G. C. Lloyd-Roberts, M.Chir., F.R.C.S., Orthopaedic Surgeon, The Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH, England. John R. Pincott, MB., B.S., M.R.C.Path., Senior Lecturer in Histopathology at the Institute of Child Health, Guilford Street, London WC1N 1 EH, England. Peter McMeniman, F.R.C.S., 386 Ferguson Road, Norman Park, Brisbane, Australia. I. J. L. Bayley, F.R.C.S...

The randomized controlled trial has emerged as the gold standard for all clinical research. The combination of randomized assignment to groups, use of strict inclusion and exclusion criteria, standardized protocols and ad hoc power analysis serve to rule out many threats to the internal validity of research results. Thus, it is the most powerful methodology available to researchers investigatin...

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Idiopathic tumoral calcinosis is an unusual benign condition characterized by the presence of calcified soft tissue masses of varying size around the joints. In this retrospective study,clinical data and radiological features of nine cases of idiopathic tumoral calcinosis are reviewed. Imaging features, particularly magnetic resonance imaging findings are detailed.

It has been estimated that about one-third of children with so-called idiopathic hypoglycaemia are leucine sensitive (Mabry, Di George, and Auerbach, 1960). However, the total number of leucine-sensitive cases reported is still relatively small. In 1960, Di George and Auerbach knew of no more than 30 cases and only a few have been reported since then. We therefore describe two further cases, on...

[This corrects the article on p. 123 in vol. 33.].

Dizziness is one of the most frequent complaints in both primary and specialized medical care facilities. Many dizzy patients, without a known organic cause, considered as having idiopathic dizziness, may have a psychiatric disorder. Besides, even organic dizziness may cause or exacerbate latent psychiatric alterations. One of the most common disorders associated with dizziness is Panic Disorde...

From the time of the initial definition of infantile idiopathic scoliosis as an entity (James 1951) it has been appreciated that in many infants with this scoliosis spontaneous resolution occurs in the first years of life. There is, however, a smaller but much more important group in which seemingly identical curves progress relentlessly, perhaps to 150 degrees, causing one of the severest form...

We discuss a case of idiopathic cervical epidural abscess, complicated by osteomyelitis, presenting with dysphagia as the main complaint. No predisposing factors were identified and blood cultures were negative. Case was treated conservatively by long course of IV antibiotics. We present a review of presentation of spinal epidural abscesses and indications for surgical intervention.