Materilas and methods Age of onset was in between 4th and 36th month of life. Initial treatment consisted of physiotherapy and Chenau corrective bracing in all patients. Duration of conservative treatment was from 4 to 5.5 years. The age at surgery was: from 7 to 12 years (table 1). Finally patients underwent surgical treatment: anterior and posterior fusion in 2 patients (3 curves), posterior ...

This second article in a three-part series on the use of artificial gingiva in fixed partial restorations focuses on diagnosis and treatment planning. Often, traditional treatment of complicated situations can result in a definitive restoration that is less than esthetic. With appropriate planning that incorporates thorough clinical examinations, three-dimensional imaging, diagnostic wax-ups, a...

Elbow injuries in the throwing athlete are common. Because of the tremendous medial tensile forces and lateral compressive forces borne by the elbow, there is a wide array of injuries that occur. A detailed history and physical examination are necessary for an accurate diagnosis. Many of the injuries discussed can be treated successfully with conservative measures followed by aggressive physica...

"Limp" is a common complaint of children presenting to the emergency department or physician's office. For most patients presenting with limp, the diagnosis and management can be completed in the physician's office or emergency department by gathering a detailed history, performing a careful physical examination, and requesting a few laboratory and imaging studies. This article reviews common c...

Cognitive-behavioral treatments for panic disorder (PD) emphasize interoceptive exposure (IE) to target anxiety sensitivity (AS) but vary considerably in its manner of delivery. This randomized controlled trial was conducted to compare the efficacy of the low-dose delivery of IE exercises often prescribed in treatment protocols to an intensive form of IE hypothesized to optimize inhibitory lear...

INTRODUCTION Suprascapular nerve neuropathy secondary to ganglion cyst impingement has increasingly been found to be a cause of shoulder pain. CLINICAL PICTURE We present 2 patients who complained of dull, poorly localised shoulder pain, which worsened with overhead activities. Magnetic resonance imaging showed ganglion cysts in the spinoglenoid notch. TREATMENT Both patients failed conserv...

INTRODUCTION The management of the hemodynamically stable patients with penetrating abdominal stab wounds is a problematic issue among trauma surgeons. METHODS In a retrospective study, we analyzed stable patients with anterior abdominal stab wound from August 2009 to 2010. The patients who were hemodynamically unstable or had developed peritonitis were excluded. In our center, the patients a...

Certain observers have s'tated that the pressor effect of defi*bri-nated blood or serum is due to substances produced in clotting. If this be so, it is obvious that the complication introduced by this property in testing for epinephrin in blood, which was discussed in a previous paper, 1 can be avoided by preventing the blood from coagula'ting by the addition of some su'bstance which does not i...

Longer retention in drug abuse treatment is associated with better patient outcomes, and research indicates the first 12 months of methadone treatment are critical to patient success. Nevertheless, large-scale multisite longitudinal studies over the past three decades indicate that the majority of patients drop out during the first year of methadone treatment. Through an examination of 42 quali...

PRINCIPLE A randomised, comparative prospective clinical trial was planned to compare the early response to different rehabilitation methods for adhesive capsulitis taking into consideration the clinical efficacy and the cost effectiveness of the methods. METHODS Forty patients with adhesive capsulitis were randomised into two treatment groups. The first group (CYR) received the Cyriax approa...