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INTRODUCTION: Urinary incontinence is a very frequent pathology in the female population, however it remains a hidden health problem. The main objective of the work is to cross-culturally adapt the BISC-Q questionnaire to be use spanish speaking population. Material and method: The cross-cultural adaptation of the Ques…

Sixty-three consecutive patients who had 82 Harris-Galante porous acetabular cups (HGP1) (Zimmer Inc, Warsaw, IN) implanted for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis were prospectively assessed since 1986. At last examination, 12 patients (16 hips) had died, and 1 patient (1 hip) was lost to follow-up. A total of 65 hi…

OBJECTIVES: To examine the orientation, magnitude, and pace of secular trends in body height, weight, and body mass index (BMI) among Chinese urban students aged 7-18 years from 2000 to 2019. METHODS: Data were extracted from Chinese urban students aged 7-18 years from the Chinese National Surveillance o…

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have reported favorable short-term outcomes after posterior-only hemivertebra resection and short fusion in patients with LSHV. However, there is a paucity of data evaluating the long-term outcomes following this procedure. The aim of the study is to evaluate the radiological outcomes follo…

STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective descriptive study. OBJECTIVES: To summarize epidemiologic data on nontraumatic spinal cord injury (NTSCI) for the last 30 years and compare these findings to data from individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI). SETTING: National Rehabilitation Center affiliated with the Ministry…

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether bladder dysfunction in boys with posterior urethral valves (PUV) changes from a uniform pattern of hypercontractility during infancy to the hypocontractility found in adolescence, by reviewing serial urodynamic studies. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Thirty boys with PUV and no voiding symptoms…

PURPOSE: To study central corneal endothelial cell density and morphology and corneal topography in transplanted corneas for keratoconus 10 to 17 years postoperatively. METHODS: Retrospective, noncomparative case series including all keratoconus patients who underwent penetrating keratoplasty by one surgeon, at the sa…

BACKGROUND: The perioperative outcome of patients with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) seems to have improved over the last four decades. METHODS: To prove this hypothesis, we retrospectively analysed the data of 269 TOF patients operated on between 1975 and 1999 in our institution. RESULTS: Over the years, younger patient…

PURPOSE: To describe the results of Ahmed valve surgery for refractory pediatric glaucoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We performed a retrospective review of patients younger than 18 years of age who had Ahmed valve surgery from November 1994 to January 2003. Success was defined as a reduction of the intraocular pressure (I…

BACKGROUND: India is the second most populated country in the world with 41% of the population (492 million) under 18 years of age. While numerous studies have shown an increasing prevalence of myopia worldwide, there continues to be uncertainty about the magnitude of myopia in Indian school going population. DESIGN:…

BACKGROUND: The study of mortality of human groups is important to judge the health conditions of population. AIM: To study the main mortality features among Chilean adults. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Information about mortality in Chile from the Instituto nacional de Estadísticas and The World Health Organization, w…

Minimally invasive cardiac surgery requires a learning period before the advantages of the method can be demonstrated. We report the progress of our results over 21 consecutive months. 27 patients were considered for minimally invasive coronary bypass via a small thoracotomy. We compare the results of four consecutive…

BACKGROUND: Early highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), started within the first months of age, has been proven to be the optimal strategy to prevent immunological and clinical deterioration in perinatally HIV-infected children. Nevertheless, data about long-term follow-up of early treated children are lacking.…

Hundred-and-twenty patients with advanced macular degeneration (senile, disciform, and hereditary forms), which could not be helped in a satisfactory way by simple magnifying aids, were studied for an average of 5 years (a minimum of 3 years), during which they had access to a full range of low vision rehabilitation me…

The neurotransmitter serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) is involved in numerous physiological functions and plays a key role in pain modulation including neuropathic pain. Diabetic neuropathy is a common complication of diabetes mellitus often accompanied by chronic neuropathic pain. Animal models of diabetes offer…

Was to assess the lidocaine and bupivacaine systemic toxicity in forensic medical practice. The number of patients' clinical observations equal three with local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST) from the practice of forensic medical experts were studied, and a search of scientific publications for the last 5 years in…

Among 26 American-born women of Chinese ancestry, 43 Chinese immigrant women who had lived in San Francisco longer than 5 years, and 199 who had immigrated within the last 5 years, fewer than 39% practiced contraception. Oral contraception was used by significantly more of the American-born than of the other two catego…

Background Iron oxide nanoparticles are an alternative contrast agent for MRI. Gadolinium deposition has raised safety concerns, but it is unknown whether ferumoxytol administration also deposits in the brain. Purpose To investigate whether there are signal intensity changes in the brain at multiecho gradient imaging f…

The purpose of this narrative review is to provide an overview of last year's publications in the field of genetics, genomics and epigenetics in the osteoarthritis (OA) field. Major themes arising from a Pubmed search on (epi)genetics in OA were identified. In addition, general developments in the fast evolving field o…

UNLABELLED: The aim of our work was to evaluate the diagnostic and treatment of patients with odontogenic mediastinitis. METHODS: The last 10 years (1991-2001) 13 males and 4 females, mean age 43 years, with odontogenic mediastinitis were submitted to surgical treatment. Primary odontogenic abscess occurred in all. Be…