INTRODUCTION Intertrochanteric (IT) femur fractures are common in elderly patients who are often in poor general health. Intertrochanteric fractures are classified as stable or unstable, taking into account fracture morphology and involvement of the posteromedial calcar. The purpose of this study is to determine whether IT fracture stability can be used as a marker for general health or as a pr...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between tracheostomies, enteral feeding tubes, and indwelling urinary catheters and functional outcome measures, incidence of medical complications, and resource use in an inpatient stroke rehabilitation program. METHODS A cohort of 1553 patients consecutively admitted for inpatient stroke rehabilitation was stud...

idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome represents a heterogeneous group of leukoprolifrative disorders associated with prolonged eosinophilia of an undetectable cause with multi organ system dysfunction. it is a rare group disorder in children, most cases are reported in adult age group. we report a child with this syndrome who along with the usual features of the syndrome also had the presentat...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The aims of this study were to examine the frequency, types, and clinical factors associated with medical complications that occur during inpatient rehabilitation and to identify risk factors for complications that require a transfer to an acute care facility. METHODS A cohort of 1029 patients consecutively admitted for inpatient stroke rehabilitation was studied. Demog...