musculoskeletal tuberculosis accounts for 1-2% of all types of tuberculosis. tubercular abscess of the chest wall accounts for 1-5% of all cases of musculoskeletal tuberculosis. herein, we report a case of tubercular abscess of the chest wall. the occurrence of caries rib and cold abscess of the chest wall with concomitant pulmonary tuberculosis, and tubercular lympha-denitis of neck and medias...

In order to assess the relative contribution of the lung and the chest wall to the derangements of respiratory mechanics in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with acute ventilatory failure (AVF), we studied eight COPD patients undergoing controlled mechanical ventilation for AVF and nine normal subjects anaesthetized for surgery as a control group. With the use of the interr...

Abstract Encouraging the implementation of non-conventional water resources (NCWR) is a fundamental strategy to face future challenges due urban population growth and resource scarcity. The systematic process Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) offers reliable economic indicators support decision makers in taking actions shifting towards NCWR. While infrastructure costs are directly estimated, while be...

Objective: This is a prospective evaluation of chest wall integrity and pulmonary function in patients with operative stabilisation for ̄ail chest injuries. Methods: From 1990 to 1999, 66 patients (56 men, 10 women; mean age 52.6 years) with antero-lateral ̄ail chest ($4 ribs fractured at $2 sites) underwent surgical stabilisation using reconstruction plates. Clinical assessment and pulmonary f...

Cardiopulmonary function was evaluated in 21 patients with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. Neither cardiac enlargement nor failure was observed, but six patients had abnormal electrocardiograms. All had marked restrictive spirometry because of chest wall fixation and depended upon diaphragmatic respiration. The severity of chest restriction was independent of sex, age, duration of diseas...

Multiple factors may contribute to the dyspnea associated with restrictive ventilatory disease (RVD). Simple models that examine specific features of this problem are likely to provide insight into the mechanisms. Previous models of RVD utilizing elastic loads may not represent completely the impact on pulmonary and chest wall receptors derived from breathing at low thoracic volumes. The purpos...