Background Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a procedure rarely performed in patients under 21 years old. However, the number of <21 undergoing TKA United States (US) unknown. In one largest US studies an institutional registry, only 19 TKAs were out ~30,000 primary over 34 1 . While few national or multi-national have been outside US, these small cohorts (~100), making it difficult to determ...

OBJECTIVES To compare sickness absence among diabetic and non-diabetic employees. METHODS A cross sectional case-control study was conducted in a random sample of 400 diabetic employees 21--50 years old from Ljubljana that compared their sickness absence in the year 1996 with sickness absence of non-diabetic employees matched by sex, age, and occupation. Sickness absence was compared in total...

The zygomaticomaxillary complex fracture is unique and difficult to treat fracture, mostly because of its pentapod anatomic form which may necessitate a patient-specific treatment approach. This retrospective study aims at evaluating the changing trends in ZMC fractures. A total 245 cases were included this study, treated either surgically or conservatively, for fractures time period 3 years (2...

In this paper age determination and morphological characteristics of blacktip catfish, Plicofollis dussumieri, from Oman Sea were evaluated. A total of 132 fish specimens were collected from fishing trawlers or landings from March 2011 to July 2012, with minimum and maximum of 245 mm, 195 g and 767 mm, 5801 g, respectively. Maximum life span was 12 years for the length range of 245 – 767 mm FL,...

The aim of the study was to analyze possible risk factors for development postoperative recurrence pelvic organ prolapse. included 245 patients (median age – 68 years) who underwent surgery first time during two three years preceding study. rate 45.3%. As a result statistical analysis, there no statistically significant correlation between occurrence relapse and/or period before its and from de...

OBJECTIVE To document the prevalence of malaria parasitaemia among the HIV infected febrile children in a malaria endemic area. DESIGN A cross-sectional study. SETTING An ambulatory paediatric HIV clinic in Western Kenya, between November 2011 and December 2012. SUBJECTS A total of 245 febrile HIV infected children aged less than 14 years attending the HIV clinic in the Webuye level IV ho...