Passive Range-of-Motion Exercise and Bone Mineralization in Preterm Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objective: To assess the effect of range-of-motion exercise program on bone mineralization and somatic growth of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants.

Study Design: A total of 36 VLBW infants were randomized into 18 VLBW infants receiving range-of-motion exercise and 18 VLBW control infants receiving tactile stimulation for 4 weeks. Laboratory investigations were performed at baseline and postexercise and included serum calcium, serum phosphorus (s.

Neurophysiologic study in idiopathic overactive bladder.

Aim: Idiopathic overactive bladder (OAB) is a prevalent, mystifying disorder with a questionable neurogenic background. We aimed to investigate the possible subtle neuropathic affection underlying its pathogenesis.

Methods: A cross-sectional cut off study was carried out on a series of 38 females with idiopathic OAB and 22 healthy matched female volunteers.

Cerebral blood flow and serum neuron-specific enolase in early-onset neonatal sepsis.

Background And Objectives: Sepsis leads to systemic inflammatory response with cerebral blood flow (CBF) alteration and blood-brain barrier disruption that contribute to sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE). We aimed to evaluate cord blood neuron-specific enolase (cNSE) and CBF in early-onset neonatal sepsis (EONS) as predictors of SAE and to define short-term neurodevelopmental outcomes among survivors.

Methods: cNSE was measured in 200 neonates with antenatal risk factors for EONS, stratified into two groups: sepsis (n = 96) and no-sepsis (n = 104).

Proposed Sonographic Criteria for the Diagnosis of Idiopathic Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome.

Objective: To propose new sonographic criteria for the diagnosis of idiopathic tarsal tunnel syndrome (TTS).

Design: Prospective case-control study.

Setting: Academic referral center.

The triple compression stress test for diagnosis of tarsal tunnel syndrome.

Background: The diagnosis of tarsal tunnel syndrome (TTS) lacks objectivity and consistency.

Methodology: A new test was designed, called triple compression stress test (TCST), to elicit stress on posterior tibial nerve and its branches, in an attempt to provoke signs of its entrapment. In this test, the ankle is placed in full planter flexion and the foot in inversion, with even, constant digital pressure applied over the posterior tibial nerve.

Anatomical bases of endoscopic tarsal tunnel release: anatomical and ultra-sonographic study with a preliminary clinical report.

Purpose: The purpose of our study is to present the anatomical bases of a new technique for endoscopic tarsal release and to report the preliminary clinical outcome for this technique.

Method: Anatomical study The technique was performed on 12 intact adult lower limb specimens. The location of portals was evaluated as well as the integrity of the neurovascular bundle.