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This retrospective study reviews 298 sequential cementless CLS Spotorno stems, which achieved their primary fixation and bony in- or ongrowth predominantly in the metaphyseal region. The minimum follow-up was 10 years and the average follow-up 11.7 years (range 10-14). The mean age at surgery was 55.2 years (range 32.2…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the results of using the modified Jaslow technique to treat the recurent lumbar disc herniation. METHODS: From January 2002 to December 2008,62 patients with recurrent lumbar disc herniation were treated with a modified Jaslow technique. There were 42 males and 20 females with an average age…

BACKGROUND: Parity and breastfeeding reduce lifetime breast cancer (BC) risk, but the postpartum period is associated with transiently increased risk and poor outcomes. The prognostic significance of reproductive timing in women with germline pathogenic susceptibility variants (PVs) remains unclear. We evaluated the as…

Hepatitis B has been one of the major public health problems in Italy in the last 30 years. This is shown by the number of carriers of hepatitis B virus (HBV) among the population (approximately 1.5 million) and the large number of deaths (approximately 9000) in Italy each year ascribable to liver disease as a result o…

OBJECTIVE: To identify and describe 1) progress achieved thus far in meeting the commitments of the Fourth Millennium Development Goal (MDG 4) in Mexico, mainly the contribution of the Universal Immunization Program (UIP) over the last 20 years, and 2) new opportunities for further reducing mortality among children und…

OBJECTIVE: To describe the clinical features of Giant cell tumour of hand, in terms of aggressiveness, multicentricity and radiological grading at presentation, surgical procedures and final outcome. STUDY DESIGN: A case series. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY: Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), Karachi, from Jan…

The role of reproductive factors in endometrial cancer risk has been analyzed in a case-control study conducted since 1983 in the greater Milan area on 568 women (cases) with histologically confirmed endometrial cancer and 1925 women (controls) who were admitted for acute, nonmalignant, hormonal, gynecologic conditions…

In a mixed ward for skin and venereology patients the erythromycin consumption was 6-8 fold higher than in other wards at the same hospital. Erythromycin-resistance occurred in 15.5% of the infecting Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from this ward, compared with 3.5% in other wards of the hospital and 2.3% in Den…

BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies suggest that lower total cholesterol (TC) may be associated with higher mortality. This study aimed to evaluate whether a decline in TC before death might account for the association of TC with mortality over age 80 years. METHODS: Cohort study using primary care electronic health r…

BACKGROUND: Chronic abdominal pain (CAP) is a serious medical condition which needs to be approached with great attention. Chronic abdominal pain may be caused by entrapment of cutaneous branches of intercostal nerves (ACNES). OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is the surgery for abdominal wall pain which caused by cut…

In Serbia, infection with Trichinella spp. has been recognized as a human health and animal husbandry problem for almost a century. The rate of swine infection gradually decreased from 0.14% to 0.02% between 2001 and 2010. For the past 5 years, Trichinella infections among swine were detected at levels higher than 0.05…

The last 5 years have seen dramatic developments in South Africa, with wide-based internal political struggles and international pressure forcing the government into a well publicized if temporary series of reforms. Yet this has not been paralleled by any substantial improvement in the health conditions of the majority…

Thirty-four new cases of acute promyelocytic leukaemia (M3) were diagnosed at the authors' Centre between 1970 and 1988 (19 males and 15 females) with ages between 5 and 73 years (median age, 32 years). Three cases were of the hypogranular variant or M3-v (8.8%). The clinical picture included: haemorrhagic diathesis (8…

Last week, computer industry titan Gordon Moore and his wife, Betty, announced that they are creating a $5-billion-plus foundation to support scientific research, conservation, and higher education. Once fully funded within a few years, the foundation is expected to rank among the dozen largest charities based in the U…

The present inter-University study aims to analyze the vaccine statute of the Belgian French-speaking general practionners and the reasons of their possible non-vaccination. A questionnaire with an exhaustive list of vaccines was sent by postal way to a random sample of thousand two hundred and twenty general practitio…

Thieves have walked away with over £21,000-worth of Department of Health equipment over the last three years - including the fax machines and nine computers.