Optimizing multidetector CT for ...
Nonoperative management of blunt splenic injury is the treatment of choice in hemodynamically stable patients. Detection of vascular injury by multi ...
Effect of habitual exercise on ...
Objectives We investigated whether habitual exercise (HE) (treadmill running) suppresses development of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) induced by ferric ...
Patient satisfaction and treatm ...
Fungal rhinosinusitis is an important clinical problem with diverse manifestations. Although many literatures had found low recurrence rate after su ...
Multilevel radiofrequency ablat ...
Our objective is to evaluate the outcomes of the Radio-Frequency (RF) energy for tissue thermo-ablation therapy in sleep-disordered breathing patien ...
European clinical guidelines fo ...
A working group of the European Society for the Study of Tourette Syndrome (ESSTS) has developed the first European assessment guidelines of Tourett ...
Anterior pelvic ring fractures: ...
Different internal fixation techniques (ORIF) have been proposed for the reduction and stabilization of traumatic diastase of the pubic symphysis: t ...
Darrach’s ulnar resection and u ...
The authors report a painful non-union of the distal radius in a 28-year-old man who sustained a gunshot wound to his distal forearm at the age of 1 ...
Hip arthroplasty patient-report ...
The effect of pre-operative back pain on outcome following total hip replacement (THR) is ill defined. Patient-reported outcome following THR was as ...
Battered baby with multiple epi ...
Multiple epiphyseal separation in battered baby syndrome is a rare occurrence. We report epiphyseal separations of proximal tibia and distal humerus ...
Why we still punish school kids ...
Musculoskeletal injuries in children who were punished in school are unusual injuries. Literature is tacit about such injuries. Manners of punishmen ...
Repeat offenders: non-attenders ...
Introduction Non-attendance at out-patient clinics results in inefficiency, wasted resources and delays other patients from accessing services. We c ...
Clinical practice Surgical appr ...
The incidence of urolithiasis in children is increasing. Adequate knowledge of treatment modalities and surgical options is therefore essential for ...
Neonatal severe hyperparathyroi ...
We report a newborn female from a consanguineous Sri Lankan family with clinical and biochemical features of neonatal severe hyperparathyroidism (NS ...
Animal bites—should primary rec ...
We present a series of 91 cases caused by both wild and domestic animals over a period of 5 years from 2005–2009. The objective of the study was to ...
Accuracy of CT-assisted pedicle ...
Introduction The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of pedicle screw placement after computed tomography (CT)-assisted positioning of gu ...
Gunshot injury without direct i ...
Paraplegia following gunshot injury without direct injury to the cord is extremely rare. We describe the case of a 31-year-old woman who was admitte ...
Magnetic resonance imaging of c ...
Objectives To compare the accuracy of magnetic resonance (MRI) and colour Doppler-ultrasound (US) in the diagnosis of late pregnancy bleeding and to ...
Derivation of a T2-weighted MRI ...
Objective To derive an MRI score for assessing severity, therapeutic response and prognosis in acute severe inflammatory colitis. Methods Twenty-on ...
Three-dimensional magnetic reso ...
Objectives To investigate the substantia nigra in patients with Parkinson’s disease three-dimensional magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging with ...
Focal nodular hyperplasia-like ...
Purpose To retrospectively investigate the prevalence, MR findings, natural history, and association with other hepatic lesions of focal nodular hyp ...
MR-Imaging of teeth and periodo ...
Objectives The aim of this study was (1) to assess the ability of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to visualize dental and periodontal structures an ...
Lumbopelvic alignment on standi ...
The analysis of the sagittal balance is important for the understanding of the lumbopelvic biomechanics. Results from previous studies documented th ...
Imaging of methamphetamine inco ...
Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI)–time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometry (MS) was used for visual demonstration of methamphetamine ...
Comparison of the waveforms of ...
Purpose. An intraoperative fl uorescence imaging (IFI) system, which can provide visual images, could be the common method for assessing graft paten ...
Minimally invasive mitral valve ...
Mitral valve surgery in a patient with severe chest deformity and poor respiratory function can be associated with a high risk due to diffi cult acc ...