... level C6/7 and thecervical spine instrumented between the levels C5 to T1 using a plate (Vectra) The results of cultures of the intra-operative biopsies taken from our patient’s dorsal cervical spine ... [8] To the best of our knowledge, the case presented in this Figure Plain radiographic images obtained at the six-month follow-up The alignment is unchanged, the hardware intact, and there are ... retrospectively depict the exact maneuver performed by the physiotherapist that led to the accident Conclusions The case serves as a reminder to health care providers of the potentially severe...
... should correlate higher with the total score of their own scales (item own-scale correlation) than with the total score of the other scales (item other-scale correlations) The recommended criterion ... ('stiffness in the neck', 'tightness in the neck', 'upset') This means that they correlated similarly with their own subscales and other subscales they were not intended to belong in There are three ... examined to determine the extent to which they were biased by these variables We predicted that these correlations would be low < 0.30 Results Sample Of the 460 patients who received the CDIP-58, 391...
... to the solenoid of the piston firing The time of the peak accelerations of sled and head were measured Also, the time relations of the onset and peak of the EMG were measured and analyzed The ... assess thecervical muscle response in right anterolateral impacts, but with the head rotated to either the left or right at the time of impact This is part of a series of experiments to approach the ... MVC The right sternocleidomastoid (25%) and left splenius muscles (32%), the ones responsible for head rotation to the left, were more active than their counterparts On the other hand, with the...
... increased cervical extension when the occupant is seated with most of the torso away from the seat and rebounds into the seat after the impact There is yet, however, no volunteer data which examines the ... with the trunk flexed 45 degrees to the right or left, the trapezius muscle ipsilateral to the direction of trunk flexion shows the greatest EMG response (p < 0.05) The normalized EMG for the ... sternocleidomastoids) When the trunk is flexed to the left, under these same conditions, the results are reversed even though the impact direction remains right anterolateral When flexed to the left, the left...
... multiples other dermatologic indications all of which may be seen as manifestations in certain occupational diseases [1] Since the advent of the era of the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), ... neuropathy, methemoglobinemia, nausea, dizziness, fatigue and other systemic manifestations may occur singly or in combination in patients on dapsone therapy Of these, DHS is characterized by the onset ... erythema or other signs of inflammation or infection The absence of significant necrosis or surrounding inflammation suggested that the symptoms the patient was experiencing were independent of the insect...
... care sector, by a physiotherapist who was delivering the 'neck' therapy The remainder had their diagnosis made at the time of our report and subsequently advised to seek further medial assessment ... pain following the injury, of these 11/220 (5%) had signs and symptoms consistent with subacromial impingement (Table 1) In the other 45 patients the symptoms were radiation from the neck and no ... (83%) (X2, P = 0.021) In the shoulders that the non-seatbelt side was involved there had been documentation of direct injury to the non-seatbelt side of the body in the patients' medical notes...
... proteins are recruited to the integration site (5) These proteins, and likely other factors, then mediate the other steps of post integration repair, which require possibly further end processing, ... others reported efficient transduction even in the absence of ATM [28,29] One explanation is that these discrepancies arose from the use of different immortalized cell lines in these studies Therefore, ... cells transfected with the empty vector, thereby confirming the essential role of NBS1 The NBS1 expression plasmid brought the amount of viral DNA associated with ATM to roughly the same level as...
... to the life expectancy of others afflicted with MSS Therefore, we can only assume that if other carriers of the disease survived the historically perilous respiratory maladies of childhood, they ... scheduled an appointment for the procedure Method After discussing the risks, benefits, and alternatives on the day of the procedure, informed consent was obtained from the patient’s parents Her ... Her parents were present during the entire procedure, to facilitate cooperation After placement on the fluoroscopy table in the supine position, the region of the greater trochanters were cleansed...
... to the life expectancy of others afflicted with MSS Therefore, we can only assume that if other carriers of the disease survived the historically perilous respiratory maladies of childhood, they ... scheduled an appointment for the procedure Method After discussing the risks, benefits, and alternatives on the day of the procedure, informed consent was obtained from the patient’s parents Her ... Her parents were present during the entire procedure, to facilitate cooperation After placement on the fluoroscopy table in the supine position, the region of the greater trochanters were cleansed...
... 2005, 3:79 In most patients, these sensations are felt in the legs, but they may also occur in the arms or trunk [1] Both the urge to move and these sensations represent the primary symptoms of RLS ... relief from the symptoms, and this relief is maintained as long as the movement continues If patients ignore the urge to move their legs, there may be intensification of the symptoms until the urge ... to 1.52% for item Therefore, missing data at the item level were not problematic in either study Factor analysis The current scoring of the RLSQoL, devised by the developers of the questionnaire,...
... corresponding to the right-hand-side terms in [6] after absorption of the fixed effects and the effects of the ancestors of the other sex Expectation of the quadratic form Qkz! 1, 2) is analogous to the form ... to the differences between the expectations of the various logistic latent variates and the expectation of the logistic latent variate chosen as the reference can be estimated Provided that the ... table IV These results support the hypothesis that the twisted legs syndrome exhibits a genetic component, although the precision of our estimates is unknown For valgus, estimates of the sire/maternal-grandsire...
... to the solenoid of the piston firing The time of the peak accelerations of sled and head were measured Also, the time relations of the onset and peak of the EMG were measured and analyzed The ... assess thecervical muscle response in right anterolateral impacts, but with the head rotated to either the left or right at the time of impact This is part of a series of experiments to approach the ... MVC The right sternocleidomastoid (25%) and left splenius muscles (32%), the ones responsible for head rotation to the left, were more active than their counterparts On the other hand, with the...
... increased cervical extension when the occupant is seated with most of the torso away from the seat and rebounds into the seat after the impact There is yet, however, no volunteer data which examines the ... with the trunk flexed 45 degrees to the right or left, the trapezius muscle ipsilateral to the direction of trunk flexion shows the greatest EMG response (p < 0.05) The normalized EMG for the ... sternocleidomastoids) When the trunk is flexed to the left, under these same conditions, the results are reversed even though the impact direction remains right anterolateral When flexed to the left, the left...
... paralysis The treatment of these lesions is often multifactorial, and includes surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy [14] A discussion of the pros and cons of these treatment options is beyond the ... apoptotic bodies The histology demonstrated extensive infiltration of the bone from the C7 vertebral body, and the disease process at this site was significantly more involved than the adjacent soft-tissue ... level The bone was thoroughly invested with tumor, and the anatomy of the vertebral body was distorted by erosion from the malignancy The dura of the cord was noted to be hemorrhagic and severely...
... completion of radiotherapy [4] This appears to be the first reported case where radiotherapy to the larynx was the sole cause of osteoradionecrosis of thecervical spine Four other reports have ... osteoradionecrosis of thecervical spine vertebrae secondary to the radiotherapy 20 years earlier and not due to metastatic disease as reported by the MRI scan A literature search using the Medline (1950 ... over the lower cervical spine An MRI scan showed a mass originating from C4/C5 which extended into the pre -cervical space and posteriorly into the spinal canal causing cord compression The possibility...
... declare that they have no competing interests Authors' contributions IEK conceived the idea, collected the patient's data and was the major contributor to the writing of the manuscript MB did the literature ... scan established theThe final3computederosive changes within the joint correct The final computed tomography scan established the correct diagnosis, showing erosive changes within the joint Page ... easily pass from the subclavian vein into the joint space This explains how a central-line insertion or drug injection directly into the jugular vein can cause the infection For the same reason,...
... and the point of entry of the end of thecervical part of the ICA into the external opening of the CC also was attached to the rim of CC Anteriorly, the ECS was related to the upper parts of the ... parts Thecervical part ascends to the base of the skull within the carotid sheath in front of the transverse processes of the upper three cervical vertebrae to the external opening of the CC in the ... artery and the pharyngeal venous plexus, the lateral end of the auditory tube and the tensor tympani muscle Posterior to the ECS there were the upper part of the superior cervical sympathetic ganglion...
... respectively The overall frequency of RB animals was 10.1% The median proportion RB animals in the 1,541 herds studied was 7.5% The median for the worst third of the herds was 15.4% The associations ... al 1986) underline the statement that the RB syndrome is a serious and costly syndrome A number of risk factors for RB associated to the herd were identified The finding that the number of RB animals ... endometritis increase the risk of pregnancy failure To avoid these errors, animals treated for these disorders after the start of the service period were not included in the present study of individual...
... Aims These guidelines were compiled at the request of the Chairman of the Clinical Services Committee of the British Society of Gastroenterology The committee’s aim was to provide a guide for the ... regions of the gut.186 These observations may be explained by the fact that the innervation of different gut organs overlaps and converges with that of the somatic structures at the level of the spinal ... This involves asking the patient to fold their arms across their chest and raise their head off the pillow against gentle resistance from the physician’s hand Exacerbation of the pain is a positive...
... determine whether the facet joints were the source of pain These included injection of local anaesthetic into the joint itself or the nerves that innervate them, resulting in relief from pain if the pain ... anesthetizing these joints [4] These findings were later reproduced [5,6] and thus confirmed the basis for the concept of 'facet syndrome' , 'facet joint pain' or 'zygapophyseal joint pain' The ... of the facet joint involvement) Four groups (57%) considered referred pain and they all agreed that the pain could refer no further than the knee One of these groups (14%) considered not only the...