Two modifications of Malmstrom's cup were used in a study of the position of the cup in 500 vacuum extractor deliveries. The incidence of completely flexing applications varied from 0 to 92 per cent according to the level of the head and the position of the occiput when the cup was applied and, in occipito-posterior positions, the type of cup that was used. With mid-cavity occipito-posterior po...

let $k$ be a positive integer. a subset $s$ of $v(g)$ in a graph $g$ is a $k$-tuple total dominating set of $g$ if every vertex of $g$ has at least $k$ neighbors in $s$. the $k$-tuple total domination number $gamma _{times k,t}(g)$ of $g$ is the minimum cardinality of a $k$-tuple total dominating set of $g$. if$v(g)=v^{0}={v_{1}^{0},v_{2}^{0},ldots ,v_{n}^{0}}$ and $e(g)=e_{0}$, then for any in...

Evidence exists that autoimmune thyroiditis is present in a high percentage of fibromyalgia (FM) and associated with the presence of typical symptoms of FM. However, the role of thyroperoxidase antibody (TPO Ab) in the manifestation of FM is still unclear. The goal of this study was to investigate the prevalence of positive TPO Ab in euthyroid FM patients, and whether TPO Ab positivity is assoc...

OBJECTIVES To determine the ability of handgrip strength test to discriminate between presence and absence of fibromyalgia (FM) and FM severity in women. DESIGN A case-control study. SETTING Granada, south Spain. PARTICIPANTS Women with FM (mean age ± SD, n=81; 50.0±7y) and healthy women (mean age ± SD, n=44; 47.7±6y). INTERVENTIONS Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Handgrip stren...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the role of spasmophilia (SP) in fibromyalgia syndrome (FM). METHODS Three hundred and fourteen patients (280 F, 34 M) with a diagnosis of FM or FM and spasmophilia (FM+SP) were recruited. Clinical assessment of patients and controls included the Questionnaires FIQ, HAQ and the tender point (TP) count. Life-time or ongoing psychiatric aspects were evaluated by trained p...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Coating of acetabular revision implants with hydroxyapatite (HA) has been proposed to improve ingrowth and stability. We investigated whether HA coating of revision cups can reduce the risk of any subsequent re-revision. METHODS We studied uncemented cups either with or without HA coating that were used at a primary acetabular revision and registered in the Swedish Hip ...

BACKGROUND Roll-your-own (RYO) cigarettes have increased in popularity, yet their comparative potential toxicity is uncertain. This study compares smoking of RYO and factory-made (FM) cigarettes on smoking pattern and immediate potential toxicity. METHODS At a research clinic, 26 RYO and 22 FM volunteer male cigarette smokers, (addicted and overnight-tobacco-abstinent) each smoked 4 filter ci...