BACKGROUND The estimation of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear is required in certain cases involving legal and financial administration, such as the worker's compensation and/or insurance. The aim of this study is to propose and evaluate a quantitative evaluation instrument to estimate the chronicity of the ACL tear, based on the four magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings. METHODS On...

BACKGROUND Recent research has shown that genetic variation in the IL28B gene predicts both chronicity of HCV infection and sustained virological response (SVR) to antiviral standard therapy. Because HCV affects 170 million people worldwide and is a leading cause of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, screening for prognostic factors in routine clinical practice requires rapid and reliable ...

Please be advised that this information was generated on 2017-04-03 and may be subject to change. This study examines the quality of life (QOL) of community living elderly people aged 55-74 with chronic, episodic or sporadic pain in the hip or knee and of a reference group without pain (total n = 306). Firstly, it was hypothesized that the experienced QOL is lower in people with more chronic pa...

Alex Elswick, Ronald Werner-Wilson and Amanda Fallin-Bennett Substance Use Disorder (SUD) is a chronic disorder that often inadequately managed with acute care. As treatment practices catch up research on the chronicity of SUD, new modalities are emerging which utilize peer-delivered services to provide ongoing recovery support.

Epiploic appendicitis is a benign and self-limited disease, due to inflammation of the epiploic appendices. The diagnosis is established by imaging techniques, avoiding treatments, interventions and unnecessary hospitalizations. Management is conservative. Complications are rare and chronicity is exceptional.

2004 © Future Drugs Ltd ISSN 1 Early onset schizophrenia (EOS), which is defined as onset prior to 18 years of age, is associated with significant morbidity, chronicity and psychosocial impairment. EOS appears to be both clinically and neurobiologically continuous with the adult-onset form, although there are some important differences. Although the treatment literature specifically addressing ...