Between 1959 and 1974 the late Dillwyn Evans treated severe symptomatic flat feet by elongating the os calcis. The long-term follow-up of 20 of these patients with a total of 23 feet is presented 7 to 20 years after the operation. At review 17 of the 23 feet showed very good or good results and it was concluded that this is a useful procedure for severe cases of flat feet which appears to stand...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the long-term efficacy of three psychotherapies for anorexia nervosa. METHOD Participants were women with broadly defined anorexia nervosa who had participated in a RCT comparing specialized psychotherapies (cognitive behavior therapy, CBT, and interpersonal psychotherapy, IPT) with a control condition (specialist supportive clinical management, SSCM), and attended long-...

Although routine Fe supplementation in pregnancy is a common practice, its clinical benefits or risks are uncertain. Children born to mothers in the Fe group in a trial of Fe supplementation in pregnancy have been found to have a significantly higher risk of abnormal behaviour at 4 years of age than those born to mothers in the placebo group. The objective of the present study therefore was to ...

The aim of this study was to identify predictors of return to work in the short and long term following condition management cognitive-behavioural therapy (CM-CBT). All participants (N=3794) were disability welfare claimants, unemployed due to the presence of a physical or mental health condition. CM-CBT consisted of a seven session group cognitive-behavioural psychoeducational programme, with ...

Nutrient intakes in preterm infants are frequently inadequate and are associated with worse neuro-developmental outcome. Preterm infants take time to establish enteral intakes, and parenteral nutrition (PN) is now an integral component of care. Despite this, the evidence base for PN intakes is extremely limited. There remains uncertainty over safe initial and maximum amounts of macronutrients, ...

BACKGROUND There is a lack of data on the long-term outcome of total hip arthroplasty procedures, as assessed by validated tools. METHODS We conducted a follow-up study to evaluate the quality of life and functionality of 250 patients an average of 16 years (range: 11-23 years) after total hip arthroplasty using a validated assessment set including the SF-36 questionnaire, Harris Hip Score, W...

We previously reported early favourable results concerning allograft use in proximal humerus reconstruction following malignancy. We now present the long-term follow-up of patients who underwent tumour resection with massive humeral allograft reconstruction. This is a retrospective review of 8 consecutive patients who underwent massive proximal humeral allograft for primary or secondary bone tu...

from Current Literature Longitudinal Follow-Up of Children with Autism Receiving Targeted Interventions on Joint Attention and Play Kasari C, Gulsrud A, Freeman S, et al. Journal of the American Academyof Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Volume 51, Issue 5, Pages 487-495, May 2012. Objective : This study examines the cognitive and language outcomes of children with an autism spectrum disorder (AS...

BACKGROUND There have been few studies of earlier systematic intervention to reduce the impact of acute kidney injury (AKI). In 2009, we piloted an AKI outreach service with a before and after study, and we report on the study and its longer-term follow-up. METHODS AKI patients were identified using a laboratory delta check for creatinine of 75%. In the 4-week before phase patients received s...

Howard, Peter (1970). Brit. J. industr. Med., 27, 326-333. A long-term follow-up of respiratory symptoms and ventilatory function in a group of working men. Out of a group of 289 industrial workers, 159 have been studied for a period of 11 years beginning in 1956. The mean rate of fall of FEVo.75 was 0 034 litre/year and the rate of fall of FVC was 0 064 litre/year. There was little change in t...