Behavioral disturbances and violence are becoming increasingly common worldwide. Violence due to abuse reflects the defenselessness of the patient. Abuse may be physical, psychological, sexual, or simply due to negligence or connivance. Although an increasing awareness of abuse across the world is encouraging, it must be borne in mind that the data gathered so far, and detected cases, are only ...

conclusions a lumbar hernia may, on rare occasions, become incarcerated or strangulated, with the consequent complication of mechanical bowel obstruction. we suggest that a patient with a flank mass should always raise suspicions of a lumbar hernia. case presentation a 76-year-old woman who had been diagnosed with a femoral intertrochanteric fracture was sent to our department. physical examina...

materials and methods the development of the trauma registry form began in february 2013. the variables were finalized by a team consisting of general and trauma surgeons, specialists in emergency medicine, orthopedists, neurosurgeons, and public health professionals who have special interest in trauma research. the scale was sent to 10 specialists for validation. results after assessing the sc...

Introduction: Scoliosis is a complex three-dimensional malformation of the spine. Although its etiology still being investigated, it clear that number factors can influence this syndrome. The spinal deformity idiopathic scoliosis be viewed from an etiopathogenetic perspective as symptom complicated condition with multifactorial etiology. Numerous studies have established relationship malocclusi...

Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is a hyperproduction of parathyroid hormone that not provoked by decrease in the blood calcium level, which leads to violation homeostasis. The prevalence PHPT has been increasing over past 10 years due improvements its diagnosis. Currently, it ranks third this indicator after diabetes and thyroid pathology. leading clinical manifestations are demineralization...

developmental dysplasia of the hip (ddh) and flatfoot are common pediatric orthopedic disorders, being referred to and managed by both general and pediatric orthopedic surgeons, through various modalities. our study aimed to evaluate their consensus and perspective disagreements in terms of diagnostic and therapeutic approaches of the mentioned deformities. forty participants in two groups of g...

OBJECTIVE This review aimed to provide a current recommendation to multidisciplinary physicians for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of corticosteroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) based on a comprehensive analysis of the clinical literature. DATA SOURCES For the purpose of collecting potentially eligible articles, we searched for articles in the PubMed, Cochrane L...

Prescriptions written by general practitioners and medical specialists were studied and compared to determine the type, time of onset and clinical importance of drug-drug interactions (DDIs) in an attempt to reduce further complications. In 2007, 28, 956, 638 prescriptions and 15, 610, 912 prescriptions in 2008 were filled by pharmacies affiliated with medical science universities. These prescr...

OBJECTIVE Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are the most common ligament injury in the United States. These injuries can be career ending for athletes and severely disabling for all individuals. Our objectives are to review the epidemiology of these injuries, as well as ACL biomechanics, anatomy, and nonsurgical and surgical management so that generalists as well as sports medicine phys...

BACKGROUND To investigate adherence and patient-specific factors associated with poor compliance with osteoporosis regimens among men. METHODS In this retrospective chart review study, we collected data on male patients with osteoporosis treated in accordance with therapeutic recommendations. Adherence was determined by the compliance and persistence of those patients who had been dispensed a...