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We reviewed the cases of 16 patients with myelomeningocele and congenital kyphosis. Ten patients underwent kyphectomy with wire fixation and spinal fusion for severe-curve progression and problems with decubiti ulcers. The average curve magnitude at presentation for these 10 patients was 87 degrees (range 47-146 degree…

Sixteen patients (mean age 27 years, range 16 to 39 years) with the diagnosis of myopericarditis established by strict clinical criteria were evaluated following recovery 0.7 to 4.0 years (mean 2.7 years) later. Evidence of an acute viral infection was present in 44%. During the acute illness, the major clinical manife…

The forest age mosaic is a fundamental attribute of the North American boreal forest. Given that fires are generally lethal to trees, the time since last fire largely determines the composition and structure of forest stands and landscapes. Although the spatiotemporal dynamics of such mosaics has long been assumed to b…

BACKGROUND: Death is increasingly postponed to older ages which has implications for future care planning as health and social care expenditure peaks during the end-of-life. Hence, a detailed understanding of the care services involved is needed. This study aims to identify patterns of health-and-social care expenditur…

: Femoral neck and proximal femur fractures in the elderly can result from low-energy trauma due to osteoporotic changes and contribute significantly to increased morbidity and mortality. Despite various treatment options, closed reduction and internal fixation (CRIF) with intramedullary nails has become the predominan…

INTRODUCTION: Secondary amyloidosis (SA) results of tissue deposition of an acute phase reactant protein produced by chronic inflammation. Its incidence appears to be declining, following the improvement of medical care to primary diseases. Our aim is to assess a group of Portuguese patients with amyloidosis secondary…

BACKGROUND: This retrospective study was undertaken to evaluate mid-term clinical and radiological outcomes of lattisimus dorsi (LD) tendon transfer in patients with irreparable massive rotator cuff tears (MRCT). We hypothesize that LD tendon transfer would provide safe and satisfactory clinical outcomes at mid-term fo…

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Mortality is high in acute aortic syndrome (AAS), which therefore requires early treatment. This study aimed to analyze changes in the diagnosis and treatment of AAS over 20 years at our center. METHODS: From 1999 to 2018, 451 patients diagnosed with AAS (336 men; mean age, 60.9±12.4…

OBJECTIVE: The role of endonasal endoscopic approach for pathologies in the paediatric population is evolving and has still not been accepted as standard of care in neurosurgery. It represents a challenge in terms of narrow access, instrument manipulation and adequate reconstruction of defects. We have described our ex…

BACKGROUND: The journal Methods of Information in Medicine, founded in 1962, has now completed its 50th volume. Its publications during the last five decades reflect the formation of a discipline that deals with information in biomedicine and health care. OBJECTIVES: To report about 1) the journal's origin, 2) the ind…

BACKGROUND: Changes in sexual behaviour over time have resulted in more frequent relationship break-ups, which carry specific sexual health challenges that we aim to explore in this study. STUDY DESIGN: The data were drawn from the French sexual behaviour survey, comprising a random sample of 4,798 women and 4,045 men…

The epidemiology of peptic ulcer is characterised by marked geographic and temporal variations. Gastric ulcer occurs about 5-10 times more often than duodenal ulcer in Japan. In most European countries and the USA, duodenal ulcer is about twice as frequent as gastric ulcer. The variation among different European countr…

During the last 20 years, an increasing incidence of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) has been demonstrated by several studies. A ten-year retrospective analysis on 7,266 cases of primary BCC of the Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery of the University of Rome La Sapienza and the Department of Dermatology of the Un…

BACKGROUND: Women ages 35 years and older have the greatest proportion of contraceptive nonuse and unintended pregnancies ending in abortion. STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a population-based case-control study among women ages 35-44 years at risk of unwanted pregnancy using the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) dat…

PURPOSE: To document the clinical features, systemic association, and treatment outcome of patients with a combined retinal vein and artery occlusion (CRVAO) and review of literature. METHODS: A retrospective chart review of patients diagnosed with CRVAO at a tertiary eye care center. Patient's demographic details and…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the procedure and effectiveness of medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction for the treatment of recurrent patellar dislocation. METHODS; Between June 2005 and September 2007, 29 patients with recurrent patellar dislocation underwent MPFL reconstruction with allograft semitendinosu…

Sexually transmitted human papillomaviruses (HPVs), most frequently HPV 16, are the primary cause of cervical carcinogenesis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between sexual behavior and prevalence and acquisition of HPV infection among British women attending regular cervical screening who respon…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the treatment methods and the clinical therapeutic effects of symptomatic cervical vertebral hemangioma associated with cervical spondylotic myelopathy. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was performed in 18 patients (10 males and 8 females, aged 30-62 years with an average age of 45.3 years)…

AIM: To examine the extent of polysubstance use in the general population of Croatia, determine trends in polysubstance use between 2011 and 2023, and identify distinct subgroups based on the patterns of polysubstance use and compare these subgroups across survey years. METHODS: Four studies were conducted between 201…

OBJECTIVE: There is a significant shortage of veterinary technicians. To help address this issue, there has been a call to increase the capacity of United States VT/N educational programs. Yet, the current challenges within the field may be negatively impacting the number of people deciding to pursue VT/N certification…