... reduction and internal fixation of left radius and ulna with dynamic compression plating (post-operative films) Page of score indicates greater disability) She was finding lifting tasks difficult and ... feel able to drive She had good and equal active and passive range of movement of both wrist and elbow Grip and pincer strength were measured and values revealed an objective weakness on the left, ... fixation system, deep infection and insufficient fixation A number of late complications arose including non-union and malalignment [6] In cases of non-union of fractures of the radius and ulna there...
... and bladder sphincter control were all within normal limits No complaint of pain in her pelvis Examining the rest of her joints revealed nothing of significance Her height, weight and head circumference ... normal Abdominal and renal ultrasound was normal Figure ture (arrow) ligaments respectively and the simultaneous ossification of the anterior longitudinal and the posterior longitudinal spinal Sagittal ... progressiveapparent ankylosed spine fracSagittal MRI shows progressive simultaneous ossification of the anterior longitudinal and the posterior longitudinal spinal ligaments respectively and the apparent ankylosed...
... Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank test A P value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant RESULTS Baseline clinical, coronary angiographic and lesion characteristics are shown in Table and ... maintain activated and clotting time of 250 to 300 s Patients received intracoronary nitroglycerin (0.1 to 0.2 mg) to achieve maximal vasodilatation before undergoing their initial and final angiograms ... these initial trials indicate that the ZES is safe and reduces the rates of clinical and angiographic restenosis in patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease (CAD; 4) Also the safety and...
... the SES and PES cohorts A P value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant RESULTS Baseline clinical, angiographic, and lesion characteristics are shown in Tables and The baseline clinical ... therapy, and this change likely played a role in the MACE events observed in the PES and SES cohort Of those continuing dual antiplatelet therapy, 96% were in the SES cohort, and 93% were in the ... receiving the SES had a significantly lower risk of restenosis and TVR compared with those receiving the PES and suggested that SES use may result in better outcomes in relatively complex lesions and...
... calculated in order to evaluate WITS inan actual outdoor environment with Obstructed -Line- ofSight (OLOS) and Non -Line- of-Sight (NLOS) schemes that comply with WITS main and wiretap channel assumptions ... (Obstructed -Line- of-Sight) case studies, depicted in Figure 3, and one NLOS (Non -Line- of-Sight) scenario, depicted in Figure Since WITS requires quasistatic Rayleigh fading for both main and wiretap channel, ... Dagiuklas, and S Kotsopoulos, An obstacle-aware human mobility model for ad hoc networks,” in Proceedings of the 17th IEEE International Symposium on Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Computer and...
... contributions KA and HS diagnosed, investigated, followed-up and managed the patient and drafted the manuscript Both authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors ... dividing the palm into two (Figure 1) The second and third toes of both her feet were missing and the remaining three toes were divided by a cleft into two parts, the big toe on one side and the ... was sparse and hypopigmented and her skin was dry and rough Both hands showed a classic lobster claw deformity: her middle digit was absent and the remaining four fingers were parted, two on either...
... the right wing inan outboard and rearward direction The #3 engine hit the #4 engine, causing this engine and its pylon also to separate from the wing Both engines and pylons fell into a lake ... accident involved many organisations, including Boeing, Pratt and Whitney, El Al, airworthiness authorities from Israel, the Netherlands and USA, accident investigation boards from the UK and USA, ... brace with the forward fuse pin intact but the aft fuse pin missing, (3) the inboard mid-spar pylon and wing fittings with the fuse pin missing, (4) the outboard mid-spar pylon fitting, and (5)...
... Figure 1Panel C and D) and the nail was removed In the meantime the pain was gone under the treatment with pregabalin and did not reoccur after stopping the medication, thus an intraoperative ... Arrows in Panels C and D indicate the corresponding region on the healthy arm and show the normal situation without any atrophy Rüst et al Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury ... decision-making process, and the attending doctor has to base his decision on the demands of the patient In this case one of the athlete’s most important aims was to be able to continue his training and...
... exercise training improved physical fitness and was effective and safe in mitigating changes associated with lipodystrophy and dyslipidemia in a woman infected with HIV These preliminary results ... examining the effects of aerobic and resistance exercise training on lipodystrophy and quality of life in adults infected with HIV, suggesting the need to test further these interventions in people ... Equity in Access to Care and Treatment and Kigali Health Institute, Kigali, Rwanda Authors’ contributions ELM and CJB dealt directly with our patient, ordered the laboratory examinations and decided...
... J&K, India Authors’ contributions SR and KKP evaluated the patient KKP, VC, and SK collected data, reviewed the literature, and wrote the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript ... of a space occupying lesion on CT scan of head There was no history of neuralgias and cerebrovascular disease Absence of response to antidepressants, various anticonvulsants, and NSAIDs would ... Conclusions In conclusion, if an elderly patient presents with a headache for the first time, an underlying cause other than primary and tension headaches should be sought In a patient with new-onset...
... surgery MP analyzed and interpreted all X-rays and abdominal CT scans FT perfomed, analyzed and interpreted the pathological specimens resulting from her lymph node, spleen, bone marrow, and all ... writing the manuscript and the collection of data KK undertook some laboratory analysis and endocrine interpretation All authors read and approved the final manuscript Page of Competing interests ... presentation An 85-year-old Iranian, Caucasian woman presented with low grade fever, anorexia, abdominal discomfort and fullness in her left abdomen for the last six months An abdominal computed...
... presented positive galactomannan and negative mycological exam Blood analysis showed normalization of his ESR and CRP level He maintains treatment with itraconazol and is under deliberation for ... the main writers of the article AB reviewed the preliminary drafts of the manuscript and selected and improved the images presented in this report JS and JCR made the final revision of the manuscript ... performed the initial evaluation of our patient SS and CC followed up our patient AB, JS and JCR performed the invasive techniques that allowed the final diagnosis and specific treatment SS and CC were...
... variant or just an independent coincidence remains to be determined Hydrocephalus leads to an increase in the size of cerebrospinal fluid spaces, which is also associated withan increase in intracranial ... bilateral clenched hands with overlapping fingers (Figure 2), rocker-bottom feet (Figure 3), and penile hypospadius (Figure 4) Figure An image of the patient's overlapping fingers An image of the ... contributions KA and HF diagnosed, investigated, followed up and managed the patient KA also drafted the manuscript AE also managed the patient and carried out general coordination for this case...
... pPNET patients with positive [3, 4, 6] and negative staining [8, 9] Cytokeratins, epithelial membrane antigen, desmin (CD33), smooth muscle actin, chromogranin and leucocyte common antigen (CD3 ... gene, Figure 3), NSE and S100 protein, but were non-reactive to cytokeratins, epithelial membrane antigen, desmin, smooth muscle actin, chromogranin and leucocyte common antigen A diagnosis of ... the urinary bladder cannot be predicted On the one hand, this is due to its rarity and thus missing long-term data, and, on the other hand, because it often affects older people with concomitant...
... fine needle aspiration cytology and wrote the case outline RG was a major contributor in writing the manuscript and revising it SS assisted in reviewing the slides, provded images and helped in ... therapy, chemotherapy and organ transplantation, particularly renal transplant [1] A rare causal association with infections such as HIV and meningococcemia (with disseminated intravascular coagulation) ... a thin necrotic background and degenFine needle aspiration smear showing many viable and degenerating neutrophils in a thin necrotic background Inset shows an acid-fast bacillus (Giemsa Stain...
... (Figure 1) andwith palpable kidneys and bilateral undescended testes His blood pressure was within the normal range and cardiac examination was normal both by clinical examination and echocardiography ... Conclusion We report an Egyptian infant with DS and PBS The incidence of this association is unknown, however, there appears to be an incidence of renal and urological anomalies in patients with DS that ... they have no competing interests Authors' contributions KM and AAA-E participated in the clinical management of the case andin manuscript writing HF participated in the clinical management of the...
... Origins of strains are indicated as well as Shine-Delgano (SD-1 and SD-2) sequences, sequence of the leader peptide (by amino acid translation) and start of erm(C) (Met…) Underlined bases indicate ... staphylococcal isolates from pigs and cattle (p=0.013), isolates from cattle and humans (p
... saving ሺK ഥ /W ഥ ሻ decreases With smaller income ഥ ሻ and saving rate ሺK a result, income ሺW and saving, both cത୷ and cത୭ decrease, and interest factor ሺ1 rҧ ሻ increase yതଵ ഥଵ are decreasing since ... though saving decreased, yതଶ and T ഥଶ are increasing since the interest rate increased and T ഥ ሻ, saving rate ഥ ሻ, total saving ሺK For the case with RRSPs, as usual, income ሺW ഥ /W ഥ ሻ and interest ... section and However, the effect of a change in β in steady state can be analyzed in equation (17) Assume initially at steady state the equation holds Withan increment in β, the value of the left hand...
... and FT conceived the study, and participated in its design and coordination and helped draft the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests CB, CG, MM and ... of Helsinki, the Good Clinical Practice guidelines, and all applicable local laws and regulations The study protocol and amendments were approved by an institutional review board andan independent ... pre-dosing, at D1, D85 and D170 and directly stained with fluorochrome-conjugated CD45, CD14, anti-HLA-DR and CD11a, CD11b, CD16, CD35, CD54, CD64, CD80 or CD86 antibodies in tubes containing a...
... and no intersystem interference takes place Users can be affected by intra- and intercell interference within one radio technology, however The set of users I can be divided into two subsets and ... request rates and stronger channel variations due to mobility and fading considerable gains in terms of throughput and sum utility are obtained in comparison to a load-balancing strategy Investigation ... to intracell and intercell interference in interference limited systems and the SINR between BS m ∈ Mb , b ∈ Ainf and user i ∈ I is given by βi,m = ρgi,m gi,m pi,m p j,m + n = m gi,n Pn + ηinf...