The different player positions in rugby union may place varying demands on a reconstructed anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in regards to 'cutting manoeuvres', this in turn may effect performance. In order to investigate sporting performance post reconstruction, a questionnaire was sent to amateur rugby clubs affiliated to the Oxfordshire Rugby Football Union (R.F.U). From the returned question...

To cite: Hirose K, Hirosawa T, Shimizu T. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2017219625 DESCRIPTION A man aged 37 years presented with hip osteoarthritis with avascular femoral head necrosis due to chronic alcohol use. He had spinal arteriovenous fistula (AVF) which was diagnosed with spinal angiography (figure 1A, B) and spinal MRI (figure 2) 30 year...

OBJECTIVE To elucidate why different types of contrast appear in the left atrium during transoesophageal echocardiographic contrast studies. This should lead to a more uniform definition of true patent foramen ovale. BACKGROUND The Valsalva manoeuvre and cough are routinely used to enhance right to left shunt for the detection of patent foramen ovale. No information is, however, available on ...

| This paper describes an assistance system for the human driver in traac situations. The works presented here are currently developed within the Pro-Lab II demonstrator. The global architecture of the demonstrator is structured in three main functions: perception, decision and information. The perception module supplies data about the vehicle and its surroundings. The decision module is intend...

AIM To identify the clinical predictors and assist surgeons in their clinical management of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) - a prospective study with a new approach to analyse the static and dynamic upper airway morphology between patients with OSA and normal subjects. To introduce a new method of assessment for surgical outcome. MATERIALS AND METHODS Quantitative computer-assisted videoendos...