conclusions coccygectomy is a successful treatment in patients unresponsive to conservative treatments for coccydynia. results the patients were followed up for an average of 25.7 months. the results were good in 11 patients, excellent in 1, and fair in only 1 patient. the excellent and good rates amounted to 92.2%. no major complication was seen. patients and methods between october 2010 and d...

the main purpose of this research was to identify differences in the ferdowsi university of mashhad managers' leadership styles based on their philosophical mindedness. the research method was quantitative, non-experimental, explanatory, cross-sectional. 88 university managers completed and returned two questionnaires assessing their leadership styles and philosophical mindedness. the results s...

the purpose of this study is investigate the relationship between consequences of leadership and transformational leadership style in presidents of universities and institutes of tehran, 30 presidents in tehran and 102 raters (subordination of presidents) response to third edition of multifactor leadership questionnaire mlq (leader and rater version). the data were analyzed taking in to conside...

Abstract Introduction Women remain under-represented in surgery the United Kingdom. Representation on journal editorial boards is a key metric of gender representation within academic surgery. Aim To quantify leadership journals affiliated with Kingdom surgical specialties. Method A list specialties was obtained from Royal College Surgeons England. web search for specialty associations conducte...

leadership is in fact a process of influencing followers. characteristics of leadership are functions of time and situation and differ in different cultures and countries. managers of international organizations should obtain enough knowledge of these cultural characteristics and differences and should have the utmost versatility while executing their leadership tasks. in this paper we have con...

in the last decade, with the entry of spirituality in the organizational and management research, spirituality leadership, also, has attracted a considerable amount of attention. the new realm of spiritual leadership, similar to both areas of spirituality and leadership, suffers from a lack of consensus and from variety in definition and impression. proposed models of spiritual leadership have ...

There is significant responsibility in being a Department of Surgery Chairman within a medical school. The Chairman is appointed by the Dean of Medicine to lead surgery in a path that serves the mission of the school. The Department of Surgery Chairman is charged with facilitating the academic, operational, and programmatic surgical initiatives of the School of Medicine. Traditionally the Chair...

In 2006, surgeons at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) established the Institute for Global Orthopedics and Traumatology (IGOT), an initiative within the department of orthopedic surgery. The principal aim of IGOT is to create long-term, sustainable solutions to the growing burden of musculoskeletal injury in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) through academic partnership...

introduction: coverage of bone grafts is very important in reconstructive surgery. in edentulous alveolar ridges this coverage is particularly important for supporting dental prostheses. here we present the case of a patient with a large deficient maxillary anterior region that was reconstructed with a bilateral palatal submucosal periosteal connective tissue flap: a soft tissue reserve for upp...

the coverage of soft- tissue defects of the hand specially volar side needs special consideration. although certain local flaps have been described and used for resurfacing the palm, extensive injury requires distant or free flaps for coverage. abdominal pedicle flap has been traditionally used for extensive hand injuries, however there is no doubt that one of the ideal tissues for resurfacing ...