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A significant decrease in the incidence of most STDs has been reported in Norway during the last decade, especially the last 5 years. Today, syphilis, hepatitis B and gonorrhoea are almost non-existent with incidence rates (IR) of 1.1, 0.9 and 4.4 per 100,000 respectively. The frequency of genital herpes, however, has…

BACKGROUND: Surveys of women in the general population indicate that women are being screened for breast cancer at a much lower rate than recommended. There has been a concern that women living in rural areas may be screened for breast cancer even less often than women in urban or suburban areas because of reduced acce…

PURPOSE: To evaluate central venous access placement trends for radiology and non-radiology services over the last decade. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Children who had central venous access procedures included in a large administrative database of 49 pediatric institutions in the United States between 2010 and 2020 were in…

BACKGROUND: Rufinamide, a triazole derivative, is a new-generation antiseizure medication with a novel mechanism of action. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of rufinamide treatment in children with epilepsy younger than 4 years at our center. METHODS: In this retrospective study, we included children younger than…

BACKGROUND: Over the last decade, the percentage of people >65 years has increased from 16.6% to 20.7%. In industrialized countries, the annual incidence in people >65 years with a proximal femur fracture is about 600-900 per 100,000 population. The incidence will increase by 3-5% per year. Guidelines ad…

AIM: To evaluate the potential role of age, sex, body mass index (BMI), radiographic features and pain in knee osteoarthritis (OA) case ascertainment. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was performed using information from the EPIPorto cohort; social, demographic, behavioral and clinical data was obtained. Pain was asse…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the short-term effectiveness of transverse antecubital incision in the treatment of failed closed reduction of Gartland type Ⅲ supracondylar humeral fractures (SHFs) in children. METHODS: Between July 2020 and April 2022, 20 children with Gartland type Ⅲ SHFs who failed in close…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the short-term effectiveness of minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty (THA) by direct anterior approach (DAA). METHODS: Between January and August 2014, THA was performed on 48 patients (60 hips) by DAA (group A), and on 72 patients (92 hips) by posterolateral approach (group B). There was n…

OBJECTIVE: To analyze how the number of pregnancies and total breast-feeding time influence bone mineral density. METHODS: 50 healthy women aged 35 to 40 years were studied. Weight, height, number of term pregnancies, time since last pregnancy and breast-feeding time were analyzed. They were divided in three groups as…

Bilateral flow patterns of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) were recorded continuously throughout the night in 18 healthy male subjects (mean age 27.4 years) by a computer-assisted pulsed Doppler (2 MHz) system together with simultaneous polysomnography. After inception of sleep, mean flow velocity (MFV) decreased stea…

INTRODUCTION: The 2015 National Mental Health Survey aimed to expand our knowledge about the real mental state of children in Colombia, taking into account the fact that most mental disorders in adults begin during childhood or adolescence. It is essential to have an improved knowledge of the magnitude of this issue an…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the mid-term effectiveness of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) revision and to analyze the relevant factors that may affect the surgical outcomes. METHODS: The clinical data of 24 patients who underwent ACL revision surgery between April 2009 and July 2018 and were followed up for more than 2 year…

Anatomical and hearing results following the use of the homograft tympanic membrane and ossicles either in combination or separately are reported for the period 1968 through 1975. The study is divided into two parts, the first covering the primary years 1968 through 1971, and the latter covering the last four years, 19…

Despite the effectiveness of cancer screening procedures, its utilization among Latinas remains low. Guided, in part, by the Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations, this study examined the associations between predisposing, enabling, and need factors with self-reported breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer scree…

The presented study aimed to assess the survival rate of porcelain laminate veneers (PLV) based on a systematic review of the literature. An electronic search was last updated in February 2021. Eligibility criteria included clinical series of patients rehabilitated with PLVs published in the last 25 years, with a minim…

To explore the best surgical approach for infant with congenital cataract by comparing long-term follow-up results of bilateral congenital cataract surgery by different approaches conducted during infant age at last time of visit.This retrospective case control study includes 108 eyes of 54 infants with bilateral conge…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate features during the first 6 months of disease that may be associated with a poor outcome as measured principally by extension to a polyarticular disease course in patients with oligoarticular-onset juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (oligo-JRA). METHODS: This study was a retrospective review of patie…

INTRODUCTION: In Peru there are different hospitals and university programs for training of specialists in nephrology. OBJECTIVE: To assess the perception of physicians who attend such programs. METHODS: We carried out a descriptive cross-sectional national-level study in physicians who were in the last two years of…

In order to study the secular trend and age and geographic distribution of cervical cancer at the Mexican Institute for Social Security, an ecologic study was carried on. During the last 10 years cervical cancer has been the second most common neoplasia, being the leading one in women. For those between 30 and 44 years…

PURPOSE: To assess age-related differences in baseline measures of reading performance obtained from the RADNER Reading Charts in healthy eyes with best corrected (ETDRS) distance acuity. METHODS: Cross-sectional study of participants (n=200) aged 25-74 years (n=20 per 5 years age group). Best corrected distance visua…