A NEW METHOD FOR REDUCTION AND STABILIZATION OF THE DISTAL TIBIOFIBULAR SYNDESMOSIS


Surgical treatment of patent omphalomesenteric duct

Omphalomesenteric duct (OMD) persistence in infants is a rare congenital malformation of the gut, with an incidence of about 2% of the population [1,2].It usually has a difficult diagnosis, presenting as different skin related conditions or abdominal symptoms.This article reports two cases of total persistence of the OMD and reviews the surgical ma

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Evidence-based health policy in Germany: lack of communication and coordination between academia and health authorities?

Abstract Health-care decision making should consider the best available evidence, often in the form PERFECT 4 PLATINUM CONDITIONER of systematic reviews (SRs).The number of existing SRs and their overlap make their identification and use difficult.Decision makers often rely on de novo SRs instead of using existing SRs.We describe two cases of dupli

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Visual quality analysis using the Chinese Catquest-9SF scale following different spherical aberration IOL implantation

PurposeBased on the Chinese version of the Catquest-9SF scale, Pourers the contrast sensitivity meter and wavefront aberrometer were used to evaluate the visual quality of cataract patients implanted with different spherical aberrations IOL.DesignRetrospective Observational Study.MethodsPatients who had the lens implantation in our department from

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Utility of a dermatology interest group blog: the impact of medical student interest groups and Web 2.0 tools as educational resources

Sheila Z Jalalat, Richard F Wagner Jr Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA Abstract: The open access University of Texas Dermatology Interest Group blog was established in 2004 for the purposes of increasing communication and collaboration between medical students and dermatology faculty, residents, and

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