OBJECTIVES We aimed to determine the demographic characteristics of giant cell tumor around the knee in China. METHODS Between March 2000 and June 2014, patients with primary giant cell tumor around the knee were recruited from 6 institutions located in different regions of China, and were reviewed retrospectively the clinical features according to gender and age. RESULTS 334 qualified pati...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective study. OBJECTIVE Symptomatic scoliosis can be a source of severe pain and disability. When nonoperative treatments fail, spine fusion is considered as an effective procedure in scoliosis management. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the trends of patients with scoliosis undergoing posterior long segment fusion (PLSF) with and without recombinant human bone m...

OBJECTIVE To examine the sexual behaviour and the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases among adolescent girls who attended the Genito-Urinary Medicine Clinic in Birmingham. DESIGN Retrospective case control study. SETTING The Genito-Urinary Medicine Clinic (Ward 19), General Hospital, Birmingham. SUBJECTS 159 adolescent girls aged 13-16 years; 215 female clinic attenders older than...

PURPOSE The National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort and medical checkup data from 2002 to 2013 were used to evaluate the association between periodontal surgery for the treatment of periodontitis (PSTP) and vasculogenic erectile dysfunction (VED). METHODS Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were applied to a longitudinal retrospective database to assess th...

Early-onset cataracts are associated with insufficient antioxidative activity, and, therefore, a potential risk of cancer. This study investigated the risk of cancer after being diagnosed with early-onset cataracts. Retrospective claims data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database were analyzed. Study subjects were comprised of patients with early-onset cataracts, aged 20-55...

BACKGROUND This study was designed to determine the role of primary repair and to investigate the possibility of expanding indications for primary repair of colon injuries using nonselective approach. METHODS Two groups of patients were analyzed. Retrospective (RS) group included 30 patients managed by primary repair or two stage surgical procedure according to criteria published by Stone (S/...