Background: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is characterized by complications such as pain, paresthesia, andnumbness in the fingers. There are some surgical therapies for the management of severe carpal tunnel, but differencesexist between the treatments available for creating the opposition. The current study was conducted to compare theeffect of modified Camitz and BRAND techni...

OBJECTIVE To report preliminary experience on the Camitz operation for elderly Chinese patients in a Hong Kong public hospital. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Tertiary referral hospital with hand surgery service in Hong Kong. PATIENTS Between January 2000 and January 2004, patients with carpal tunnel syndrome having the Camitz operation were recruited. They were assessed using the me...

INTRODUCTION The lipofibrohamartoma is a rare entity of unknown origin that can affect any peripheral nerves, but mainly being found in the median nerve within the carpal tunnel. The lipofibrohamartoma is frequently associated with other conditions such as macrodactyly, the Proteus and Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndromes and multiple exostosis, among others. CLINICAL CASES Two cases of lipofibr...

Based on a bibliographic review, the article identifies and offers a critical analysis of scientific production by the public health field in Brazil on genetically modified organisms and food (in)security. Of the 716 articles found on the portals of the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) and the Coordinating Agency for the Development of Higher Education (Capes), only 8 address the f...

Public opposition to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) remains strong. By contrast, studies demonstrate again and again that GM crops make a valuable contribution to the development of a sustainable type of agriculture. The discrepancy between public opinion and the scientific evidence requires an explanation. We argue that intuitive expectations about the world render the human mind vulner...