BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of a routine protocol for evaluation of oropharyngeal aspiration after thoracotomy for pulmonary resection. METHODS Demographic, operative, and outcomes data were collected prospectively for consecutive patients undergoing thoracotomy for pulmonary resection starting in April 2005. Starting on postoperative day one, patients underw...

OBJECTIVE this study aimed to evaluate the usefulness of current radiographic measurements, which were originally conceived to evaluate adenoid hypertrophy, as potential referral parameters. METHODS children aged from 4 to 14 years, of both genders, who presented nasal obstruction complaints, were subjected to cavum radiography. Radiographic examinations (n = 120) were evaluated according to ...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the usefulness of contrast-enhanced radiography of the Hartmann's pouch for evaluating postoperative abnormalities. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a retrospective study of 84 patients with a Hartmann's pouch who underwent contrast-enhanced radiography of the pouch during a recent 7-year period. Sixty-four patients underwent single-contr...

2 Present address: Columbia Medical Center, 630 W. 168th St., New York, N. Y. 10032. The critical relationship between accurate fit of a prosthesis and amputee comfort and function constitutes the foundation of all prosthetic fitting. Consequently, one of the most important features of a lower-extremity prosthesis is the distribution of the pressures applied to the stump by the socket. Since Wo...

UNLABELLED The assessment of adenoids by x-ray imaging has been the topic of heated debate, but few studies have looked into the reliability of most existing radiographic parameters. OBJECTIVE This study aims to verify the intra-examiner and inter-examiner reproducibility of the adenoid radiographic assessment methods. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a cross-sectional case series study. Forty...

Introduction rthopaedic evaluation of hip pain in the young adult population has undergone a rapid evolution over the past decade. This is in large part due to enhanced awareness of structural hip disorders, including developmental dysplasia of the hip and femoroacetabular impingement. Surgical treatment for these disorders continues to be refined, and our ability to identify patients along the...

Background Although bone spurs are frequently seen in non-inflammatory diseases, they can also be with inflammation of the enthesis areas, especially spondyloarthritis (SpA). Objectives To investigate radiological evaluation foot SpA and compare characteristics between degenerative diseases. Methods This ongoing study included 168 (124 women) patients radiographic plantar or achilles spur. Age,...