For this paper we assume familiarity with the basics of the theory of modular forms as may be found, for instance, in Serre’s classic introduction [12]. A weakly holomorphic modular form of weight k ∈ 2Z for Γ = PSL2(Z) is a holomorphic function f on the upper half-plane that satisfies f( cτ+d ) = (cτ + d)f(τ) for all ( a b c d ) ∈ Γ and that has a q-expansion of the form f(τ) = ∑ n≥n0 a(n)q , ...

CONTEXT Each year, an estimated 120,000 women in Mexico seek treatment in public hospitals for abortion-related complications--the country's fourth leading cause of maternal mortality. Models of postabortion care emphasizing counseling and provision of contraceptives have the potential to improve the quality of care these women receive. METHODS Between April 1997 and August 1998, women treate...

This pilot study analysed the outcome of open versus endoscopic curettage and bone grafting for the treatment of simple calcaneal bone cysts. A total of 26 patients were evaluated into two equal groups: group 1 was treated with traditional open curettage and bone grafting and group 2 was treated with endoscopic curettage and percutaneous bone grafting. Cyst size, operating time, length of stay,...

We retrospectively studied local recurrence of giant cell tumour in long bones following treatment with curettage and cementing in 137 patients. The median follow-up time was 60 months (3 to 166). A total of 19 patients (14%) had at least one local recurrence, the first was diagnosed at a median of 17 months (3 to 29) after treatment of the primary tumour. There were 13 patients with a total of...

BACKGROUND Common warts are skin diseases caused by human papillomavirus. Several treatment modalities available for common warts, two of them are electrodesiccation with curettage and application of 80% phenol solution. AIM This study aims to compare clinical efficacy between these two modalities. MATERIAL AND METHODS Open clinical trial was conducted at Dr Pirngadi General Hospital Medan ...

We retrospectively reviewed 70 patients with low-grade (Grade I) chondrosarcoma of the appendicular skeleton treated at the Mayo Clinic from 1980 to 2001. Fifty-four patients underwent wide resections and three patients underwent marginal excision for radiographically aggressive lesions. Thirteen patients were treated with intralesional curettage for more indolent lesions. The mean age of the p...