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BACKGROUND: Severe heterotopic ossification (HO) (grades III and IV) after total hip arthroplasty (THA) over the last 25 years requiring excision is very uncommon. We performed a systematic review of the literature and reported a new case series with operative treatment after primary uncemented THA. METHODS: A systema…

BACKGROUND: Self-reported data about the interval since last cancer screening are often used to determine whether individuals are due for periodic screening and to monitor adherence to guidelines for early cancer detection. PURPOSE: In a study conducted within the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, we examined th…

Mid- to late-Holocene sea-level records from low-latitude regions serve as an important baseline of natural variability in sea level and global ice volume prior to the Anthropocene. Here, we reconstruct a high-resolution sea-level curve encompassing the last 6000 years based on a comprehensive study of coral microatoll…

OBJECTIVE: To determine the current state of Rheumatology in Catalonia (Spain) and to update information regarding previous studies STUDY DESIGN: observational, descriptive and transversal. SAMPLE: Physicians practicing rheumatology in the public system of Catalonia. An epidemiological questionnaire was sent to all r…

Data for time trends in the prevalence of occupational asthma (OA) and rhinitis (OR) are not known. To investigate trends in the prevalence and incidence of OA and OR over time, we reviewed the available literature. We analysed 15 cross-sectional and 4 longitudinal studies published from 1980 to 2006. In workers expose…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of severe rigid kyphotic scoliosis treated with posterior spinal osteotomy METHODS: A total of 11 cases(average 11.2 years) of severe rigid kyphotic scoliosis treated with posterior spinal osteotomy from Mar. 2005 to Sept. 2006 were retrospective. Of those cases, 3 were of neurofibrom…

BACKGROUND: Mortality from asthma increased during the last decades but is now declining in some countries. Little is known about this trend in Brazil. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to determine the trends in asthma mortality in Southern Brazil. METHODS: We reviewed death certificates of 566 people in the…

This is a follow-up study of a previous investigation of brain lesions in alcoholics during the 5-year period from 1975 through 1979 (Torvik et al. 1982). The autopsy material from the 5-year period 1983-1987 was examined in order to see whether improved clinical treatment had resulted in a reduced frequency of alcohol…

BACKGROUND: The magnitude of pre-transplant a-fetoprotein (AFP) changes has been advocated to be a superior predictor of hepatocellular cancer (HCC) recurrence following liver transplantation. The aim of this study was to compare AFP dynamics and last pre-transplant AFP as risk factors for post-transplant HCC recurrenc…

OBJECTIVES: To determine the functional trajectory in the last year of life in end-stage renal disease managed without dialysis. DESIGN: Longitudinal cohort study of functional status over time and toward death. SETTING: Three renal units in the United Kingdom. PARTICIPANTS: Patients with Stage 5 chronic kidney dise…

INTRODUCTION: It is known that recurrences continue to occur after the follow-up period of 1-5 years usually used in most hernia studies. By reviewing the data in the Herniamed Hernia Registry documenting the time interval between the recurrent operation and previous inguinal hernia repair, the present study ide…

We have studied 97 patients with dementia who have been discharged from our hospital and 106 inpatients with dementia who have been admitted during last two years in our hospital. The diagnosis of dementia was done according to the criteria of DSM-III. Based on their clinical course, neurological signs, Hachinski's isc…

As a part of Marmara Sea, Izmit Bay (Turkey) has been one of the most polluted sites in the region for the last 25 years. On 17 August 1999, a powerful earthquake along the North Anatolian Fault struck the eastern part of the Marmara region including Izmit Bay. The earthquake destroyed many coastal cities. The Bay was…

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this article is a retrospective analysis of the results of three methods used for the repair of pectus excavatum between 1991 and 2012. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 508 patients were operated on at the Department of Paediatric Surgery of the Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, and the Tea…

STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective study. PURPOSE: To assess the radiological, clinical features and surgical outcomes of six patients of elementary school age with lumbar disc herniation (LDH). OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE: LDH is common in people in their fourth and fifth decades. However, the condition is extremely rare in c…

Worldwide incidence of malignant melanoma has been constantly increasing during the last years. Surgical excision is effective when primary tumours are thin. At later disease stages patients often succumb, due to failure of metastasis control. Therefore, great efforts have been made to develop improved strategies to tr…

OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence of giant cell tumour in foot, its clinical features, stage of tumour, treatment and outcome of surgery. METHODS: This retrospective case series study was conducted at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, and comprised cases of giant cell tumour of foot bones diagnosed betw…

OBJECTIVE: Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic agent that has an increased frequency of usage in the last years particularly in emergency departments. In the present study, we aimed to determine whether ketamine is related to myocardial injury in children undergoing minor procedures. METHOD: Children younger than 18…

We evaluated short- and medium-term results of the treatment of articular cartilage defects of the knee with autogenous cylindrical osteochondral grafts (mosaicplasty) in 69 patients (median age 33 years) with symptomatic articular cartilage defects. Data of Lysholm score and visual analogue scale (VAS) of pain (0=no p…

A retrospective analysis of 117 cases of thyroid cancer diagnosed and/or treated at the Hospital Privado de Comunidad in Mar del Plata, Argentina, between 1974 and 1993 is presented and compared to previously published reports. Mean age at diagnosis was 54.3 years (range 17-88). Follow-up was 8.2 +/- 5.7 years. One thi…