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With the aim of gauging utilization rates of dental services, a series of cross-sectional studies were performed in 1973, 1975 adnd 1977. Cluster samples of 1,600 individuals covering the Norwegian population aged 15 and above were interviewed by trained interviewers using standardized questions. The percentage of resp…

Congenital double lip is a rare entity. During the last 10 years, we performed surgery on 5 patients with this deformity. The patients are reported with a special mention of the embryology, and the relevant literature is reviewed.

PURPOSE: To observe the long term success of antimetabolites used in glaucoma filtering surgery in eyes with high risc of failure. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Two groups of patients undergone trabeculectomy with the use of antimetabolites 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) and Mitomycin C (MMC) are included in this retrospective study. 5…

UNLABELLED: It has been argued that internal hemipelvectomy without reconstruction of the pelvic ring leads to poor ambulation and inferior patient acceptance. To determine the accuracy of this contention, we posed the following questions: First, how effectively does a typical patient ambulate following this procedure?…

48 patients with ALL (3%) treated according to two different protocols survived 5 years or longer. The mean survival time was 13.0 +/- 5.0 years, but 29 patients lived 16.5 +/- 3.0 years. Only 18 patients (38%) were 16.9 +/- 3.0 years in them 1. CCR, the longest remission time amounted to more than 25 years. Of the pat…

125 preterm infants with persistent ductus arteriosus (PDA) had surgical ligation between November 1978 and December 1984. In an additional case the situation was complicated by severe coarctation, which had not been diagnosed prior to surgery. The mean birth weight was 1340 +/- 448 g (85 infants weighed less than 1500…

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Patients undergoing Soave surgery for Hirschsprung's disease are at risk for some complications. The aim of this study was to investigate such short-term and long-term complications and evaluate the outcome of the operation in these patients. METHODS: A case series study was carried out during the…

BACKGROUND: Intradermal injections of botulinum toxin are effective but transitory in primary axillary hyperhidrosis. These injections are repeated when the symptoms recur. The reported duration of efficacy is variable, from 2 to 24 months, but it is unknown how the duration of efficacy changes when injections are repe…

BACKGROUND: Sentinel surveillance for severe acute respiratory infections in hospitals and influenza-like illness in ambulatory clinics is recommended to assist in global pandemic influenza preparedness. Healthcare utilization patterns will affect the generalizability of data from sentinel sites and the potential to us…

This study aims to explore the clinical efficacy of arthroscopic-assisted reduction combined with robot-navigated nail placement in the treatment of talar neck fractures. The clinical data of 13 patients with talar neck fracture in Xuzhou Benevolent Hospital from January 2018 to January 2021 were analyzed in the retros…

This study analyses the outcomes of litigation claims in trauma and orthopaedic surgery between 2008/2009 and 2018/2019.Utilizing a formal request to the NHS Resolution under the Freedom of Information Act, the data related to claims against orthopaedic surgery were obtained. A total of 8548 claims were analysed and re…

OBJECTIVE: To report the outcome of surgical intervention in patients diagnosed with arachnoid cyst (AC) during the last 5 years in Namazi Hospital, a tertiary center in Southern Iran. METHODS: Hospitalization records of patients who had undergone surgical treatment of symptomatic intracranial AC in our center were su…

Various methods for reconstructing large femur bone defects after tumor resection have been introduced. In this study, we reviewed the clinical outcomes of using a 1-barrel free vascularized fibular graft (FVFG) protected by a lateral locking plate for large femoral defects not involving the knee joint.Between August 2…

INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis notification in Portugal has decreased in the last few years. As a consequence of the economic crisis, emigration has increased and immigration has decreased. Immigrants are a risk group for tuberculosis. Most emigrants are 20-44 years old and belong to the age group most affected by tubercul…

OBJECTIVE: To describe the knowledge, attitudes, and performance of primary care nurses in the management of patients with insomnia. METHODS: Descriptive study. An online questionnaire was sent to all primary care nurses of the Majorca Primary Care Department between June-July 2014. MEASUREMENTS: sociodemographic var…

A 68-year-old female patient admitted to our clinic with right anterior thigh pain ongoing for six months and which increased in last two months. The patient had no trauma history. The patient had been followed-up for 15 years because of osteoporosis and administrated alendronate and ibandronate treatment for 10 years.…

Over the last 5 years, new actors involved in the pathogenesis of combined pituitary hormone deficiency in humans have been reported: they included a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily glycoprotein and ciliary G protein-coupled receptors, as well as new transcription factors and signalling molecules. New modes of…

Although most orthopedic surgeons presume that patients with more severe degenerative osteoarthritis are better candidates for total knee arthroplasty (TKA), few data have compared outcomes based on the extent of radiographic osteoarthritis. The authors tested the hypothesis that patients with minimal radiographic oste…