Based on this national study, it is estimated that 50% of horse operations with 3 or more horses have one or more lame horses annually and on a given day as many as 5% of the horses could be expected to be lame. Leg or joint problems account for half of all lameness cases in the spring and winter and foot problems account for half of all cases that occur in the summer. Laminitis, although less ...

BACKGROUND Functional rehabilitation of patients afflicted with severe mandibular and maxillary alveolar atrophy might be challenging especially in malformed patients. METHODS Treatment planning using sinus lifting and implant placement before Le Fort I maxillary osteotomy in a patient with severe mandibular and posterior maxillary alveolar atrophy and skeletal class-III conditions due to cle...

OBJECTIVE To identify lifestyle factors that may contribute to weight changes experienced by Warfighters assigned to Warrior in Transition Units (WTU). DESIGN Multicenter, cross-sectional, descriptive study at 4 military installations (Fort Hood, TX; Fort Bliss, TX; Fort Sam Houston, TX; and Fort Gordon, GA). Participants completed a self-reported questionnaire regarding environmental, social...

OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of trauma velocity on the pattern of Le Fort I facial fractures. METHOD A retrospective medical record review was conducted on a consecutive cohort of craniofacial traumas surgically treated by a single surgeon between 2007 and 2011 (n=150). Of these cases, 39 Le Fort fractures were identified. Patient demographic information, method of trauma and velocity of i...

AIM The aim of this study was to assess the vitality of maxillary anterior teeth following Le Fort I osteotomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 245 maxillary anterior teeth in 42 patients were examined by several pulp vitality tests before surgery and 1 to 5 years postoperatively. Data were recorded in SPSS and were statistically analyzed by using Pearson, chi(2), and Fisher exact tests. R...

Protective Value of the Historical Fort Qaleh Rudkhan in Prosperity Entrepreneurship and Rural Development

283. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Trends in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from Pedatric Patients in Military Treatment Facilities Uzo Chukwuma, MPH; Nicole Dzialowy, MSc; Ashley M. Maranich, MD; Deena Sutter, MD; Epidata Center, Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center, Portsmouth, VA; EpiData Center Department, Portsmouth, VA; Department of Pediatrics, San Antonio Military Medical Center, F...

Maria Eugenia Morales-Betoulle,* Herber Morales,† Bradley J. Blitvich,‡ Ann M. Powers,§ E. Ann Davis,¶ Robert Klein,* and Celia Cordón-Rosales* *Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala; †Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Guatemala City, Guatemala; ‡Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA; §Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colora...

P. W. Wachulak,* C. A. Brewer, F. Brizuela, C. S. Menoni, W. Chao, E. H. Anderson, R. A. Bartels, J. J. Rocca, and M. C. Marconi National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center (NSF ERC) for Extreme Ultraviolet Science and Technology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo...

From the US Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Address reprint requests to: Charles E. Wade, PhD, US Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3400 Rawley E Chambers Avenue, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-6315; e-mail: charles.wade@cen. amedd.army.mil. doi: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2005.00156.x TRANSFUSION 45;S1:4S-8S. Endpoints in clinical trials of fluid resuscitation of patients...