Authors’ contributions BR, GYZ, and FS participated in the design of this study and performed the statistical analysis. JYC, JBW, and FCZ carried out the study, together with KJG, collected important background information, and drafted the manuscript. DYQ, BZ, XYC, XZZ, YHQ, JHG and ML conceived of this study and participated in the design and helped to draft the manuscript. All authors read an...

of this condition are even more numerous; indeed, if one were to judge by the frequency with which they form the subject matter of case reports the possibilities would seem to be almost endless. The reporting of such cases is, however, justified by the fact that any surgeon operating on the abdomen may be called upon to deal with the most bizarre condition underlying intestinal obstruction and ...

Isolated ventricular non-compaction of myocardium is an unclassified cardiomyopathy with an underlying mechanism of a morphogenetic abnormality involving an arrest of compaction of the loose myocardial meshwork during fetal ontogenesis. The diagnosis of this unusual condition can be readily mistaken for idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy and it should be considered in evaluation of patients with...

Copyright © 2016 by the American Academy of Pediatrics In October 2015, the American Academy of Pediatrics endorsed the following publication: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and Scoliosis Research Society. Position Statement: Screening for Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adolescents. Rosemont, IL: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons; December 2015. Available at: https:// www. srs. org/ abo...

A pilot study was conducted into the forces imposed on an instrumented, hand-held frame by two groups of elderly females. One group had been identified as having idiopathic gait disorders, and each subject had a history of falling for no apparent clinical reason. Tests were carried out to compare the responses of the two groups to single-leg-stance balance maneuvers. Results suggested that the ...

CASE REPORTS We report two cases of hypertrophic pachymeningitis with ophthalmological disturbances. One patient suffered from hypertrophic pachymeningitis supposedly secondary to a focal neurosarcoidosis and had a sixth nerve paresis. The second patient suffered from a diffuse idiopathic hypertrophic chronic pachymeningitis (a rare form) and displayed disturbances in vision and ocular motility...

BACKGROUND This study analyses the relationship between the incidence of idiopathic spontaneous pneumothorax (ISP) and atmospheric pressure (AP). METHODS A total of 288 cases of ISP were included, 229 men and 59 women. The AP of the day of diagnosis, of the 3 prior days and the monthly average was registered. The association between the incidence of ISP and AP was analyzed by calculating stan...

Post injection fibrosis leading to muscle contracture is a known complication. Deltoid fibrosis is known to occur following trauma or an intramuscular injection. Idiopathic Deltoid fibrosis leading to abduction contracture and anterior dislocation of the shoulder is a rare entity. Prompt diagnosis and surgery by distal release of fibrosed Deltoid muscle will lead to good functional recovery.

Multiple idiopathic cervical root resorptions is a rare condition which is usually detected as an incidental radiographic finding. It involves more than 3 teeth in the same patient and the etiology remains elusive. Diagnosis and treatment of the defect is still challenging. The present report describes a case with progressive multiple external cervical resorption involving 8 teeth, including th...