties of collagenous tissue?
Postoperative immobilization supports recovery of biomechanical properties after shrinkage. Despite immobilization, biomechanical properties of shrunken tissue did not completely reach levels of normal tissue.
Assuming that effective primary care results in better HRQoL and longer survival and that the CPCI captures important primary care attributes, older patients' level of satisfaction with the quality of their primary care may not be a good surrogate measure of effectiveness.