purpose: surgeons performing an ilioinguinal exposure for acetabular fracture surgery need to be aware of aberrant findings such as inguinal hernias and spermatic cord lesions. the purpose of this study is to report these occurrences in a clinical series of adult males undergoing acetabular fracture fixation and a series of adult male cadavers. the secondary aim is to characterize these abnorma...

background and aims: congenital anomalies are as the major causes of stillbirths, neonatal death, disability and childhood health problems all over the world. the aim of this study was to determine the incidence and pattern of congenital anomalies in newborn during the first 24 hours of life in shahid-madani hospital, azarshahr, tabriz, during two periods 2002-2003 and 2012-2013 years. methods:...

After a selection of bright children from the schools of the district in which the University is located had been made by the Social Service Department of the Laboratory of Psychology, the children reported to the Psychological Clinic for physical and mental tests and measurements. The weight, height, head and body dimensions were taken at this time, and certain other data were secured, such as...

Background Typical imaging centers performing cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) examinations involve staff rotating across a variety of procedures, which can limit consistency in proficiency and slow the incorporation of advanced cardiovascular protocols. We describe the design and implementation of a dedicated team to maximize efficiency, competency, and quality in a cardiovascular-dedic...

Previous research has shown that eye gaze affects infants' processing of novel objects. In the current study we address the question whether presenting a highly familiar face vs. a stranger enhances the effects of gaze cues on object processing in 4-month-olds. Infants were presented pictures of the infant's caregiver and another infant's caregiver (stranger) either turning eye gaze toward an o...

a case with two simultaneous dens invaginations (dis) and one dens evagination (de) in a permanent maxillary lateral incisor is reported for the first time in a 21-year-old girl. de known as talon cusp of the anterior teeth is a rare entity and its co-existence with di has been reported scarcely in the literature. simultaneous occurrence of two dis with one de has not been reported elsewhere. u...

Biomechanical factors and physical examination findings in osteoarthritis of the knee: associations with tissue abnormalities assessed by conventional radiography and high-resolution 3 T magnetic resonance imaging Abstract Introduction. We aimed to explore the associations between knee osteoarthritis (OA)-related tissue abnormalities assessed by conventional radiography (CR) and high resolution...

This study was conducted to investigate the value of using physical anomalies (PAs) to evaluate early prenatal injury in schizophrenia. PAs are minor abnormalities in development of the head, hands, and feet that are presumably associated with insult during the first trimester. Sixty-seven schizophrenic inpatients and 88 normal controls were evaluated for PAs. The schizophrenic patients showed ...