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PURPOSE: While unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) has demonstrated benefits over total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in selected populations, component placement continues to be challenging with conventional surgical instruments, resulting in higher early failure rates. Robotic-arm-assisted UKA (RA-UKA) has shown to be…

OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy, safety and morbidity of surgical versus percutaneous atrial septal defect (ASD) closure. POPULATION AND METHODS: We studied all cases of ASD closure (surgical or percutaneous) performed in our hospital during the last 5 years. We analyzed the clinical and echocardiographic character…

BACKGROUND: There is a lack of consensus about whether stable ramp lesions associated with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries need to be repaired. PURPOSE/HYPOTHESIS: The purpose of this study was to evaluate how many stable ramp lesions left in situ during ACL reconstruction (ACLR) have subsequently failed aft…

BACKGROUND: Fungal skin infections are recognised as one of the most common health disorders globally, and dermatophyte infections of the skin, hair and nails are the most common fungal infections. Dermatophytes can be classified as anthropophilic, zoophilic or geophilic species based on their primary habitat associati…

BACKGROUND: Space maintainers, including band and loop (BLSM) and lower lingual holding arch (LLHA) designs, preserve arch integrity in children. This study aimed to compare the clinical complications, patient comfort, and compliance between BLSM and LLHA appliances in children aged 6–12 years. METHODS: Thi…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the early-term effectiveness of extra-large uncemented acetabular components for hip revision in the treatment of extensive acetabular bone defect. METHODS: Between September 2008 and May 2012, 13 patients (13 hips) with extensive acetabular bone defect underwent first hip revision using extr…

BACKGROUND: A significant number of patients with craniopharyngioma are GH deficient. The safety of GH replacement in these subjects has not been established. OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of GH replacement upon recurrence in patients with craniopharyngioma. PATIENTS AND METHODS: All the patients with craniopharyng…

This article describes the history, advantages, biomechanical properties, operative technique, and results of replacement of the anterior cruciate ligament using the semitendinosus tendon. After arthroscopic ACL replacement using the doubled semitendinosus tendon in combination with an extraarticular lateral repair in…

Coronary allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is a leading cause of allograft failure in pediatric heart transplant recipients. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is performed to manage atherosclerotic coronary artery disease. However, there is currently limited data regarding use and long-term benefit of PCI due to the…

During the decade from 1976 to 1986, the age-related incidence of meconium ileus equivalent (MIE) was calculated on the basis of 240 Danish cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. In the first 5 years, the patients were given enteric-coated granules of pancreatic enzymes (Pancreatin, Rosco, Denmark), and a low fat diet was reco…

The world registered record temperatures in the last years, with 2024 being the hottest year ever recorded and the first one to surpass the 1.5ºC limit defined by the Paris Agreement. Coal was key to the Industrial Revolution and along with petroleum, was essential to world development. However, coal is the most p…

Seven children (5 male, 2 female) were seen over the last 16 years with rigid spine syndrome. Six children had rigid spinal muscular dystrophy (selenoprotein N1-related myopathy [SEPN1RM]) and 1 had myopathy associated with rigid spine. The main presenting complaint in all was difficulty in bending the spine. The…

A group of healthy primigravidae aged 20-26 years were examined two weeks before term in order to measure their physical performance. Two types of work tests with the bicycle ergometer were used, first a three-stage submaximal test and on the next day a voluntarily maximal test. The results between these two tests are…

OBJECTIVE: The Association of Program Directors in Surgery Diversity and Inclusion Taskforce (APDS-DIT) was created in 2017 after the Executive Committee recognized low diversity in its membership. The DIT was charged to address gaps in diversity and inclusion at various phases of training and development from medical…

BACKGROUND: Over the last two decades intra-aural tick infestation (otoacariasis) has been a common occurrence in the hilly central region in Sri Lanka. Very occasional detection of isolated unilateral facial nerve palsy associated with otoacariasis attributed to toxin damage of the nerve prompted us to study the clini…

OBJECTIVES: We examined whether a sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic could reach women who had not received a Papanicolau (Pap) test in the past 3 years. We also explored staff attitudes and implementation of cervical cancer screening. METHODS: Women (n = 123) aged 30 to 50 years were offered cervical cancer sc…

BACKGROUND: This study investigates factors that are associated with nonadherence to mammography screening guidelines in Utah, a state where mammography screening rates have remained consistently lower than national averages. METHODS: We examined data on reported mammography use among women aged 40-74 years from the 2…

According to paleoseismological studies, the last earthquake that ruptured the Main Frontal Thrust in western Nepal occurred in 1505 AD. No evidence of large earthquakes has been documented since, giving rise to the concept of a seismic gap in the central Himalaya. Here, we report on a new record of earthquake-triggere…

We report the updated results for a previously evaluated surgical treatment for adult low-grade isthmic spondylolisthesis. In 12 patients a decompressive laminectomy was performed followed by a circumferential fusion using posterior pedicle screw instrumented reduction and staged anterior cage-assisted interbody fusion…

INTRODUCTION AND AIMS: There is a paucity of data on volume of alcohol use from Muslim majority countries. We aimed to present estimation methods for alcohol consumption with the use of survey data for these societies and provide an estimation for age 15+ per capita consumption of pure alcohol for Iran. DESIGN AND MET…