Bisphosphonates have become the first-line treatment for diseases involving excessive osteoclast-mediated bone resorption. However, evidence suggests that elevated doses or prolonged treatment may impair normal skeletal mineralization and may be associated with fractures. The majority of these fractures are located in the subtrochanteric region. This article presents the first described case of...

beside developing strategies, success of organizations depends on alignment of strategies. one of the important functional areas in which companies develop strategies is operation. alignment of operation strategies is called horizontal alignment. the aim of this article is to present a model for alignment of operation strategies. to this end, an original algorithm has been presented by which ho...

Sacral fractures that result in spinopelvic dissociation are unstable injuries that are often treated surgically, with iliosacral screw fixation and/or lumbopelvic fixation from L4 to the pelvis. Open lumbopelvic fixation allows for direct fracture reduction and immediate postoperative weight bearing, but is associated with a relatively high wound complication rate. Open surgery often takes sev...

preset study is conducted to evaluate strategic alignment between business and it in the view of organizational managers. present study has used luftman’s model on strategic alignment maturity and gartlen & shenks’ factors to promote alignment in order to evaluate alignment. research statistical population consists of managers at high education planning and research institute. no sampling is co...

Methods 64 consecutive PD patients were included: 53 males, 11 females; 69.5±8.1 years; 5.6±4.1 years of disease (YOD); Hoehn Yahr (H&Y) 2.4±1.1, UPDRS-M 16.1±12.5. The clinical assessment included HY and UPDRS-M score, Pain NRS 0-10 and trunk rotation in bending (ATR). Lumbar lordosis (LL), thoracic kyphosis (TK), scoliosis curves (SC), spinosacral angle (SSA), spinopelvic angle (SPA), pelvic ...