Osteochondral injury of the trochlea is a rare lesion of the articular surface of the ulnohumeral joint. A number of cases involving the humeral trochlea of adolescent throwing athletes have been reported in the Englishlanguage literature. In the last decade, elbow arthroscopy has evolved to become an accepted technique for the treatment of elbow osteochondral lesions. This is the first report ...

We conducted a cross-sectional survey of abortion facilities from professional networks in the United States (US, n = 703) and Canada (n = 94) to estimate the prevalence of medication abortion practices in these settings and to look at regional differences. Administrators responded to questions on gestational limits, while up to five clinicians per facility reported on 2012 medication abortion ...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to explore women's views of the design of a large pragmatic cost-effectiveness randomised controlled trial of the policy of offering a health professional-delivered intervention to promote early presentation with breast symptoms in older women and thereby improve survival, with a view to informing protocol development. The trial will recruit over 100,000...

Method 20 pediatric (12 male and 8 female) patients, with mean age of 8.5 having severe persistent allergic asthma, with recurrent exacerbations and on oral/IV steroids, prospectively received Omalizumab 150mg/300mg, depending on IgE & body weight for 6 month to 1 year,at B.R.Singh Hospital, Kolkata. Number of exacerbations, total dose of oral Steroids, use of rescue medications, ICS/LABA dose ...

The second part of this presentation continues the discussion about communication and the importance of using appropriate words. Consider the connotations of the words being used. For example, instead of referring to a "recall" appointment, consider "follow-up visit." Recall brings to mind something that is defective. When someone is not available, it is not necessary to say that the person is ...

BACKGROUND A 2008 expert consensus statement outlined the minimum frequency of follow-up of patients with cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs). METHODS AND RESULTS We studied 38 055 Medicare beneficiaries who received a new CIED between January 1, 2005, and June 30, 2009. The main outcome measure was variation of follow-up by patient factors and year of device implantation. W...

Caring for stroke patients in stroke units, compared with other hospital locations, leads to decreased mortality and disability at one year. A trial of a combined acute and rehabilitation ward in Trondheim, Norway, showed that hospital care improved survival and functional outcome at five years. The benefits were attributed to the treatment provided in the first few weeks after stroke. The purp...

OBJECTIVE Qualitative studies indicated that cancer survivors may be worried about finding a partner in the future, but whether this concern is warranted is unknown. We examined single people´s interest in dating a cancer survivor, how they perceive survivors' traits, and their preferences about the timing of disclosing a cancer history. METHODS In three experimental vignette studies, dating ...

Cervical cancer represents the second common cancer in women and is a major public health issue in Ireland and worldwide. Despite appropriate treatment of precancerous lesions, women with dysplasia are at relatively increased risk, and require follow up. We aimed to evaluate the compliance rate with follow up cytology advice given to patients discharged from the colposcopy clinic and to identif...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To assess total and cause specific mortality among participants and non-participants of large population based health surveys. DESIGN A prospective follow up study. Baseline surveys were conducted in 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, and 1992. Study end points were overall, cardiovascular, cancer and violent mortality, and deaths related to smoking and alcohol. Study cohorts were follow...