Of 42 patients with resolving infantile idiopathic scoliosis, 34 were followed up for more than 25 years. Twenty had been primarily treated in a plaster bed and 14 by physiotherapy. The mean angle of the curve at presentation was 17 degrees and at follow-up it was 5 degrees. No patient had significant progression of the scoliosis during the growth spurt. When adults few had back pain or an incr...

Abstract This paper discusses the scarce, but crucial evidence for plaster reliefs in Constantinople between ninth and thirteenth centuries. While many survived Balkan peninsula, there is room to confirm that they were also used capital. Plaster a quick substitution marble, could answer aesthetic needs architectural conventions continued from Late Antiquity Middle Byzantine architecture, even w...

Abstract Mean age theory is introduced to characterize the mixing performance of tundish based on spatial distribution tracer’s mean age. Conventional residence time was widely used in analysis; however, it contains no information local states. Based distribution, melt change efficiency defined as a index evaluate how quickly old can be replaced by young from ladle. Case studies, divided into t...

BACKGROUND Up to 30% of patients suffer from long-term functional restrictions following conservative treatment of distal radius fractures. Whether duration of cast immobilisation influences functional outcome remains unclear. METHODS/DESIGN The aim of the study is to evaluate whether the duration of immobilization of non or minimally displaced distal radial fractures can be safely reduced. W...

Method The first concept is the mathematical model of circled helicoid. In the torso column, the generating circle is perpendicular to the axis. To obtain a torso column in the opposite side of scoliosis, the superposition of three electronic instantaneous full 3D moldings are necessary: First molding in self active axial elongation for pelvis and shoulders Second molding in lumbar shift and ph...

M a i n r e s u l t s 44 studies (3193 mainly female and older patients with 3197 fractures) with 23 different comparisons met the selection criteria, with follow-up ranging from 6 weeks to 10 years. Summarizing the outcomes was impeded by the poor quality and variation in study methods, interventions, patient characteristics, and outcomes. Some anatomic and functional outcomes (Table) were bet...

BACKGROUND Fixed combination calcipotriol as hydrate (Cal) 50 µg/g plus betamethasone as dipropionate (BD) 0.5 mg/g aerosol foam is an alcohol-free treatment for psoriasis. Betamethasone 17-valerate 2.25 mg (BV)-medicated plasters are recommended for treating psoriasis plaques localized in difficult-to-treat (DTT; elbow, knee, anterior face of the tibia) areas. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study...

BACKGROUND Osteoarthritis is a relatively common musculoskeletal disorder that increases in prevalence with age. Worldwide, knee osteoarthritis is one of the leading causes of disability, particularly in the elderly. In numerous trials of agents for long-term pain therapy, no well-established and replicable results have been achieved. Complementary and alternative medical approaches have been e...

OBJECTIVE Therapeutic approach of osteoarthritis (OA) still represents a challenge in clinical practice. The aim of the study is to assess the efficacy of far infrared (FIR) emitting plaster in the treatment of knee OA. DESIGN This is a randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group with equal randomization (1:1), clinical trial. Patients affected by knee OA were randomly alloca...