Controversy exists as to the most effective management option for elderly patients with type II odontoid fractures. The purpose of this study is to evaluate outcomes associated with rigid cervical collar and posterior fusion surgery. Patients with ≥ 50% odontoid displacement were treated with posterior fusion surgery including C1-2 (PSF group, n = 25, average age = 80 years). Patients with < 50...

the doruneh fault is one of the longest and most prominent faults in iran. however, only two recorded historical earthquakes with magnitudes more than 7 might be related to this fault. for getting more information on this fault more investigation in different fields are required. fault displacement is one of the most important parameters needed to explore the fault activity. in this study, with...

Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a genetic disorder which is inherited by autosomal dominant traits. In MFS, lens displacement and cardiovascular involvement are important causes of morbidity and mortality in the clinical course of the disease. In this case study, the ocular involvement in a family with severe penetration of MFS is reported. Twelve members of a family (father, two daughters, three sons...

BACKGROUND in population-based studies, age and morbidity were associated with heat-related mortality. The nursing home population reveals both factors and may represent a highly vulnerable subgroup. Therefore, temperature-mortality relationship was examined in residents of nursing homes. METHODS the association between daily ambient maximum temperature and mortality was analysed in 95,808 nu...

background: mortality refers to the death that occurs within a population. it is linked to many factors such as age, sex, race, occupation and social class. the incidence and prevalence of mortality could affect the population's stan­dard of living and health care. the aim of this study was to explore the pattern of mortality trends in iran, south-south west asia and the world in 1970-2010. met...

objective: to analyze the trend in maternal mortality ratio in a tertiary care centre and the effect of various maternity schemes on it. materials and methods:  retrospective analysis of all maternal deaths occurring in the guru gobind singh medical college & hospital, faridkot, punjab, india was done from jan 2010 to dec 2012. every maternal death was scrutinized from various aspects like dire...

We present quantitative evidence that the mita introduced by Spanish crown in 1573 caused decimation of native-born male population. The mass baptisms after conquest Peru 1532 resulted assignation surnames for first time. argue past mortality displacement and out-migration were responsible differences observed non-mita districts today. Using a regression discontinuity data from Peruvian Elector...