OBJECTIVE To study the effectiveness in application of adjustable toe splint in decreasing metatarsalgia in patients with lesser toe deformity and the complication of adjustable toe splint usage. MATERIAL AND METHOD Thirty-six patients who had claw toes or hammer toes with metatarsalgia were enrolled in aprospective, randomized single-blinded controlled trial at the Out Patient Rehabilitation...

In ostriches, the toes are the only body parts that contact loose sand surfaces. Thus, toe interphalangeal joint motions may play vital biomechanical roles. However, there is little research on ostrich phalangeal joint movements while walking or running on sand. The results from the three-dimensional motion track analysis system Simi Motion show that gait pattern has no significant effect on th...

Older people with toe deformities have been identified as having an increased risk of falling. Little is known, however, about the biomechanical changes that might contribute to this increased risk. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine whether older people with hallux valgus and lesser toe deformities displayed different gait, balance and plantar pressure characteristics compar...

OBJECTIVE To study the diagnostic contribution of repeated transthoracic (TTE) and transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) among patients with suspected infective endocarditis. METHODS 262 patients with 266 episodes of suspected infective endocarditis were referred for TTE and TOE over three years in a 423 bed university cardiology hospital. Patients were a mean (SD) of 47.6 (17.9) years old....

In this essay, we focus on the moral justification of a highly controversial measure to redress medical brain drain: the duty to stay. We argue that the moral justification for this duty lies primarily in the fact that medical students impose high risks on their fellow citizens while receiving their medical training, which in turn gives them a reciprocity-based reason to temporarily prioritize ...

Objective: To compare the survival and post-op complications following primary closure of perforated peptic ulcer by omental patch technique in 4 groups of patients as follows: two-drain group, one-drain subhepatic group, one-drain pelvic group and nodrain group. Methods: This is a prospective case-controlled clinical study performed in the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College Hospital, Aligarh Mus...

BACKGROUND Numerous recommendations have been made for treating idiopathic toe-walking (ITW), but the treatment results have been questioned. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether botulinum toxin A (BTX) improves the walking pattern in ITW as examined with 3-D gait analysis. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS A consecutive series of 15 children (aged 5-13 years) were enrolled in the stud...