Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (LCPD) is an idiopathic osteonecrosis of the femoral head with variable complications and resultant deformity of the femoral head and osteoarthritis. Suggested risk factors are acetabular retroversion, obesity, latitude, hyperactivity, and coagulopathy. The most commonly applied classification is based on radiolucency in the lateral pillar of the femoral head, which i...

This cross-sectional study was carried out during the year 1990 at Shahid Bahonar hospital of Kerman. During this period 1350 patients were admitted, 53℅ of whom were below the age cases occurring between 3 to 7 pm. The highest rate of admission was in summer. The average stay at the hospital was 7.2 days and the mortality rate in these patients was 8.14℅ , twenty four of whom (22.2℅) expired a...

Background: Every year, approximately 1.25 million people are killed as a result of traffic accidents. Between 20 million and 50 million other people are exposed to non-fatal injuries and many become disabled. The study aims to assess the contributing factors of traumatic head injuries and its health outcomes in Baghdad city. Methodology: It was conducted descriptive study to determine the con...

computed tomographyrepresents about 10% of all diagnostic radiology procedures, but it isresponsible for almost 50% - 60% of exposure from diagnostic procedures. inhead ct, other critical organs such as eye lenses and thyroids are in theradiation field. therefore, dose assessment in these organs is very important.the aim of this study is to estimate the absorbed dose in critical organs ofpatien...