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Mar 24, 2020Open AccessArticle
Objective: The aim of this study was to review the results of non-operative treatment of odontoid fractures in Steve Biko Academic Hospital, Pretoria. Methods: Records for all patients treated for odontoid fractures from 2008 to 2018 were reviewed. 28 patients met the study criteria. Demographic data, mechanism of injury, associated injuries, neurology, imaging studies and treatment were reviewed. Results: There were 23 males and 5 females. The average age at presentation was 39.5 years. 25 pati...
Nov 27, 2019Open AccessArticle
Background/Purpose: Studies investigating the trends of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction rates have shown that since 2006, females aged 13 - 17 years of age have had the highest injury rates of any age or gender group in the country. This study investigated the lower chain biomechanics of landing before and after a six-session training intervention. This training ses-sion was conducted between the fall and spring se ...
Jan 10, 2019Open AccessArticle
A 49 year old gentleman presented with intermittent bilateral knee swelling
for the past 37 years and was eventually diagnosed as primary hypertrophic
osteoarthropathy after secondary forms were excluded. This case illustrates
that the disease can present during childhood with an insidious onset and
progressively become more severe and that is when medical attention is
sought. Furthermore, the patient did not voluntarily report hi ...
Sep 20, 2018Open AccessArticle
Objectives: The primary objective was to determine if the current pre-season screen used by the Nashville Ballet was identifying dancers at risk for injury and determining the injury rates and patterns of injury within the company. The secondary purpose of this study is to propose more objective measurement tools to enhance the pre-season screen. Background: Professional ballet dancers are at an increased risk for lower extremity ...
May 18, 2018Open AccessArticle
In recent years, sarcopenia began to receive
attention. Not only the elderly, hyperthyroidism patients also suffer from
sarcopenia. The purpose of this study is to explore the relevant factors for
sarcopenia in hyperthyroidism patients. [Methods]: Dual energy X-ray was used to detect the muscle mass
in 101 hyperthyroidism patients (23 males and 78 females, mean age 45.77 ± 15.02 years), and calculate SMI. Pearson correlation analy ...
Feb 28, 2018Open AccessArticle
Background: The Innominate osteotomy as an integral
component of combined open reduction for the treatment of dysplasia developed
of the hip in children. Materials and Methods: Between 2011 and 2015, 198 hips
of 176 patients with developmental dislocation of the hip underwent 0 operation. The patients were divided into two
Variant based on the age at the time of open reduction: 12 months- less than
18 mo ...
Nov 29, 2017Open AccessArticle
Objective: Comparing results between
surgical techniques and age at the time of surgery, and the effectiveness of
surgical release unipolar or
bipolar or both the sternocleidomastoid muscle for congenital muscular
torticollis. Methods: This
study was a retrospective study of 44 cases with sternocleidomastoid
muscle. Children had operated release at mean age: 6.2 years
old, at Pediatric Orthopaedic Department of National Hospital f ...
May 08, 2017Open AccessArticle
Displaced clavicle
fracture can result in varying degrees of scapular motion and potentially to be
winged scapula, which in the end of its journey will cause axioscapular
dull-ache pain, which is often undiagnosed. The purpose of this study was to
analyze the influence of clavicle fracture in different locations and its
impact on the motion of scapula horizontally and vertically by measuring axioscapular
distance. The inclusion
cr ...
Apr 28, 2017Open AccessArticle
Background: Peroneal nerve
injury following knee dislocation is a known complication described in numerous
case reports. However, this complication has very rarely been described
following patellar dislocation. We focus on the presentation and subsequent
treatment of this complication. Case: We describe a thirteen-year-old patient
who developed a deep peroneal nerve palsy following patellar dislocation. After
her initial visit for ...
Mar 20, 2017Open AccessArticle
Shoulder joint is the most frequently dislocated
joint. Humeral head dislocation pushed the nerve toward medial side. Neglected
shoulder dislocation is difficult to manage and requires extensive procedures to obtain good functional outcome.
In the case of negligence, it is often found loss of the anterior capsule due
to absorption of the capsule. Nerve lesions, in particular the ulnar nerve, often do not receive
attention. Clinica ...
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