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Arthroereisis of the subtalar joint is a common surgical technique in Europe for the management of flexible flatfoot in the pediatric population. In most cases, it is performed using a calcaneo-stop metallic screw. Despite the good clinical results, screw removal is always advised after 2 to 3 years. The use of a bioab…

PURPOSE: In order to prepare long-term alternatives to surgical residency training and workforce policies in Korea, objective data are needed; in addition, determination of the status of surgical procedures being performed is also needed. METHODS: Cases of surgeries performed by board-certified Korean surgeons for 1 y…

OBJECTIVE: As continuity of care in our institution allows longterm followup studies, we reviewed the files of all consecutive patients with juvenile chronic (idiopathic) arthritis (JCA) followed since 1970 to establish the frequency of remission. METHODS: Charts of all patients with JCA were reviewed. Relevant variab…

In this prospective study, we present the short-term clinical results of a novel endoscopic surgical technique for patients suffering from chronic painful mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy. Eight consecutive patients (seven men and one woman, mean age 52 years) diagnosed with chronic painful mid-portion Achilles tendin…

We have evaluated putative predictors of the progression in diabetic nephropathy during long-term antihypertensive treatment. Twenty hypertensive insulin-dependent diabetic patients with nephropathy were followed for three (2 to 5) years before, and for three years during antihypertensive treatment with metoprolol and…

At the end of life goals of care change from disease prevention to symptomatic control, however, little is known about the patterns of medication prescribing at this stage.To explore changes in prescribing of symptomatic and preventive medication in the last year of life in older nursing home residents.A retrospective…

AIM: To investigate if a cancer patient's unrelieved symptoms during the last 3 months of life increase the risk of long-term psychological morbidity in the surviving widower. METHODS: Men (n=907) younger than 80 years and living in Sweden, who had lost their wives due to cancer, were asked 4-5 years after their loss…

Human amniotic fluid cells (H-AFC) have been used as a diagnostic tool for the prenatal diagnosis of fetal genetic anomalies for more than 50 years.In the early 1990s small nucleated cells, which were identified as he-matopoietic progenitors, were detected in the amniotic fluid. After this evidence several other scient…

In the last 11 years, the neuroretinopathy is reported to occur in 26 dialyzed patients, what represents 5.3% of all patients treated. During the last 4 years, the occurrence rate showed the decrease to 1.6%. The mentioned disease occurs most frequently by the first two years of treatment with dialysis. The averaged su…

UNLABELLED: In the last 5 years, many universities and medical centers have contributed immensely to medical research in Saudi Arabia. The aim of this study is to review the publications in the last 5 years in the field of plastic and reconstructive surgery from Saudi Arabia. METHODS: An electronic search was carried…

We present the clinical characteristics of 14 children with congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia (CPT) treated in northern Finland at Oulu University Hospital during the years 1968-1996. The incidence of CPT in northern Finland was 3.5/10(5) during years 1962-1996, which is higher than in previous reports. The estima…

In the last ten years it was necessary to perform a relaparotomy in 615 cases = 4.93% of 12,464 primary abdominal operations. 215 patients suffered from a mechanical ileus. In analysing 305 cases of the last 5 years it was to discover that of 138 patients the diagnosis mechanical ileus was correct in 102 cases only. In…

Audiovisual teaching materials have found increasing use in medical education in recent years, and a large number of excellent materials have been produced. The plethora of existing audiovisual teaching programs has made it difficult for educators and potential users to be aware of what is available and to select progr…

The magnitude of atmospheric cooling during the Last Glacial Maximum and the timing of the transition into the current interglacial period remain poorly constrained in tropical regions, partly because of a lack of suitable climate records. Glacial moraines provide a method of reconstructing past temperatures, but they…

We evaluated whether the results of diagnostic polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing combined with time since last vaccine dose could be used to monitor the effectiveness of acellular pertussis vaccines. In 258 consecutive nasopharyngeal swabs from children and adolescents with typical pertussis symptoms, 80 were pos…

OBJECTIVE: To study the effectiveness of aponeurosis brisemen in treating spastic palsy after spinal cord injury. METHODS: Between March 2006 and March 2012, 28 patients (42 limbs, including 26 upper limbs and 16 lower limbs) with spastic palsy after spinal cord injury underwent aponeurosis brisemen, and the clinical…

102 persons with pseudoexfoliation without glaucoma, not attending follow-up controls, underwent re-examination. The time elapsed since last control was greater than or equal to 5 years in 39%. In those with monocular pseudoexfoliation, 30% became binocularly affected. Only 3 persons had developed glaucoma (2.9%). Prob…

A total of 102 autopsy subjects found to have seemingly normal testicular picture were analysed to determine acceptable normal morphometric values. The mean tubular diameter in the last trimester of intrauterined life is 43.8 mu in contrast to adult value of 173.0 mu. The mean basement membrane thickness increases from…

In recent years the manufacture of and demand for crystals and oscillators in China have been increasing quickly because of the development of industries, communications, science, transportation, and electronic techniques. This paper introduces the manufacture, research, and characteristics of the technical development…