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INTRODUCTION: No consensus exists about the open reduction of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH; age of surgery and the need for additional bone surgery). We report clinical and radiological outcomes of a large monocentric study. The objectives are to analyze outcomes and to give recommendations. MATERIALS…

AIMS: Better management of heart failure (HF) over the past two decades has improved survival, mainly by reducing the incidence of death due to cardiovascular (CV) causes. Deaths due to non-CV causes, particularly cancer, may be increasing. This study explored the modes of death of consecutive patients who attended a H…

OBJECTIVE: This study was performed to investigate the clinical effects of minimally invasive open reduction and internal fixation with a proximal femoral hollow locking plate on Pauwels type III femoral neck fractures. METHODS: The clinical data of 45 patients aged 32.0 ± 8.1 years (range, 19&#x201…

To evaluate the clinical effects of percutaneous endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (PE-TLIF) for L(4/5) single-segment lumbar spinal stenosis.From September 2016 to March 2018, 7 patients with L(4/5) single-segment lumbar spinal stenosis were treated by PE-TLIF in the Department of Orthopedics, Beijing…

OBJECTIVE: Resilience is a multidimensional process of adaptation aimed to overcome stressful or traumatic life experiences; only in the last few years it has been considered as a personal resource in psychosis and schizophrenia. This study aimed to assess the relationship between intrapersonal and interpersonal resili…

OBJECTIVE: To describe the rate of contraceptive use and types of contraception used by low-income women. DESIGN: A descriptive study was used to survey women about their contraceptive use and sexual behaviors 12 months prior to the time of the interview. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING: A convenience sample of 110 low…

In the last years, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity have become a serious public health problem, behaving as epidemic diseases. There is great interest in exploring different options for the treatment of T2DM in nonmorbidly obese patients. The purpose of this study is to report parameters of glycemic control…

OBJECTIVES: To examine whether the prevalence and severity of hyperostosis frontalis interna (HFI) has significantly changed during the past 100 years. METHODS: Two female populations, 100 years apart, were studied; 992 historic and 568 present day females. Detection of HFI was carried out via direct observation or CT…

OBJECTIVE: To perform a pilot trial of occupational therapy (OT) to optimise functional independence in Parkinson disease (PD) to assess accrual/withdrawal rates, acceptability, outcome measures, and inform sample-size calculation. METHOD: Non-demented patients with idiopathic PD and difficulties with activities of da…

Minimally invasive spine technology is still in an evolutionary stage. This prospective study reports the technical feasibility, benefits, and limitations of using a 3-blade speculum cannula for minimally invasive lumbar microdiscectomies. We studied 52 consecutive patients, 24 males and 28 females, with a mean age of…

Cerebral palsy refers to a lesion on an immature brain, that determines permanent neurological disorders. Knowing the exact cause of the disease does not alter the treatment management. The etiology is 2-2.5/1000 births and the rate is constant in the last 40-50 years because advances in medical technologies have permi…

This article details the activities of the Chinese Medical Centres at Bath and Manchester, UK, both of which were set up by Sino-European Clinics Ltd (SEC) to promote traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) as a rational body of knowledge in the West. Both Centres are staffed by highly trained Chinese consultants providing…

Post-operative intervertebral disc space infection had been recognised as a clinical entity with its own characteristics. Various treatments have been described. During the last six years 3127 open lumbar intervertebral disc operations were performed of which 15 (0.5%) showed a post-operative discitis. We treated our p…

Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis is a fairly rare disease, but it seems to have become more common in the last few years, according to epidemiological data. At least 45 cases have been reported in medical literature, 29 of which originating from Anglo-Saxon countries. Asbestos is the aetiological f…

During the last 20 years, only a few studies have been published concerning large pericardial effusion. We recently reviewed 34 patients who presented with large pericardial effusion not associated with trauma. Our analysis revealed that half of the patients (52 percent) had pericardial effusion of unknown origin. Four…

Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) is an indication for thoracoscopic exploration and treatment just like primary SP. The same guidelines apply to both. During the last 12 years a total of 243 patients with SP were admitted to our Department of Pneumology; of these, 156 = 62.2% were treated by thoracoscopy. We emp…

Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a life-threatening necrotizing renal infection characterized by the production of gas. Of 8,105 admissions to our diabetes service during the last 5 years we identified 13 cases. The patients were managed aggressively with fluids and antibiotics, followed by immediate nephrectomy. The mo…

One of the most important technical advances in cervicofacial plastic surgery over the last few years is undoubtedly the use of the musculocutaneous flap from pectoralis major. A review of its application in 57 cases showed the flap to be of excellent viability (5% total necrosis of flap), and to offer multiple possibi…

The pyodermatitis proliferation around or on chronic leg ulcers derived from bone infection or of varicose origin is rare. The author, who has only seen 7 cases over the last ten years, stresses the importance of making an aetiological diagnosis which often has to be based on repeated histological examinations. Two cli…

BACKGROUND: The number of hip fractures has doubled in the last 30-40 years in many countries. Age-adjusted incidence has been reported to be decreasing in Europe and North America, but is there a decreasing trend in all age groups? PATIENTS AND METHODS: This population-based study included all hip-fracture patients o…