OBJECTIVES To determine the magnitude, distribution and associated ergonomic factors of upper extremities musculoskeletal disorders (UEMSD) among workers of electronic assembly in Thailand. MATERIAL AND METHODS This was a cross-sectional study. 591 of 853 workers in an electronic and electrical appliance assembly factory in Bangkok, Thailand, participated in this study. A self-administered qu...

The isolated idiopathic finger flexor tenosynovitis is a rare condition, related to diversed etiologies. The traditional treatment of flexor tenosynovitis includes medications and injection of steroids. If the conservative treatment is not effective, surgical management is usually recommended. And alcohol installations have been rarely performed. We are reporting an extremely rare case of a 56-...

De Quervain's tenosynovitis is a repetitive strain injury involving synovial inflammation of the tendons of the first extensor compartment of the wrist. It is relatively common in the general population, and is the most common radial-sided tendinopathy seen in athletes. Identifying a genetic marker associated with de Quervain's tenosynovitis could provide a useful tool to help identify those in...

It has been reported that more patients with de Quervain's disease who had undergone surgical treatment had a septated dorsal compartment than did normal cadavers. The purpose of this study was to sonographically evaluate the prevalence of an intracompartmental septum in patients with de Quervain's disease and to compare the prevalence between groups categorized by sex, age, and peripartum stat...

According to Melsom and Leslie, the earliest description of perilunate dislocation was by Malgaigne in 1855, before the advent of radiography [7]. It later was described by Cousins, Destot, de Quervain, and others [7]. According to Melsom and Leslie [7] Tavernier reported the first series in 1906. Many years later, in 1968, the concept of the proximal row as an intercalated segment was describe...

Un enfant de 12 ans atteint d'un lymphome medias­tinal a ete hospitalise pour des manifestations neurolo­giques comportant: facies myasthenique, douleurs radi­culaires intenses, amyotrophie et diminution de la force musculaire au niveau des membres.  A l'examen du liquide cephalo-rachidien, ii existait une meningite neoplasique. Celle-ci a ete traitee par le methotraxate intra-rachidien parall...

Introduction: Literature regarding the different degrees of hearing loss in patients with Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CDLS) reports that half of the affected patients exhibit severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss. We present the first pre-school child with CDLS who underwent cochlear implantation for congenital profound sensorineural hearing loss.   Case Report: A 3-year-old boy with CD...