PURPOSE To assess treatment outcomes in adults with neglected femoral neck fractures, and propose a treatment protocol based on bone quality measured by the Singh index. METHODS 16 men and 6 women aged 18 to 48 (mean, 33) years presented with neglected (>3 weeks old) femoral neck fractures. Those with good bone quality (Singh index, >3) underwent closed reduction and valgus osteotomy and fixa...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the characteristics and outcomes of older patients with pelvic fracture admitted to medical and geriatric wards. METHODS All patients admitted to medical and geriatric wards with a pelvic fracture over a four year period were identified using the hospital clinical coding database. Data were collected from casenotes, hospital and Family Health Services Authority databa...

About 20 years have elapsed since those studies were done. During this period, many changes that might influence teenage reproductive behavior and how it is viewed have taken place within the industrialized world. The proportion of births to unmarried women has risen,2 and nonmarital childbearing is more acceptable, both among adolescents and among women older than 20. Access to contraception a...

Table 1 Thermophilic moulds are a potential reservoir of thermozymes which find potential applications in various biotechnological processes (Singh , 2016; Singh, 2016; Maheshwari 2000; Johri 1999). Enzymes from thermophilic fungi often tolerate higher temperatures than enzymes from their mesophilic counterparts and some show stability even at 70-80°C (Singh 2016; Singh, 2016; Johri 1999). It h...

Background and Objectives: Early evaluation of risk factors menopause symptoms consequences. Long-term osteoporosis complications prevention. The Singh index is a cheap, straightforward approach that used measure depending on the radiological aspect proximal femur's trabecular bone over an AP radiograph. Osteoporosis graded by singh index.Methods: 52 postmenopausal women who were randomly chose...