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Our experience with 3D CT.

The authors present the results of 9-year work with 3D CT in orthopaedics and musculoskeletal traumatology. In the years 1990-1998, the method was used in the examination of 59 patients (27 males, 20 females, and 12 children). The place of 3D CT in clarifying areas of complex musculoskeletal anatomy for operative treatment is discussed and presented as a contribution to the indication conferenc...

We Look Like Our Names

Research demonstrates that facial appearance affects social perceptions. The current research investigates the reverse possibility: Can social perceptions influence facial appearance? We examine a social tag that is associated with us early in life—our given name. The hypothesis is that name stereotypes can be manifested in facial appearance, producing a face-name matching effect, whereby both ...

Our academy, our mission, our work!

This publication finds me at the half-way point of my tenure as president of the American Academy of Pain Medicine. It is therefore timely to review our academy’s goals and progress, reflecting upon and inspecting our work together as a committed and talented group of management team members and volunteer leaders. To share highlights of the year-to-date, I have created a “virtual interview,” po...

Our Problems: Our Solutions

Discussion on the unique characteristics of psychiatry in a non-Western country like India, often tend to be limited to culture-bound syndrome like Koro, possession state etc. It is, no doubt, important for us to be able to recognize these problems and render effective treatment to individuals suffering from them. It is also interesting to speculate on the cultural factors which contribute to t...

Our adolescents--our future.