background:  the purpose of this study was to report the preoperative complaints and postoperative outcome of patients after removal of the radial head prosthesis.   methods:  this is a retrospective review of 14 adult patients (6 females and 8 males) from 2007 to 2011, who underwent radial head prosthesis removal by three surgeons. the average time between implantation and removal was 23 month...

Hemiarthroplasty has been recommended for 3- and 4-part fractures of the proximal humerus. Outcomes are most affected by final implant and tuberosity position. Reports of outcome and management of head-split fractures with humeral head replacement are lacking. The purpose of this study was to report the outcomes after humeral head replacement and the radiographic characteristics identified in h...

SUMMARY In a survey during a period of 3 years (1363 -1366), we have studied 15 Patients with diabetes insipidus due to accidents, measless and surgery. Finally, after this period we find that permanent diabetes insipid us was clear in (2 head. injury, 2 patients with head measle, and two after surgery for craniopharyngioma). In eight rest patients diabetes insipid us was temporary and subside...

Context Based on Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), head injury can be classified as minor (GCS 13-15), moderate (GCS 9-12), and severe (GCS 3-8). There is a lot of controversy in the use of computed tomography (CT) in head injury patients. Aims This study was intended to estimate the rate of CT positivity in head injury patients and to define the criteria for doing CT in head injury patients. Setti...

BACKGROUND Head and neck cancer patients treated with chemoradiation have difficulty eating a normal diet. This study was designed to characterize eating ability over 12 months after chemoradiation treatment. Analyses take patient dropout into account. METHODS Two hundred fifty-five patients with head and neck cancer treated with chemoradiation were followed for 12 months. Eating ability was ...

BACKGROUND Cancer rates of the head and neck are traditionally linked to public health issues. OBJECTIVE To describe the epidemiology of head and neck cancer in the United States. DESIGN AND SETTING National Cancer Institute's Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program. RESULTS A total of 75,000 cases of head and neck cancer were diagnosed in 2001. Incidence is rising in thy...

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BACKGROUND Case-control studies have found increased head growth during the first year of life in children with autism spectrum disorder. Length and weight have not been as extensively studied, and there are few studies of population-based samples. METHODS The study was conducted in a sample of 106,082 children from the population-based Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort. The children were bor...