Background: Pin loosening and infection in skeletal traction are important problems in orthopedic surgery and methods which are usually used to manage these problems, are costly and sometimes complicated. In this study, the efficacy of using cast support in infection and loosening of proximal tibial pin was investigated. Methods: In a randomized clinical trial, 60 patients referring to Rasul-e...

Background and purpose : Zoonotic parasitic infections, particularly of intestinal protozoan are of tremendous health and medical importance in different age and professional groups in north of Ïran. Âim of this study was to identify intestinal parasites in cattle breeders and their family members from rural areas of 9 cites in Mazandaran province, Ïran. Materials and methods : Ïn thi...

This study was performed in the city of Asadabad and surrounding villages in order to detect species and prevalence of intestinal helminth as well as to determine the relation of some factors on the parasitic infections, e.g. age, sex, health centers, etc. In this investigation , 2307 stool specimens were randomly collected from different age groups. They were examined with Formaline-Ether...

1. to determine whether difference in birth body mass influenced growth performance in pipistrellus kuhlii we studied a total of 12 captive-born neonates. bats were assigned to two body mass groups: light birth body mass (lbw: 0.89 ± 0.05, n=8) and heavy birth body mass (hbw: 1.35 ± 0.08, n=4). heavier body mass at birth was associated with rapid postnatal growth (body mass and forearm length) ...