The aim of the current study is to compare three different methods of treatment of snake bite to determine the most efficient one. To unify the protocol of snake bite treatment in our center, we retrospectively reviewed files of the snake-bitten patients who had been referred to us between 2010 and 2014. They were contacted for follow-up using phone calls. Demographic and on-arrival characteris...

CONTEXT Long-distance running (greater than 3000 m) is often recommended to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Running injury rates increase significantly when weekly mileage extends beyond 40 miles cumulatively. With the development of running analysis and other diagnostic tests, injuries to the leg secondary to bone, musculotendinous, and vascular causes can be diagnosed and successfully managed. ...

We have investigated the significance of the method of treatment on the oncological and functional outcomes and on the complications in 184 patients with soft-tissue sarcomas of the adductor compartment managed at three international centres. The overall survival at five years was 65% and was related to the grade at diagnosis and the size of the tumour. There was no difference in overall surviv...

An experimental study was performed examining the effectiveness of a multi-compartment damper in attenuating response structures under random and earthquake excitations. The consisted four compartments unequal size; it mounted on small one-story steel structure. same number spherical particles were placed inside each compartment, resulting filling area ratios (the total squares around projected...

INTRODUCTION Most differentiated thyroid carcinomas (DTC) are treated by total thyroidectomy in Hong Kong. This study investigates the outcome of tumour control in selected patients treated by hemithyroidectomy, which is beneficial in terms of having a lower operative morbidity. METHODS This is a retrospective study of prospectively collected data from our cancer registry. Patients with patho...

air in the intracranial vascular compartment is rare and only few case reports are published in the literature. without surgery or open head trauma, the origin of air bubbles in the venous sinus is still debated. we report an admitted patient in the emergency room one hour after a severe closed head injury, and in whom, the post-surgical cranial ct scan demonstrated feature of air embolism alon...