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In 42 cases of complicated retinal detachment following trauma after failed primary vitrectomy, at six months follow-up anatomic retinal reattachment posterior to the scleral buckle was achieved in 20 of 40 eyes (50%). Of the 40 eyes, 11 (28%) had a visual acuity of 5/200 or better. Of the eyes that were completely att…

An anthropometric assessment was conducted at 238 !Kung San hunter-gatherers aged between 18 and 65 years (mean = 30.8 years), 156 Kavango horticultural pastoralists aged between 18 and 61 years (mean = 29.2 years) and for 87 urbanized Kavango people aged between 18 and 61 years (mean = 29.3 years) living as wage earni…

During a period of 20 years (1965-1985), 206 consecutive patients were operated on for radiation-associated nodular thyroids. The ages ranged between 8 and 76 years (mean 38.7). there were 136 women and 70 men. The average duration between radiation exposure and operation was 27 years. The operations performed were tot…

75 children aged under 15 years have entered the regular haemodialysis/renal transplant programme at Guy's Hospital in the 10 years since its inception; 13 children have subsequently died. A combination of hospital and home haemodialysis and renal transplantation was used. 64 children received 80 renal allografts; 37 1…

BACKGROUND: Dent's disease (DD) is a rare X-linked recessive tubulopathy characterized by low molecular weight proteinuria, hypercalciuria, nephrocalcinosis/nephrolithiasis and chronic kidney disease. With this manuscript, we reported three patients diagnosed as DD in our department in the last 10 years and thereby des…

The last 30 years have seen significant improvements in survival rates for children and older adults. In contrast, the 5-year survival rate among 20 to 39 year olds has been static at around 70% since 1986. Data from the United States, Australia, Italy, and the United Kingdom suggest that this age group also has the lo…

To ascertain the development of disease in a cohort of connective tissue disease (CTD)-negative patients 10 years after testing positive for antinuclear antibody (ANA) in high titer, a telephone survey and serological tests were conducted on a group of CTD-negative patients with high ANA titer identified in a previous…

AIMS: To describe the evolution of mortality due to gastric cancer in Andalusia and the current geographic distribution of mortality. DESIGN: Descriptive, population-based study. SETTING: Andalusia (Southern Spain) during the period from 1975 to 1999. PARTICIPANTS: Residents of the region of Andalusia. MEASUREMENTS…

Between 1971-1988 we have studied 46 children with dilated cardiomyopathy. Twenty were males and 18 females, with a median age of 17 months (range from 1 day to 11 years). The incidence of 3.4 cases a year during the first nine years dropped to 1.3 cases a year in the following years. Two patients were siblings. Sevent…

BACKGROUND: Primary dysmenorrhea (PD) is a global public health problem affecting the quality of life of menstruating women. This study aimed to assess the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of female students experiencing PD. METHODOLOGY: This cross-sectional study included 484 female students (aged 16-31 …

Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) exhibit higher rates of overweight/obesity compared to children without ASD, yet influencing factors remain inconclusive. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of overweight/obesity and identify associated factors within this population using longitudinal data. This re…

Blood testing allows for diagnosis and monitoring of numerous conditions and illnesses; it forms an essential pillar of the health industry that continues to grow in market value. Due to the complex physical and biological nature of blood, samples must be carefully collected and prepared to obtain accurate and reliable…

Additional proximal fixation for growing rods in early-onset scoliosis (EOS) may offer a more effective and safer option for severe scoliosis patients with hyper-kyphosis. Here, we compared the outcomes of EOS patients treated with growing rods in which 6 proximal anchor points on 3 vertebrae were used vs. 4 proximal a…

Some studies suggested that adolescent scoliotic dancers were more likely to sustain dance injuries than non-scoliotic dancers. This study aimed to investigate the association between scoliosis and dance injury among children and adolescent recreational dancers. Identical web-based and paper-based questionnaires were d…

BACKGROUND: Reports have indicated a negative trend in cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in the general population. However, trends in relation to different occupational groups are missing. Therefore, the aim of our study was to examine the trends in CRF during the last 20 years, and to provide a prognosis of future tren…

BACKGROUND: The role of total hip arthroplasty (THA) in healed tuberculosis (TB) of the hip has been reported with success in the past. However, the role and success of THA in active TB of the hip has remained controversial. METHODS: We retrospectively evaluated a prospective study of 52 THAs done for active TB of the…

Vitamin K antagonists are being used in the last five decades as an effective anticoagulant. However, for the past few years, new oral anticoagulants (NOACs) have been introduced as newer anticoagulant agents, which are gradually replacing the previously used vitamin K antagonist. Yet, these agents have not fully repla…

STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective case series. OBJECTIVES: To analyze the outcomes at skeletal maturity of patients treated with a single traditional growing rod (GR). To compare results of patients according to whether posterior spinal fusion (PSF) was performed at treatment completion. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Few stu…

The validity of the standardized transfusion ratio, a quality measure for dialysis facilities, may have been affected by the transition from International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) to International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) procedure coding in October 2015. We analyzed…

BACKGROUND: Incidence rates of thyroid cancer (TC) increased in the last decades worldwide. This study aimed to describe TC incidence in the Friuli Venezia Giulia (FVG) region, to estimate the quota of overdiagnosis, and to investigate the impact of surgery on long-term survival after TC diagnosis. METHODS: TC cases r…