We have systematically reviewed the effect of alternative methods of stabilisation of open tibial fractures on the rates of reoperation, and the secondary outcomes of nonunion, deep and superficial infection, failure of the implant and malunion by the analysis of 799 citations on the subject, identified from computerised databases. Although 68 proved to be potentially eligible, only eight met a...

We have systematically reviewed the effect of alternative methods of stabilisation of open tibial fractures on the rates of reoperation, and the secondary outcomes of nonunion, deep and superficial infection, failure of the implant and malunion by the analysis of 799 citations on the subject, identified from computerised databases. Although 68 proved to be potentially eligible, only eight met a...

The incidence of children born with congenitally malformed hearts has changed little over the centuries. Our understanding of the lesions has improved subsequent to analysis in sequential fashion of the cardiac components. Ongoing differences in the approach to naming the lesions can now be resolved by careful application of the new evidence emerging from examination of the developing heart and...

The incidence of children born with congenitally malformed hearts has changed little over the centuries. Our understanding of the lesions has improved subsequent to analysis in sequential fashion of the cardiac components. Ongoing differences in the approach to naming the lesions can now be resolved by careful application of the new evidence emerging from examination of the developing heart and...

BACKGROUND: The nail involvement in psoriasis is related to psoriatic arthritis and may represent a predictor of the disease. OBJECTIVES: To analyze, through nail clipping, clinically normal and dystrophic nails of patients with cutaneous psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional multicenter study, conducted between August 2011 and March 2012. Patients were divid...

Case 1. The grandfather, II.3, born in 1889, suffers from lymphatic leukaemia and diabetes. As can be seen in Fig. 2a, the hands show complete anonychia of the thumb, the forefinger, and the middle finger, with nail-bed vestiges present as small ridges on the outer finger edges. The fourth and fifth fingers show the absence of nails in the central part, and two small atrophied nail lamellae on ...

Introduction: In children fractures of the femoral shaft are commonly treated by various types of traction for about 3 weeks, followed by plaster cast immobilization. However little is known about the functional outcome and its complication in Indian scenario. Therefore our aim of study was to analyse the functional outcome in femoral shaft fractures of children operated by flexible intramedull...

The nails are affected by several dermatological and systemic diseases, and it is uncommon to find an isolated nail abnormalities. However, there are some diseases, in which the nails are affected primarily and similarly there are syndromes in which the nails affection is one of its major components. Some medical conditions in which there is a link to the nails are known eponymously (Tabl. I). ...

45 years old female with no significant past medical or family history that was seen due to contact dermatitis on her left arm, during her physical examination was observed to have onychophaty on her right toenails, pincer nails was observed on big and second toenail (Figs. 1 and 2), dermatoscopic view of the pincer nails (Fig. 3). The diagnosis pincer nails was done, the patient didn ́t return ...