OBJECTIVE To study brachial plexus impairment, incidence and predisposing factors. METHODS A retrospective study of cases of brachial plexus palsy diagnosed post delivery at Al-Jamahiria Maternity Teaching Hospital, Benghazi, Libya from 1st January 1993 to 1st December 1993. RESULTS Out of a total of 17,288 deliveries in 1993, there were 20 cases of brachial plexus impairment (0.115% or 1.1...

BACKGROUND Frostbite, the most common cold injury, occurs in mountaineers, a major group at risk, more often than in the general population. OBJECTIVES To describe the incidence of frostbite and the situations associated with it in mountaineering, emphasising factors that can be modified to decrease its frequency and severity. METHODS In this cross sectional, questionnaire based study, 637 ...

1 DDS; Address: Av. Raja Gabaglia, 1000 / 1209 – Gutierrez – Belo Horizonte, MG – 30441-070 – Brazil. [email protected] +55 31 91625090 +55 31 32920997 2 DDS, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, MS in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, PhD in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Eastman Dental Institute, University College London). Address: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, Depart...

This study was a retrospective radiographic study involving analysis of computed tomography scans obtained for patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis of the L4-L5 segment and a control group. The purpose of the study was to identify radiological predisposing factors for degenerative spondylolisthesis of the L4-L5 segment. The authors reviewed all computed tomography scans (N=3370) perform...