98,288 papers found

The first 333 Charnley (Thackray, United Kingdom) total hip arthroplasties performed at the Mayo Clinic between 1969 and 1970 have been followed since that time. One hundred twelve patients (112 hips) remain alive at 20 years. Clinical results remain excellent. The Mayo clinical and roentgenographic hip scoring system…

Borderline ovarian tumors (BOTs) are rare among children and adolescents. This study was to probe into the clinicopathologic characteristics and prognosis in children and adolescents with BOT. A retrospective investigation was performed on 14 adolescents younger than age 21 years diagnosed with BOT. Clinical presentati…

Over the last two decades, marked increase in detection of incidental or asymptomatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in developed countries was observed. The study included 268 patients aged from 25 to 92 years with RCC, which underwent evaluation and treatment in urology clinic MRSRCI for the past 5 years. There were no s…

The new meningococcal C conjugate vaccine became available in Spain and was included in the infant vaccination schedule in 2000. A catch-up campaign was carried out in children under six years of age. As a consequence, the incidence of meningococcal disease caused by serogroup C has fallen sharply during the last three…

BACKGROUND: Type I gastric ulcers occur at the gastric incisura and do not coexist with duodenal or pyloric ulcers. Antrectomy and Billroth I anastomosis are the most frequent operations used for treatment of patients with this lesion. STUDY DESIGN: Postoperative results, including recurrence, were evaluated in 48 pat…

O'Dea et al. (2022) (Pleistocene sea level changes and crocodile population histories on the isthmus of panama: a comment on Avila-Cervantes et al. (2020). Evolution, 76(11), 2778-2783. https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.14610) question our hypothesis that sea-level changes during the past glaciation played a role in restrict…

UNLABELLED: Hodgkin lymphoma shows a well-known geographic pattern, but temporal changes have been found recently as well. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The Authors analyzed 439 Hodgkin lymphoma patients' clinicopathological and treatment data. Patients were treated at our department from 1980 until the end of 2008. RESULTS:…

The diagnostic yield of echocardiography, radionuclide ventriculography (first pass and multiple gated) and contrast ventriculography was evaluated in 11 patients in whom a diagnosis of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm had been made during the last ten years. The diagnosis was made by two dimensional echocardiography (a…

BACKGROUND: Bony increased-offset-reverse shoulder arthroplasty (BIO-RSA) has shown promising short- to medium-term results; however, long-term outcomes are lacking. The goal of the present study was to report on survival and long-term (minimum 10-year follow-up) outcomes of BIO-RSA. METHODS: Retrospective single-cent…

The present article aimed to verify whether the age at which children learn to ride a bicycle is related to their physical activity or birth order. Data were collected from an online structured survey between November 2019 and June 2020. A total of 8614 responses were obtained from 22 countries. The results reveal sign…

OBJECTIVE: Mortality from asthma has varied among countries during the last several decades. This study aimed to identify temporal trends of asthma mortality in Brazil from 1980 to 2010. METHOD: We analyzed 6840 deaths of patients aged 5-34 years that occurred in Brazil with the underlying cause of asthma. We applied…

In present-day obstetrics, cesarean delivery occurs in one in three women in the United States, and in up to four of five women in some regions of the world. The history of cesarean section extends well over four centuries. Up until the end of the nineteenth century, the operation was avoided because of its high mortal…

OBJECTIVE: Clinical and anatomic factors predictive of a favorable response to renal revascularization performed for renal function salvage remain poorly defined. To clarify decision making in such patients we reviewed a contemporary experience of surgical renal artery revascularization (RAR) performed primarily for pr…

OBJECTIVE: Dyslipidemia is a major complication of antiretroviral treatment. Aim of the present study was to screen baseline lipid levels and cardiovascular disease risk in HIV-positive patients and analyze change in those parameters after initiation of antiretroviral treatment (ART). METHODS: HIV-positive patients wh…

Water resources in lakes of the Korean Peninsula play a significant role in society and ecosystems in both South and North Korea. This study characterized spatiotemporal changes in the lake area during the dry season (March-May) in the Korean Peninsula over the last 40 years. The satellite images (Landsat 5-9) wer…

PURPOSE: Pellucid marginal degeneration (PMD) is a rare disease that is often mistaken for keratoconus but can similarly be treated with corneal collagen crosslinking (CXL). We report a case followed though 6 years of progressive irregular corneal flattening and thinning in both eyes (OU) after eccentric CXL for PMD.…

OBJECTIVE: To study the morbidity pattern among cotton mill workers. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted in cotton mills in Guntur District (AP) in January 2009 to May 2009. Total 474 workers were included in the study. RESULTS: All study subjects were male. Most of the study subjects belon…

AIM: To assess the level of occupational exposure to tuberculosis among the staff at Wakari Hospital, Dunedin. METHODS: 368 staff (including around 90% of the nurses) were given a 5 TU Mantoux test, and the results were analysed. RESULTS: 39.5% of people had a positive reaction. The data was examined in terms of age,…

The purpose of the present study was to determine whether or not the decline in caries prevalence had continued among Norwegian 5-, 12- and 18-yr-olds from 1985 to 1991. The analysis was carried out at national, county and dental district level based on the annual census reports from public dental officers. Caries decl…

This study compared the physiologic responses to forward and retrograde simulated stair stepping on the StairMaster 4000 PT. Twenty male subjects (mean age 23.65 +/- 1.63 years) volunteered for this study. Subjects completed a practice trial of 6 minutes of both forward and retrograde stepping at Level 5. Each experime…